Henderson State rallied in the bottom of the ninth-inning to beat Southeastern Oklahoma 4-3 in game one of a double-header and finished the day with a 9-4 victory, Saturday at Clyde Berry Field.
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The Reddies, 16-9 overall and 11-4 in the GAC, swept the three-game series from the Savage Storm, recording the third series sweep of a GAC opponent this year.
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Trailing 3-2 in the first game,
Jordan Harris led off the inning with a single up the middle to begin the rally. With one out, SOSU had a chance to end the game as
Brentten Schwaab grounded to shortstop Jett Swigart who misplayed the ball on the third hop as it went off his glove and trickled into centerfield.
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Jake Dunn entered the game to run for Schwaab and both Dunn and Harris advanced on a wild pitch.
Caleb Carr reached on a walk to load the bases with one out. SOSU committed the second error of the inning in an attempt to pick off Dunn at second base which allowed Harris to score and tie the game.
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Again the Reddies loaded the bases as
Bryson Haskins was hit by a pitch.
Brandon Pollock then belted a base-hit to left-center field for the walk-off win.
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Henderson quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead as
Zack Gray led off the game with a double followed by a RBI single by Harris. Harris stole second and advanced to third on a
Taylor Langston ground out. Schwaab then hit a deep fly ball to right field to score Harris.
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Southeastern scored a run in the third and two more in the fourth to chase Reddie starting pitcher
Daniel Sprinkle.
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Kris Priddy entered the game to begin the fifth and shutout the Storm the rest of the way to pick up the win and improve to 4-1 on the year.
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In the finale, SOSU took a 3-0 lead in the second-inning with the help of three hits including a two-run single by Caleb Dubler.
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In the Reddies half of the second, Carr singled and
Daniel Colasanto added a two-out single to put runners on the corners.
Nolan Ryan then reached on an error allowing Carr to score to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Gray hit his fourth home run of the season to lead off the third-inning to make the score 3-2 after three innings.
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Henderson exploded for four runs in the bottom half of the fourth-inning to take a 6-3 lead.
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The inning began with back to back singles by Colasanto and Ryan. After
Turner Sparks' fielder's choice retired Colasanto at third and Ryan being picked off at second, Gray reached on a walk to put runners on first and second with two outs.
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Harris then hit a high fly ball to shallow center that was dropped allowing Sparks to score and tie the game at 3-3.
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Schwaab then delivered a two-run single followed by an RBI triple by Carr for the final run of the inning.
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The Reddies weren't done as Pollock led off the fifth-inning with his first home run of the year to increase the lead to 7-3.
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Southeastern plated a run in the sixth, but the Reddies added two more in the bottom of the inning with the help a double by
Joseph Shepherd and singles by Haskins and Ryan.
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Zach Eschberger picked up the win on the mound to improve to 4-1 on the year. The left-hander went six innings surrendering four runs on five hits.
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The Reddies totaled 13 hits in the game with Colasanto going 3-for-4 at the plate, while Schwaab, Carr and Ryan had two hits each.
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The Reddies begin a nine-game road trip beginning Tuesday when Henderson travels to Clinton, Miss. to face Mississippi College with the first pitch set for 2 p.m.
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