Box Score DURANT – Northeastern State scored a pair of runs in the first three innings and bested Southeastern 10-6 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Score: Southeastern Okla. 6, Northeastern State 10
Records: Southeastern Okla. (3-3), Northeastern State (1-1)
NSU Pitcher of Record: Ryan Summers (1-0) | Save: Colt Browne (1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Blake Freeman gave NSU early runs with a single to left to plate a pair of runs in the first. The RiverHawks poured in two more an inning later with Nic Swanson hitting a tripple to center for an RBI, and Reid Fehr brought him home with a sac bunt to up them four on the Savage Storm. Chaz Orr hit his first homer of the season to send NSU up 6-0 on the Southeastern in the sixth. In the bottom half of the frame, Southeastern got a pair of runs back on a one-out homer to left.
Collin Klingensmith extended the NSU lead to seven with a solo homer in the fourth. He added two more in the sixth on a single to center to give them a 9-2 lead on the Southeastern.
The Savage Storm scratched a run back in the seventh scoring on single to left-center. In the next frame, Freeman scored the RiverHawks' tenth run on a two-out error.
Southeastern picked up a run in the eighth on a two-out infield single and added two more in the ninth after loading the bases.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Collin Klingensmith went 3-4 at the plate three RBI.
- The RiverHawks out-hit the Savage Storm 13-to-8.
- Southeastern State drew 11 walks and left 12 on-base.
