Baseball Loses Tarleton Series

April 19, 2009

WEATHERFORD, Okla. - Southwestern Oklahoma State University's wait to clinch a berth in the Lone Star Conference baseball tournament was extended yet another week as visiting Tarleton State won three-of-four in a weekend series completed Sunday in Weatherford. 

SWOSU won the first game 16-4 only to see the Texans win three straight by scores of 11-7, 1-0 and 5-2. SWOSU, now 27-21 overall and 21-19 in the Lone Star Conference, will close its conference season Friday and Saturday with an important four-game series with league co-leader Cameron University. SWOSU will most likely need to win at least one, perhaps two to assure its third berth in the LSC's post-season event. The two teams will play a doubleheader Friday in Weatherford and conclude the series Saturday with two games in Lawton.

Tarleton started Saturday by winning the completion of a suspended game Friday. The Texans made their 9-7 lead hold and added a pair of runs in their last at bat for good measure to win 11-7.

In game three, SWOSU managed only three hits off Tarleton starter Danny Morris who went the distance in throwing his first shutout of the year. SWOSU starter Drake Accord pitched well but received little offensive support. Accord allowed just seven hits and only a second-inning run ruined what would have been seven straight zeros. Accord's record is now 5-3.

In the finale, Tarleton State got to SWOSU starter Chris Morrison early scoring three runs in the first two innings to go up 3-0. SWOSU picked up a run in the fourth on an RBI single by Travis Rose and closed to within 5-2 in the sixth when Ricky Kirby singled in a run.

Tarleton starter Josh Kelly pitched shutout ball in the final three innings to record the complete-game win and pick up his second win of the year.