Baseball Beaten by Southeastern

March 30, 2008

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University could not match the firepower of hot hitting Southeastern Oklahoma State University and were swept in a four-game baseball series that completed Sunday in Weatherford.  

SWOSU was bettered by scores of 5-2, 23-9, 4-1 and 21-5. The losses dropped the Bulldogs to 8-24 on the season and 6-21 in Lone Star Conference play. Southeastern improved to 19-15 overall and 17-11 in league play and remained in the hunt for a berth in the conference’s postseason tournament.

Although SWOSU was winless in the series, the Bulldogs were not without their share of bright spots. Dakota James hit .500 in the series with six hits in 12 at bats, including a grand slam in game two.

Other players who did well offensively include Caleb Cole who hit .400 with six hits in 15 at bats and Jonathan Fontanet who hit .333 and also homered in game two.

SWOSU hit .304 as a team against Southeastern but the Savages were 100 points better battering the Bulldogs pitching staff with a .405 average and hitting six home runs and driving in 49 runs over the weekend.

SWOSU’s best pitching effort was turned in by left hander Travis Long who went seven and one-thirds inning in the opener, scattering seven hits and allowing only four earned runs. SOSU batters hit only .259 against Long in 27 at bats. 

SWOSU will resume play Friday, April 4 on the road against Eastern New Mexico University in a four-game series in Portales, N.M. The Bulldogs will return home Friday, April 11 to host defending conference champion Angelo State.