ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University baseball team played the first of five scheduled games against arch rival Southeaster Oklahoma State for the 2018-19 season.  Today's contest was anon-conference game, with the Tigers (3-17) falling 9-1 to the Savage Storm (9-9) at Ken Turner Field.

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Southeastern Lineup

1. Bryce Deatherage (SS)
2. Joseph Cerda (2B)
3. Austin Ferguson (1B)
4. Slayde Ortiz (RF)
5. Drew Bolin (CF)
6. Luke Thomas (DH)
7. Colton Buckner (LF)
8. Harrison Whitworth (C)
        Hunter Capps (PH – 9^th)
        McCain Mason (C – 9^th)
9. Caleb Dubler (2B)
   Jacob Bigham (P 1^st-3^rd)
        Beau Swimmer (P 4^th – 6^th)
        Jordan Compton (P 7^th)
        Kenneth Klier (P – 8^th)
        Logan Teske (P – 9^th)

ECU Lineup

1. Sr. Josh Lincoln (SS)
2. Jr. Zach Lehman (2B)
        So. Justin Pettifer (2B– 8^th)
3. Jr. Gage Wall (LF / P – 5^th – 6^th (5^th Batter))
4. Jr. Dakota Washington (1B)
        So. Hunter Rogers (1B – 7^th)
5. Fr. Drew Reed (DH)
        Fr. Jace Williams (DH – 6^th)
6. Fr. Tanner Barnes (C)
7. Jr. Cordell Bowie (3B)
8. So. Khaji Butler (RF)
        Fr. Anderson Allen (RF- 8^th)
9. Jr. Hayden George (CF)
   Jr. Ryan Collins (P 1^st – 2^nd)
        Jr. Hunter Pouge (P 3^rd-4^th)
        So. Dillon Mansell (LF– 5^th)
        Sr. Logan Lannon (P 6^th (6^th Batter) – 7^th)
        Jr. Wyatt Austin (P 8^th)
        Jr. Jonny Chavez (P 9^th)

Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: Bigham (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Collins (1-4)

Scoring

• SE 1^st – D. Bolin flied out to RF, SAC, RBI; A. Ferguson advanced to third; J. Cerda scored, unearned (SE 1, ECU 0)
• SE 1^st – S. Ortiz hit by pitch, RBI; A. Ferguson advanced to second; J. Cerda advanced to third; B. Deatherage scored, unearned (SE 2, ECU 0)
• SE 6^th – S. Ortiz walked, RBI; A. Ferguson advanced to second; J. Cerda advanced to third; B. Deatherage scored (SE 3, ECU 0)
• SE 6^th – D. Bolin flied out to RF, RBI; J. Cerda scored (SE 4, ECU 0)
• SE 6^th – L. Thomas singled through the LS, RBI; S. Ortiz advanced to second; A> Ferguson scored (SE 5, ECU 0)
• SE 9^th – L. Thomas singled to RF, RBI; D. Bolin scored. (SE 6, ECU 0)
• SE 9^th – H. Capps reached on E3, RBI; C. Buckner advanced to third; L. Thomas scored (SE 7, ECU 0)
• SE 9^th – C. Dubler flied out to RF, SAC, RBI; H. Capps advanced to second; C. Buckner scored (SE 8, ECU 0)
• SE 9^th – J. Cerda singled up the middle, RBI; H. Capps scored, unearned (SE 9, ECU 0)
• ECU 9^th – J. Lincoln singled to CF, RBI; H. George advanced to second; A. Allen advanced to third, scored on E8, unearned (SE 9, ECU 1)

Tiger Quick Hits

• Both teams recorded five hits
• Lincoln was the lone Tiger to record more than one hit: 2 hits, 1 RBI
• Lehman, Wall and George all added one hit
  • Wall was the lone extra-base hitter with a double
• Collins led the pitching staff with 5 strikeouts
  • Pouge – 3
  • Lannon – 2
  • Chavez – 1

Up Next

• ECU will continue its five-game home stand with a Great American Conference series with Arkansas Tech
  • Single game scheduled for Friday, March 8 at 2 p.m.
  • Doubleheader March 9 starting at 1 p.m.
• Final game of the home stand will be against Rogers State
  • March 12 – 2 p.m.