Bethany, Okla. - Game One of the Sooner Athletic Conference matchup between the Southwestern University Eagles and the University of Science and Arts Drovers was a close competition, with a final score of 9-5.

A solo home run by Jhors Gomez kicked off the scoring in the first, but USAO would fire back with a solo shot of their own in the second. In the third inning, the Eagles offense notched four runs on a sacrifice fly from Phoenix Nelson, an RBI double by Zane Bandfield, and a two-RBI single by Jake Cox. Another solo home run by Braden Browning in the fourth extended the SCU lead to five before a 2-RBI single by USAO brought it back to a three-run game. Browning would pick up another RBI in the seventh with a single, following Nelson scoring on a USAO error and a Joseph Boone sacrifice fly scratching across another run. USAO went down swinging in the ninth, picking up two more runs with a double, before finally being shut down by the Eagles defense.

Southwestern Christian returns to action against USAO at home on April 8th. The two teams will play a doubleheader, with the first pitch of Game Two scheduled for noon, and the first pitch of Game Three scheduled for 2 P.M.

Top Batters:

Jhors Gomez: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, HR, 2 BB

Braden Browning: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, HR

Phoenix Nelson: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 2 BB

Jake Cox: 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, SB

Pitching:

Braden Corley: 8.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, W (5-3)

Tagen Conary: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB