WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Midwestern State blasted four home runs in a seven-run fifth inning to subdue Southwestern Oklahoma State 14-0 in five innings in Game 1 Saturday afternoon at SWOSU Park.
Freshman
Amanda Potysman led off the fifth inning with her second home run of the season before
Samantha Holmes connected for another solo shot,
Kristen Stonecipher hit a two-run home run and
Leeann Atkinson belted another two-run homer as the Mustangs set program records in hits and home runs in a game.
Stonecipher joined
Maranda Bishop and
Lauren Craig with three hits as MSU matched a school record with 20 hits tying its previous mark against Oklahoma Panhandle on April 4, 2007.
The four home runs in an inning also set the program record round-trippers in an inning and upped the most in a single game as the Mustangs connected for three homers six times in program's four-year history.
Craig's two-run single highlighted a five-run, seven-hit third inning as MSU struck for eight earned runs and 16 hits off of Southwestern Oklahoma State starter Brittany Srickland, who fell to 2-4 after going 4 1/3 innings.
MSU starter
Katie Petersen improved to 6-2 on the season after limiting the Bulldogs to two hits while striking out eight in four innings.
The Mustangs improved to 10-8 on the season and 1-0 in Lone Star Conference North Division play, while Southwestern Oklahoma fell to 5-6 and 0-1.
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