EDMOND, Okla. – For a third-straight game, St. Edward's outhit Oklahoma Christian at the plate. The only problem was that the Eagles outscored the Hilltoppers for the second-straight game to take a 6-3 win in game three of the series. That win also gave the Eagles the series victory, and sole possession of third place. St. Edward's drops into a tie for fourth place with Texas A&M-International in the Heartland Conference standings.
 
Both teams were held scoreless through the first two innings before St. Edward's (20-20, 10-8 HC) broke through in the third inning. MEGAN HOFFMAN reached with a one-out single. She came around to score on a single by ALEX MAYFIELD, and a two-base error by an Eagle outfielder.
 
The next three innings belonged to Oklahoma Christian (19-23, 11-7 HC). The home team pushed across three runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth, and another run in the sixth inning for a 6-1 lead.
 
The Hilltopper offense struggled through the middle innings but started to find its form in the seventh. Hoffman notched her second hit of the game with a leadoff triple. St. Edward's got RBI-singles by KACI OLSON and KAYLA APPLEBY to cut the lead to 6-3, but ran out of the luck as the game ended in disappointment for the Hilltoppers.
 
St. Edward's outhit the Eagles, 10-7, but stranded eight baserunners in the loss to Oklahoma Christian.
 
The Hilltoppers will return home to face UT-Permian Basin in a three-game series at Diane Daniels Field starting Friday. The two teams will square off in a single game at 3:00 p.m. before ending the series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon. Saturday will be senior day for the Hilltoppers as the team will honor its seniors before the first game. Live video and stats will be available on the Hilltopper Athletic Website.