ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Four runs in the final two frames gave Northeastern State its second comeback of the day, beating Ouachita Baptist 5-2 on Friday afternoon.

Earlier in the morning, NSU came from behind twice to snatch an 8-5 win over Missouri S&T to open the season at 2-0.

Freshman Alyssia Crick had a game tying double in the sixth and went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI scored. 

The RiverHawks had eight of its nine players in their starting lineup record a hit against the Tigers in the win. 

Ouachita Baptist (0-1) plated a run in the second and Crick plated a run on a ground out scoring her sister Sierra in from third to tie the game in fourth.

In the bottom half of the inning, the Tigers retook the lead on a one out RBI single, and threatened to blow the game wide open by loading the bases.  Sophomore pitcher Sydney Balderrama (1-0) locked down OBU with back-to-back Ks to end the frame.

Kyla Ibarra plated the go-ahead run for NSU in the sixth with a full-count single to score Alyssia Crick in from third. 

Later in the seventh, the RiverHawks got a tough insurance run off a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and their fifth run of the game on a wild pitch.

Northeastern State returns to action on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 9 a.m. facing UT-Tyler and then Henderson State.