MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team dropped both of its games in a Great American Conference doubleheader against Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday. After falling in game one, 19-7, the Weevils could not get a timely hit in game two and dropped that contest, 4-2. With the pair of losses, the Weevils fall in the series, 2-1.
 
With UAM's losses they fall to 7-9 overall and 5-4 in GAC play, while SWOSU is 9-4 overall and is 6-3 in GAC games.
 
GAME ONE: SWOSU 19 – UAM 7
Similar to Friday's game, both teams combined for quite a few hits, but SWOSU used a nine-run seventh and a five-run ninth inning to prevail over the Weevils.
 
The game was back-and-forth until the seventh inning. In the first, after the Bulldogs tallied a run, the Weevils responded in the bottom frame with a pair of RBI from Jordan Johnson and David Reyna.
 
Later, SWOSU pushed across runs in the third to take a lead, but UAM did the same in the bottom frame on RBI singles from Dylan Borman and Aaron Gaela.
 
Southwestern then tallied a run in the top of the fourth, but Johnson tied the game hammering a solo home run (7) out of the yard to make it 5-4 UAM.
 
SWOSU tallied a run the fifth to tie the contest and exploded for nine in the seventh to take a 14-5 lead.
 
The Weevils added two runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI groundout and a Borman home run (1), but SWOSU put the game out of reach in the ninth with five more runs going on to win, 19-7.
 
Jared Roberts (L, 0-1) took the loss allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits not recording an out in the seventh in relief.
 
Ryan Hildner (W, 1-0) got the win for SWOSU allowing five runs on 10 hits over 7.1 innings pitched.
 
GAME TWO: SWOSU 4 – UAM 2
In the second contest, it seemed to be back-and-forth again until the Bulldogs manufactured a few runs and the Weevils could not respond.
 
After SWOSU took a 1-0 lead in the third, Cade Thompson singled in a run to tie the game, 1-1, in the bottom of the inning.
 
The Bulldogs added runs in the fourth and sixth to go ahead, 4-1.

UAM loaded the bases in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but could only push across one run in those frames on a solo homer from Borman (2), as they fell in game two, 4-2.
 
Mason Philley (L, 0-2) took the loss going 3.2 innings allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while punching out five.
 
Eric Estrada (W, 2-1) got the win going 5.2 innings allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks.
 
Chase Hamilton (S, 2) picked up his second save going 1.1 innings allowing one walk while striking out two.
 
UP NEXT
UAM will play a mid-week conference game against Ouachita Baptist University on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Weevils Field.