SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist split a second consecutive doubleheader with Northwestern Oklahoma State Saturday, losing 6-1 before ending the season series with a 3-2 win.
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The Lady Bison got their lone run of the opener on a
Bry Flanagan RBI single in the sixth inning. OBU had three hits – singles by
Miranda Garza,
Shelby Savage and Flanagan.
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The second game saw the Lady Bison fall behind 1-0 before taking a 2-1 lead in the third inning on a two-run double by Garza.
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Northwestern knotted the score in the fifth.
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Freshman
Cheyenne Demaree, who belted a walk-off home run to defeat Arkansas Tech last weekend, ripped a home run off the top of the right field wall and onto the scoreboard for the difference-maker.
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OBU made the most of its four hits in the game, getting a double and a single by
Jill Shipman to go with Garza's double and Demaree's home run.
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Sam Barry, for the doubleheader, was hit by pitch five times.
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The Lady Bison play the next six games on the road, beginning with a Tuesday doubleheader at Southern Nazarene, starting at 2 p.m.
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