OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. – The SMWC Softball team (3-3) finished the Hosea Bell Red Dirt Classic in OKC with a 2-2 record after splitting a pair of games today. The Pomeroy's fell 8-7 in 8 innings to #7 nationally ranked Ottawa University. SMWC evened its record on the day 1-1 and on the season 3-3 with a 3-2 extra inning win against McPhearson University.
How It Happened
Game 1 saw the Pomeroys get on the board in the first when
Jilliann Reese scored from 2
nd base on a wind-blown infield single by
Lyric Krause. Unfortunately, the bats fell silent the next 4 innings as the Poms fell behind 4-1. In the 6
th inning the bats started to come alive as
Rylee Pender and Cat Bowersock scored to cut the lead 4-3 after Ottawa answered with 2 of their own in the 6
th. The hot hitting Pomeroys plated 3 more in the 7
th with
Faith Pokryfke,
Hailey Boardman and
Jaselyn Conn scoring to force the extra innings. The Pomeroys plated a run in the top of the 8
th but were unable to hold the lead as Ottawa scored 2 runs to end the game.
Game 2 saw the Pomeroys bounce back with their own extra inning win. The Poms were led by Cam Scott who executed a steal of home in the 1
st inning to give the Pomeroys the lead 1-0, Scott later hit a inside the park homerun in the 5
th inning to extend the lead 2-0. McPhearson answered with 2 in the bottom of the 5
th to tie the game. The score stayed tied until the 8
th inning when
Rylee Pender scored on a SAC fly by
Lyric Krause to put SMWC ahead3-2.
Summer Rocha and the Poms defense handled the rest and kept McPhearson off the board to secure the W.
"This was a great experience for us as a team. We came out here and competed with some of the best teams in NAIA. It also showed us we have a lot of work to do if we want to get to the level, we think we can compete at. The biggest thing is we have to cut down on our number of strike outs", said Coach Walker. "Any time you use 22 players in a DH it shows how important every role is on the team. We will continue to build on this as we travel to St. Louis to play Harris Stowe on Monday."
Next Up
The Pomeroys face Missouri Baptist on Tuesday, March 8th at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. ET.
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