Goodwell, Okla. – The Tigers were back in conference play to face the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State over the weekend.
Game 1, L 1-10
The opening game of the series saw Senior
Madalyn Griffin get the start in the circle. The Tigers were unable to string anything together despite tallying 7 hits in the game.
Ashley Vaccaro went 3 for 3 and scored the lone run for the Tigers in the 5
th. Errors would be the story of the game for the Tigers as they led to runs and scoring opportunities for the Aggies. The Tigers would drop game 1, 10-1.
Game 2, L 7-17
The Tigers looked to bounce back and the offense was able to get on the board and tie the game at 1-1 in the second inning thanks to a
Paris Tate RBI single. A big 3
rd inning for the Aggies saw them extend their lead to 9-1. The Tigers started chipping away in the 4
th inning after scoring 4 runs on a fielder's choice and a bases clearing triple by
Paige Major. OPSU would answer with two runs in the bottom of the 4
th and score 6 more in the 5
th to win the game in 5 innings by a score of 17-7.
Game 3, L 13-14
Saturday presented no shortage of scoring in the first game. The Tigers got the scoring started in the 1
st with two walks and a hit to net two runs. The Aggies responded in the 2
nd by tallying 3 hits and extending their lead to 5-2 after two innings. After another run from the Tigers, the Aggies tallied 6 runs in the 3
rd to make it an 11-4 game. The Tigers would put up 6 runs in the 5
th and 6
th innings to cut the lead to just 1. With an 11-10 ballgame, the Aggies made sure to not go down without a fight. A run in the 6
th made it a two run game. Two hits for the Tigers and moving runners over netted two runs to take a 13-12 lead into the bottom of the 7
th. OPSU would string together multiple hits to score the two runs needed to walk off the game and win 14-13.
Game 4, L 0-8
The bats for the Tigers went silent as they could only muster 4 hits in the series finale. The Aggies took advantage of timely hits and errors by the Tigers to extend their lead to 7-0 by the 4
th inning. In the bottom of the 5
th, the Aggies scored their 8
th run to win the game 8-0 over the Tigers in 5 innings.
The Tigers (7-27, 3-21), continue their conference push as they welcome Mid-America Christian University into McPherson on Tuesday, April 15
th at 5pm and 7pm. The games will be streamed live on the SAC Sports Network.