ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Mallory Brewer went the distance for the seventh time this season as she led the Reddies to a 2-1 victory in the series opener versus Southern Nazarene on Friday.

The Reddies were unable to sweep the first half of the four-game set, as Southern Nazarene scored 11 runs in the top of the 10th inning to split the doubleheader 13-2. 

Ashlyn Taylor was Henderson's best hitter on the afternoon and drove home all four runs the Reddies scored. 

Henderson State (8-14, 4-6) is back in action tomorrow for a double-header with Southern Nazarene with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m. 

Game 1: Henderson State 2, Southern Nazarene 1
Henderson's shortstop Taylor was bumped to the fifth spot in the order on Friday and quickly proved worthy of the promotion as she opened the scoring in the bottom of the second with a solo home run to left center field that gave HSU a 1-0 lead. The blast was Taylor's third of the season, tying her with Abbie Moore and Taylor Sledd for the team lead.

The Reddies flashed the leather in the top of the third and held on to their modest lead when HSU's center fielder Kaitlyn O'Quinn threw out the tying run at the plate following a single from SNU's Jacey James. It was a different story in the top of the fifth however, as an error by the HSU outfield allowed the Crimson Storm to tie the game after yet another single from James. 

With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth and O'Quinn standing on second after a single and sacrifice, it was once again time for Taylor to break the tie. The Arkadelphia native delivered a single down the third base line to score O'Quinn and give the Reddies their second one run lead, 2-1. 

Brewer slammed the door in the top of the seventh to pick up her third win as HSU grabbed a 2-1 victory. 

Game 2: Southern Nazarene 13, Henderson State 2
Taylor picked up right where she left off in the second game of Friday's doubleheader. HSU looked like they were going down without a fight in the bottom of the first after back to back strikeouts, but an error which allowed Moore to reach, and a walk to Sledd gave the Reddies two on with two out. Moments later, Taylor picked up her first triple of the season and two more RBIs with a triple down the right field line to give HSU a 2-0 lead. 

The Reddies lead evaporated quickly though, as Southern Nazarene scratched a run across in both the third and the fourth to tie the contest at two. 

Although Henderson got leadoff singles in the fifth and sixth, the Reddes were unable to find a timely hit as the game progressed into extra innings still knotted 2-2. Things unraveled in the top of the 10th when Southern Nazarene managed 11 runs on 10 hits and two Henderson errors to take a commanding 13-2 lead. 

The Reddies managed a baserunner in the bottom half but did not threaten before falling 13-2.