Bison Split With Wonder Boys

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Oklahoma Baptist baseball team split a double header with Great American Conference leader Arkansas Tech. The Bison dropped game one 10-7 but captured game two 6-5.
 
In game two, OBU got off to a fast start scoring five runs in the first three innings. Eric Carlson got the offense going doubling to left center field, which sent Ramon Enriquez home. Hector Ruvalcaba then got the second run for the Bison after Cliff Pradd was walked onto base, this gave OBU a 2-0 advantage going into the bottom of the second. After a scoreless second for the Wonder Boys, the Bison gained a 5-0 lead in the top of the third when Kevin Saenz blasted a three-run home run out of left field.
 
In the bottom of the third, the Wonder Boys were able to answer back putting up two runs to cut the Bison lead to three. After a scoring drought in the second, OBU was able to extend its lead to 6-2 in the top of the fifth when Ruvalcaba made it home on a throwing error. This four-run lead was short-lived, as Arkansas Tech was able to rally in the fifth putting up a three-run home run of its own. However, Brett Biggs was able to come in and close out the game for the Bison, allowing no further runs and shutting down five batters. This trip to the mound gave Biggs his second save of the season.
 
In game one, OBU found itself in a back-and-forth affair over the first five innings. The Wonder Boys, however, were able to put together a four-run sixth inning and a two-run seventh to extend its lead to 10-4. Even though OBU was facing a six-run deficit, the team did not quit. In the top of the eighth, Enriquez was able to send Pradd home. Kade Self then smashed a two-run home run in the top of the ninth to bring the deficit down to three. Unfortunately, the Bison were unable to complete the comeback and fell to the Wonder Boys 10-7.
 
OBU will look to take the series on Saturday, March 27 when the two teams square off in the series finale. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.