Plainview --- The NAIA 3
rd ranked Science & Arts (Okla.) Drovers proved to be too overpowering for the Pioneers on Friday as they took both games from Wayland Baptist to secure the 4-0 sweep. The Pioneers fell short, 13-2, in game one, then the Drovers followed that with a 10-1 win in game two.
GAME ONE
Wayland Baptist fell behind early in game one after the Drovers hit a two-run home run in the top of the 1
st to take a 2-0 lead. The Pioneers got a run back in the bottom of the 1
st after
Brooklyn Araujo smashed an RBI triple to score
Arianna Zubia from second to make it 2-1, USAO.
Addy Rich followed that with an RBI sacrifice fly to score Araujo and tie the game up at 2-2.
The Drover offense erupted over the final three innings to put this game out of reach – scoring 11 runs to secure a 13-2 win over Wayland Baptist in game one.
Araujo finished 1 for 2 with a triple, and RBI, and a run scored. Araujo's triple was the lone hit for the Pioneers in game one.
GAME TWO
After neither team was able to score a run in the opening frame, the Drovers continued their torrid hitting in the top of the 2
nd by scoring six runs on seven hits. Araujo got the Pioneers on the board in the bottom of the 3
rd with an RBI double that scored Zubia from first to make it 6-1.
The Drovers answered with two runs in the 4
th and two runs in the 5
th to take a 10-1 lead and secure the game two win, ultimately securing the four-game sweep of the Pioneers.
Araujo finished 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI.
Berkley Bradley,
Christian Moyers, and
Mikenzi Carlo each recorded a single.
UP NEXT
The Pioneers will travel to Fort Worth, Texas for another Sooner Athletic Conference road series against the Rams of Texas Wesleyan University. The two teams will play a pair of doubleheaders on Friday, March 14
th and Saturday, March 15
th. Game one for Friday's doubleheader is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
