SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist swept its series with East Central with high octane offense on Senior Day. The Bison run-ruled the Tigers in the first game for a 14-4 victory. OBU then put up 16 in a wild game two, defeating ECU 16-8.
In game one, OBU came out strong offensively, putting up five runs in both the first and second innings.
Kaimana Bartolome,
Joey Pledger, and
Brett Bloomfield all recorded RBI hits during the two-inning stretch.
Jake Gozzo,
PJ Harris, and Bartolome each added home runs in the later innings to add to OBU's lead.
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Starter
Jake Lipetzky had a strong outing for the Bison in game one, striking out 10 batters while giving up just two runs on five hits.
In game two, OBU came out of the gate hot with
Eric Carlson blasting a three-run home run, batting in Gozzo and Harris. East Central scored six runs in the top of the second to take a three-run lead, but the Bison answered back in the bottom of the second with three runs of their own. The first two runs were scored on a double by
Garrett McKee and a groundout by Harris, driving in
Brock Carter and Bloomfield, respectively.
Carlson continued his stellar day with a third home run in the bottom of the fourth, and an RBI single to put up the final run of the day.
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With Carlson's three home runs, he is now second on the team with 10 for the season.
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OBU concludes its home schedule on Monday against the University of Central Oklahoma, starting at 6 p.m.
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