SHAWNEE –
Nick Burnham had a grand slam and five RBI, but Oklahoma Baptist fell to Southwestern Oklahoma State 21-11 Friday.
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OBU had 11 runs on 13 hits, including Burnham's grand slam, a three-run home run by
Juan Gonzalez and a solo home run by
Josh Timms.
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Gonzalez got his three-run home run in the first inning after the Bison had spotted the Bulldogs six runs.
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Brett Berghammer had an RBI single in the fourth. Timms had and Burnham had their round-trippers in a five-run fifth.
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Burnham doubled in a run in the sixth and
Zane Gelphman had an RBI single in the seventh.
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Gelphman and Burnham had three hits each, while Berghammer, Timms and Gonzalez had two apiece.
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Carson McPherson suffered the loss.
Brad Adams, who pitched 1.1 innings of relief, was the only one of four Bison pitchers to not allow a run.
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The same two teams meet Saturday at Bison Field for a 1 p.m. doubleheader with
Jinny Parra trying for a school-record 36
th career pitching win.
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