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Softball Team Splits On Saturday

The Lady Eagles won their fifth straight with a 4-2 win over Texas Lutheran (4-8) in game one on Saturday, but Ozarks dropped a 10-3 decision to Hardin-Simmons (6-4) in game two.

With the score tied 2-2 after four, Poirier hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to put Ozarks ahead for good against Texas Lutheran. Danielle Dirks then recorded a sacrifice fly to score another for the final runs of the game. Wilkinson and Joslin had the other RBI in the contest. Ozarks totaled 11 hits. Thompson (3-0) received the win after going five innings. She had six strikeouts. Ottoman notched the save. Poirier now has three home runs this season. Poirier and Wilkinson each went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate.

Against Hardin-Simmons, the Lady Eagles fell behind 10-0 before scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Ozarks had four hits in the frame, with Jessica Pianalto highlighting the inning with a two-run homer. Joslin had an RBI single, but that would be all Ozarks could get. Henson took the loss.

Ozarks will host UT-Dallas on March 12.