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Baseball - Mon, Apr. 16, 2012

Oklahoma Baptist was held to three runs in two games but managed a split at Southwestern Oklahoma State Monday, winning 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap.

 

Chris Witschi (5-1) held the Bulldogs to a run on three hits in his seven-inning, five-strikeout performance in the first game. Tony Ricci got his first save of the season.

 

The Bison broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning when, with two outs, Frankie Rivera walked and stole second before scoring on a single by Mitch Warne.

 

Southwestern tied the game in the sixth on an RBI single by Adam Gendell.

 

OBU got the two-run lead in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Mitchell Prophet and a sacrifice fly by Daniel Baptista.

 

Warne had three of OBU's six hits in the game.

 

Four Southwestern pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout in the second game - all OBU singles. Chris Rogers (3-2) held the Bulldogs to four hits also, but two of those hits came in a two-run third inning.


Oklahoma Baptist (35-10) will host St. Gregory's in the annual Strikeout Cancer Game Tuesday at 5 p.m.

 

Aramark will be serving a meal of Philly cheese steak sandwiches, chips, whole fruit, pink lemonade and cookies free to OBU students and fans.

 

Breast cancer awareness t-shirts will be sold for $10 each and there will be a silent auction for the players' game jerseys (bids starting at $20). There also will be door prize drawings with tickets at $1 each. All proceeds will go to Susan G Komen for the Cure.

 

Last year, OBU baseball raised $2,260. This year's goal is $2,500.