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LADY REDDIES WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT

After dropping a pair of games on Friday, Henderson State rattled off four straight wins including beating Delta State 13-9 and Missouri Western 6-2, Sunday at the HSU/OBU Classic in Arkadelphia, Ark.

In the opener, Henderson scored nine runs in the first-inning and held on to beat Delta State for the second time in the tournament.

Henderson State, 5-3 on the year, collected 16 hits in the game including a grand slam in the opening inning by Katey Gorsage.

Brittnie Dean had another big game with three hits, a double and a pair of RBI, while Amy Halter went 3-for-5.

Also having multiple hits against the Lady Statesmen were Amber Klug, Amber Wilburn, and Laura Beth Ray all with two hits each. Both Klug and Ray both had a RBI in the game.

Kasey Carlock pitched the final 3.1 innings without allowing a run to pick up the win for Henderson State. Carlock struck out three batters in picking up her first victory of the season.

In game two, Missouri Western broke a scoreless tie in the fourth–inning as Meagan Roemmich blasted a RBI single off the left field fence to score Kendall Sorensen who led off the inning with a single.

Henderson State finally got on the board in the sixth-inning as Klug led off the inning with a single to get things started. With one-out, Gorsage hit her second home run of the day as the junior from Rowlett, Texas drove a liner over the right-field fence to give the Lady Reddies a 2-1 lead.

Missouri Western forced extra-innings for the second time with a Meagan Roemmich RBI double in the sixth-inning,

In the Henderson eighth with Klug on second-base, Wilburn single to score Klug and put the Lady Reddies on top 3-2.

The Lady Reddies weren't finished as Gorsage followed with a run-scoring double, while Ashley Ray and Amy Halter also drove in runs with back-to-back singles to give starting pitcher Carlock a four run advantage.

Carlock easily finished the inning to pick up her second win of the afternoon. Carlock picked up the complete-game win allowing eight hits.

Both Gorsage and Halter had three hits each for Henderson, while Ashley Ray and Dean had two hits each.
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