Bison Edged Out by Augustana

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Oklahoma Baptist baseball team came out firing against defending national champion Augustana. Unfortunately, the Bison were edged out in a wild game, 12-10.
 
In the top of the first, Garrett McKee, Jake Gozzo, and Eric Carlson all recorded hits. Gozzo's hit put McKee in scoring position before Carlson's double batted in both McKee and Gozzo to give OBU a 2-0 lead.
 
In the top of both the second and third the Bison put up four more runs. In the second, Brett Bloomfield hit a home run and batted in Brock Carter. Carlson hit a home run and batted in Ramon Enriquez, giving OBU a 6-0 lead.
 
In the top of the sixth OBU put up three more runs on four hits to answer a five-run rally by Augustana.
 
However, in the bottom of the seventh Augustana put up the game-sealing six runs.
 
OBU will play Minnesota State tomorrow in the second game of a running schedule which starts at 11 a.m.
 
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