ABILENE – Southeastern Oklahoma rode their all-Conference pitcher, Heath Wyatt, to eliminate Southwestern Oklahoma, 7-4, Monday afternoon in the Lone Star Conference Baseball Championships at Crutcher Scott Field.
Wyatt entered when the Savage Storm need him the most in elimination. In the bottom of the third with a one-run lead and two on base Wyatt struck out two Bulldogs to end the threat and preserve a, 3-2 lead. Wyatt finished with six strikeouts and one walk for his fifth win of the season.
The Savage Storm would add to their lead in the fourth with three runs on two hits and a SWOSU error to take a 6-2 advantage.
However, SWOSU would battle back with a run in the sixth and seventh to pull within two runs of their Oklahoma rival. The Bulldogs could never get the elusive two runs needed as they left 14 runners on base in the season ending loss.
Southeastern got two big performances at the plate from Riley Keith, who has been on fire during the tournament adding three more hits and two RBIs with a run scored. Keith is 6-for-11 during the tournament and has hit for the cycle with two doubles.
Christian Wise was also solid in relief for the Bulldogs going 7.2 strong innings of relief, scattering nine hits on four runs (3 earned,) but could not get the timely hitting needed offensively.
Southeastern Oklahoma turns around to play Incarnate Word in an elimination game with a title game berth on the line. Southwestern Oklahoma finishes their season at 33-18, while Southeastern improved to 31-17 on the year.
