Box Score The Basics
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Score: St. Edward's 2, Oklahoma Christian 1
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Records: St. Edward's 20-9: Oklahoma Christian 18-12
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Location: Oklahoma City, Okla. (Dobson Field)
How It Happened
-St. Edward's started the game off right with
TAYLOR JOHNSON leading off the first with a single. He would steal second and score on a one-out double from
RANSOM LALONDE for a 1-0 lead.
-The Eagles would knot the score in the bottom of the first inning when Markus Carr led off with a double. He would score on a groundout by Jordan Lopez.
-In the bottom of the third inning, the Eagles threatened to score again but a running catch by centerfielder
BEAU ROGERS kept the home team off the board. Rogers would have to leave the game after he crashed into the centerfield wall.
-Hilltopper designated hitter
MARSHALL BURFORD would give the visitors the lead in the fifth inning, when he led off with a home run down the line in left field.
-The pitching staff took over from there, allowing just two hits the rest of the way.
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KYLE SEITHEL picked up the win in his first start of the season, allowing one run on four hits, while striking out six in 6.0 innings of work.
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MATT DAVIS threw the final 2.2 innings without allowing a hit to pick up his third save of the year.
Beyond the Box Score
-Over the past six games, Johnson has a .520 (13-25) batting average. He has also scored a run in each of those games for a total of 11.
-The Hilltoppers have now won 10 of their last 12 games.
2013 Heartland Conference Baseball Standings
Team Conference Overall
#7 St. Mary's 15-5 19-9
St. Edward's 14-7 20-9
UA Fort Smith 14-7 16-10
TAMU-International 13-8 18-12
Newman 9-11 12-14
UT-Permian Basin 6-15 8-19
Panhandle State 0-18 1-23
Oklahoma Christian 0-0 18-12
McMurry 0-0 13-16
Up Next
The Hilltoppers will be back in action Friday when they travel to take on Heartland Conference rival Newman. First-pitch for the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. at the McCarthy Field in Wichita, Kan.
