Softball Ends 2009 Season

April 18, 2009

DURANT, Okla. - Southwestern Oklahoma State University ended its 2009 softball season losing a pair of tight games to nationally-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma State University by scores of 4-0 and 2-0.

SWOSU finishes the year with a record of 14-28 and were 6-18 in the Lone Star Conference North Division. Southeastern improved to 44-9 and ended up as the LSC North champions with a mark of 19-3.

In the first game, SWOSU managed just three hits off Southeastern pitcher Marjorie Johnson who won to improve her record to 22-3. Johnson struck out 13 Bulldog batters while walking just one.

Brittany Strickland had two of SWOSU's three hits including a leadoff double in the seventh. She moved to third later in the inning but was unable to score as the final two SWOSU batters were retired.

Katie Raines took the loss on the mound for the Bulldogs. She pitched six innings, allowed nine hits, four runs and struck out one while walking six batters. Raines finishes her freshman year with a 5-10 record.

In the second game, SWOSU got four hits off Southeastern starter Jami McAdoo but were unable to push across a run. Laiken Lester, Kristyn Shawver, Stacey Creger and Amy Barrios each singled in the game.

Alex Zukerman took the loss in her final game for SWOSU. The Lawton senior worked six innings, allowed seven hits and only two earned run and fell to 4-10. She ends her career having pitched more innings than any other previous SWOSU pitcher with 449 career innings.