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Gaston Freaking Dealt
Chloe Bean
7
Southeastern Oklahoma SE 26-18, 17-13 GAC
12
Winner Southern Ark. SAU 23-20, 16-14 GAC
Southeastern Oklahoma SE
26-18, 17-13 GAC
7
Final
12
Southern Ark. SAU
23-20, 16-14 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southeastern Oklahoma SE 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 14 3
Southern Ark. SAU 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 X 12 9 3

W: Gaston, Carter (2-3) L: Juan Berrios (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | By: Jackson Pickard

Muleriders Take Game Three from Savage Storm; Prepare for Midweek Action Against Ouachita Tomorrow

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (23-20, 16-14 GAC) defeated the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Savage Storm (26-18, 17-13 GAC) by a final score of 12-7 in game three of the series.
 
Southeastern jumped out to an early lead plating three runs in the top of the first inning to take the early lead, 3-0. In the bottom of the first, David Chandler put the Muleriders on the board with a sacrifice fly out to center field as Preston Smith scored, 3-1. Despite more traffic on the base paths, the Muleriders only scratched one run across as the teams headed into the second. The Savage Storm extended their lead in the top of the second inning plating one run to take a 4-1 lead, but Carter Gaston shut them down to send SAU to the plate in the bottom of the frame. Back-to-back singles from Michael Herndon and Wyatt Fielding plated one run each as SAU scratched two runs across to cut the deficit to one run, 4-3.
 
A scoreless top of the third, SAU take the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Ayden Slott was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Tate Elliott as SAU tied the game at 4-4. David Chandler recached on an error by the third baseman three hitters later but scored Jordan Owns and Jacob Lang thanks to some heads-up base running from Lang to give SAU their first lead of the game after three complete innings, 6-4. Another scoreless top of the fourth for Gaston on the mound saw Preston Smith break the game wide open as he tripled to dead center field with the bases loaded as all three runs scored, 9-4. The triple by Smith was his eighth of the year. A mark that ties him for first in Division II and solo first in Division I. David Chandler stepped to the plate after a Southeastern pitching change and homered to left field as SAU took complete control of the game going up 11-4 after four complete.
 
Carter Gaston continued to shut the Savage Storm offense out on the mound as SAU tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth inning as Christian Gutierrez scampered home and Jordan Owns reached on an error to put SAU up 12-4. After the fifth inning the SAU bats cooled off but the Savage Storm plated one run in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to make the score 12-7. Despite pressure on the base paths in the top of the ninth inning, Caleb Sollars entered the game and put the Savage Storm out of the contest and the Muleriders walked away 12-7 winners.
 
Top Performers
Preston Smith: 3-for-5, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, 1 walk, triple
David Chandler: 1-for-4, five RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, home run
Carter Gaston: 7.1 innings pitched, 6 hits, 3 runs scored, 2 earned runs, 7 strikeouts, win
 
Up Next
The Muleriders will be back in action tomorrow, Tuesday, April 20th as the battle the Ouachita Baptist University Tigers in midweek action. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m.
 
SAU Notables
>>> The Muleriders prepare for their fourth meeting with the Tigers this season after sweeping Ouachita in Arkadelphia earlier this year. SAU outscored Ouachita 27-7 in the series.
 
>>> SAU capped their series off against the Savage Storm winning game three with an offensive showing plating 12 runs in the win.
 
>>> Through 43 games this season, Wyatt Fielding leads the offense with his .377 batting average. Christian Gutierrez leads the team with 13 doubles. Preston Smith leads the team with eight triples. Preston's eight triples ties him for first in Division II and leads Division I.
 
>>> Eli Hutcherson leads the team in qualifying ERA with a mark of 3.52 and also in strikeouts with 52.
 
OUA Notables
>>> The Tigers come into the midweek with a 21-23 overall record and are 13-17 in conference play. In their most recent action, the Tigers came back to win games two and three over the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers after falling in game one.
 
>>> Jaren Ceasar leads the Ouachita offense with a .385 batting average. Joseph Bolin leads the team with seven home runs while also leading the team in RBI with 36. Ceasar and Bolin are also tied for the team lead in doubles with nine.
 
>>> Chase Oberle leads the team in qualifying ERA with a mark of 3.51 while also leading in strikeouts with 40. Oberle has a 3-4 record on the year with 11 appearances and seven starts.
 
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