Claremore, Okla. -- The Rogers State University Hillcats scored one run in the bottom of the seventh inning to snap a 3-3 gridlock and complete a sweep of the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels today (Feb. 9) at the Diamond Sports Complex in Claremore, Okla.
The Lady Evangels had fell behind 2-0 in the nightcap after an inning when two RBI from Cassidy Hart helped MACU get on the board in the third and then take the lead with two runs in the fourth inning.
RSU answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth before winning it in the seventh.
Macie Crites was solid on the mound in the second game, going five innings with three runs allowed and two strikeouts.
The Hillcats also scored two runs in the first of the opener and then made it 4-0 with tallies in the third and fourth innings.
Mykah Smith finished 3-of-3 at the plate for the Lady Evangels in the second game and drove in two runs in a three-run fifth inning to make it a one-run game.
But RSU responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth to keep the Lady Evangels at bay.
Caitlin Swain came on in relief and pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings for the Lady Evangels.
Morgan Blanchard and Rachel Jones each drove in two runs to pace the Hillcats in the opener.
The Lady Evangels will now gear up for their opener Thursday afternoon (Feb. 11) at 1 p.m. against Oklahoma Wesleyan University.