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Henderson State scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth-inning to beat Central Missouri 4-3, Friday at the Hurry Up Classic in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
Trailing 3-0 after the Jennies scored two runs in the top of the inning, Ashlyn White led off the inning with a home run to right field to begin the comeback.
 
Kailey Johnson continued things for Henderson with her second hit of the game, a base-hit to center field. Morgan South then reached on an error with Johnson advancing to third on the play.
 
With one out, Keirsten Seahorn flied out to right field to score Johnson while advancing South to second.
Alicia Zack tied the game at 3-3 when she laced a double to left center field to score South.
 
After Zack advanced to third on a wild pitch, Kayla Williams dropped down a bunt single to plate Zack and put Henderson on top 4-3.
 
Central Missouri mounted a threat in the seventh-inning getting back-to-back two-out singles by Braylyn Bivens and Ali Jo Rogers. Rogers broke for second on the play with Bivens attempting score. However, HSU catcher Amber Klug made a great play at the plate to apply the tag to Bivens and end the game.
 
Hannah Bender entered the game in relief of Cagen Medlock to pick up the win. Medlock, however, re-entered the game in the seventh to pick up the save.
 
In game two, Missouri Western pitcher Jackie Bishop struck out nine Lady Reddie batters and allowed five hits as the Griffons beat Henderson State 5-1.
 
Henderson's lone run came in the third-inning on a solo home run by Tricia Hock.
 
Johnson went 3-for-6 on the afternoon to lead the Henderson State offense, while Klug, White, Zack, and Hock all had two hits each.
 
Henderson State will next play a pair of games on Saturday with the Lady Reddies facing Lincoln University at 9 a.m., followed by a 3 p.m. start against Cameron at Dee White Field.