Bison Take First Two from Ouachita

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist took two games from Ouachita Baptist Saturday, winning 5-3 in the opener and 5-2 in the second game.
 
The Bison opened the scoring in the second inning with an inside-the-park home run by Josh Timms when the Ouachita Baptist right-fielder crashed into the wall attempting the catch and was unable to retrieve the ball.
 
OBU added another run in the fifth when Garrett McKee tripled and scored on a double by Brett Bloomfield.
 
Roy Verdejo added an RBI double and later scored on an error for a 4-0 Bison lead in the sixth.
 
Ouachita scored three times in the seventh after OBU starting pitcher Albertus Barber (3-0) exited the game after being struck by a line drive.
 
Zane Gelphman got the Bison an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Barber struck out six in 6.1 innings and Nick Burnham got a seven-out save with five strikeouts.
                                                 
The Bison had a season-low eight hits in the game, including two each by Timms and Jake Gozzo.
 
Gelphman hit his second home run of the day and sixth of the season in the first for a 1-0 Bison lead in the second game.
 
OBU went up 3-0 in the fifth on RBI doubles by Verdejo and Brett Berghammer.
 
OBU tacked on two more runs in the sixth on a two-run double by Matt Poulin.
 
Zach Fowler (2-0) went the distance for the Bison, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out 10.
 
The Bison had six hits in the game, led by Berghammer with two.
 
The battle of OBUs continues Sunday with a 1 p.m. game.