Reddies rule slugfest at Soutwestern

WEATHERFORD, Okla. -- Henderson State totaled a season-high 19 runs on 20 hits Friday to win, 19-11, at Southwestern Oklahoma State.

The 19 runs and 20 hits are the most by a Reddie team in a Great American Conference single-game.

With winds blowing between 25 and 35 miles per hour, the two teams combined for 36 total hits including 12 for extra-bases.

Henderson (25-13, 18-7) scored runs in every inning except the third, including a five-run fifth-frame that helped propel the Reddies to the win.

Every player in the Reddie lineup had a hit, with seven players having at least two.

Brandon Pollock led the team going 4-for-6, including belting two triples while scoring four runs and driving home two.

Joseph Shepherd was 3-for-5 on the day with a double, three runs scored and a run batted in, while Caleb Carr was 2-for-5, with three runs scored and 3 RBI.

Daniel Colasanto continued his hot hitting in GAC games going 2-for-6 at the plate with a double, scoring three times and driving home a pair of runs.

Dalton Guthrie came off the bench and went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Also having multiple hits were Brentten Schwaab and Bryson Haskins, both going 2-for-6 at the plate, each scoring twice.

Bryant Haralson (7-2) pitched seven innings while striking out five batters.

Brayden Bebee finished the game, shutting out the Bulldogs (20-16, 14-9) the final two innings while surrendering just one hit.

The win gave Henderson head coach Cody Hooten his 204th career victory, one shy of Clyde Berry's program record of 205 victories.

The two teams are scheduled to finish the three-game series with a doubleheader today beginning at 1 p.m.

Henderson held off a late inning rally by Christian Brothers (10-28) on Wednesday to secure a 15-7 win at Clyde Berry Field in Arkadelphia.

The Reddies clubbed 17 hits in the game and built a 10-0 lead through six innings, but Christian Brothers combined for seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings with the help of five walks and a pair of errors.

The Reddies opened the game with three straight hits as Carr led off the bottom of the first with a double to left-center field followed by back-to-back singles by Joe Myers and Zack Gray to give Henderson the early 1-0 advantage.

In the bottom half of the second, Colasanto reached on a one-out single and scored from first when Carr smacked his second double of the game to add to Henderson's lead.

Henderson extended its lead to 4-0 in the third inning with Colasanto providing a two-out single to left field that scored Dylan McCain who led off the frame with a single to center field.

The Reddies would go on to load the bases as Danny Spradlin was hit by a pitch with Carr, then picking up another RBI as he was walked to score Pollock, who also received a free pass earlier in the inning.

Nolan Ryan got the Reddies going in the fifth inning when he led off with a triple to right center field. Ryan scored as Colasanto collected his second run batted in of the game when he hit a sacrifice fly to left field to make the score 5-0.

The inning continued as Carr and Myers each recorded singles with two outs followed by Gray blasting his team-best seventh home run of the season to increase lead to 8-0.

The Reddies manufactured a pair of runs in the sixth inning with the help of two Buccaneer errors to increase the lead to 10-0.

After Christian Brothers cut the deficit to 10-7 in the eighth inning, the Reddies put together four hits in the bottom of the eighth with Hunter Collins providing a two-run single to left field. Two batters later, Myers picked up his third hit with a two run triple to left-center field. Myers would touch home plate on Gray's ground out to first to make the score 15-7.

Dalton O'Donnell (3-1) started on the mound for the Reddies and pitched a career-best six innings of shutout baseball, striking out four batters while allowing just three hits to get the win.

Carr led Henderson's offense going 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles and a pair of runs batted in. Myers also had three hits in five at-bats including a triple and a 2 RBI. Gray went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI while Colasanto, McCain and Bryson Haskins had two hits each.

Sports on 04/14/2018

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