EDMOND -- Northeastern State scored three funs in the first, then took advantage of a throwing error in the seventh inning to hold off Southwestern Oklahoma State, 7-4, in the opening round of the Edmond Regional Festival at UCO Thursday afternoon.

Cameron Conrad and Chloe Bohuslavicky drove in a pair of runs apiece for the RiverHawks, with Addie Elbon and Rhomie Bradshaw collecting two hits each to lead the offense.

Gail Young (1-0) surrendered eight hits in her senior debut. The southpaw, however, fanned five despite giving up five walks in the complete game effort.

THE BASICS
Score: Northeastern State 7, Southwestern Oklahoma 4
Records: Northeastern State (1-0), Southwestern Oklahoma (0-1)
NSU Pitcher of Record: Gail Young (1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
A leadoff double from Bradshaw opened the game up with a three-run frame for the RiverHawks.  Bohuslavicky capped the inning with a two-run double, scoring Elbon and Addy Wolfe

In the second, a one-out fielding error opened the door for an unearned run, with Elbon singling in Megan Green to put the RiverHawks up 4-0.  Southwestern cut the NSU lead in half in the bottom half of the inning with four walks, two of which were with the base loaded. 

Conrad padded the NSU lead back to three in the fourth with a two-out double on the second pitch she saw to score Elbon in, who reached earlier in the frame on a fielder's choice.  SWOSU grabbed two runs back in the bottom half of the inning, hitting back-to-back-to-back two-out doubles.

The RiverHawks grabbed a pair of insurance runs with two outs in the seventh.  A throwing error by SWOSU allowed Alyssia Crick to score from third, and then Jaeden Rosenquist doubled in Cat Rodman for the team's seventh run. 

INSIDE THE BOX
- Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the contest was played without fans in attendance.
- Elbon had her 30th multi-hit game.
- Young tossed her 59th complete game, and it is her 46th career win.
- First meeting between the in-state schools since 2012. 

ON DECK
Northeastern State will turn around and face Cameron and Southern Nazarene on Friday starting at 10 a.m.; those games will be played back-to-back on the campus of Oklahoma Christian.