Ouachita Baptist rolls to win over East Central

ARKADELPHIA - The Ouachita Tigers baseball team drove in 16 runs off 20 hits to pick up a 16-2 run-rule victory over East Central University on Friday afternoon.

It was the largest offensive output by Ouachita Baptist (9-16, 5-8 GAC) this season. The 16-2 victory was the largest on either side in series history. Coming into today's game Ouachita Baptist's largest margin of victory was a 14-3 win on February 14, 2014.

For the first time all season, every Ouachita Baptist starter got a hit in the game. Six batters had multi-hit days in the contest.

East Central (1-20, 0-13 GAC) will have to wait another day if they hope to break their 19-game losing streak.

Ouachita Baptist starting pitcher J.F. Matros got off to a shaky start, allowing two first-inning runs, but after the hiccup, he settled down and kept East Central at bay the rest of the way.

Ouachita Baptist tied up the game in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single by Kyle Alexander.

A few batters later Alexander stole home on a called double steal by the Tigers bench.

The big lumber came out in the bottom of the third inning when Louis Steen homered to lead off the inning to give the Tigers 3-2 advantage.

Moments later, Austin White hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a two-run advantage.

Former El Dorado standout Ty Owens put the icing on the cake in the bottom of the third with a three-run homer to left field.

The home run by Owens gave Ouachita Baptist a commanding 7-2 lead heading into the top of the fourth.

Ouachita Baptist's offense was not done in the bottom of the fifth, as the the Tigers exploded for five more runs off four hits.

By the end of the inning, the Tigers led 12-2 and they never looked back. Ouachita Baptist tacked on four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cap their scoring.

Preston Speers was one of many offensive stars for Ouachita Baptist on Friday afternoon.

The senior first baseman went 3-for-4 at the plate with 4 RBI's in the game.

Matros picked up the complete game victory on the mound for Ouachita.

The two teams will play the conclusion of their series today at Rab Rodgers Field. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.