CHICKASHA, Okla. - Rogers State picked up a pair of victories over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha Wednesday and upped its winning streak to 10 games.
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Sophomore Kelli Dunagan tossed a two-hit shutout in the opening game and went 6-for-8 at the plate with a home run in the doubleheader to lead the Hillcats to a sweep. The tenth-ranked Cats improved to 6-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference play and 21-3 overall.
GAME ONE
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Megan Wood broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth inning with a two-run single to score Sara Walkup and Katie Bointy. Dunagan led off the fifth with a double and Bointy followed with an RBI double. Walkup chased Bointy home with a two-out single to give the Hillcats a 4-0 lead.
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That was more than enough cushion for Dunagan. The Collinsville product didn't allow a hit until the fourth and tallied 10 strikeouts against just one walk. She improved upon her astounding 0.47 ERA with the seven inning shutout and ran her record to 14-3 for the year.
GAME TWO
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Dunagan again set the tone in the nightcap. She doubled in the top of the first inning and scored on a single by Bointy to put RSU in front, 1-0. USAO answered with a run off Jenny Johnson in the bottom of the first as Leslie Beaty doubled and scored on a triple by Michelle Bauer.
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Dunagan put the Cats back in front with a homer to lead off the top of the fourth. RSU tacked on another run in the inning and added three more in the fifth to surge ahead, 6-1. Lillian Nevarez tripled to start the Hillcat fifth and scored on a squeeze bunt by Wood. Walkup belted a two-run single to left field to cap the RSU scoring.
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The Drovers scratched across a run in the bottom of the fifth and Beaty cranked a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to reach the final margin, 6-3. Beaty finished 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI.
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Johnson (7-0) earned the win with 4.2 innings of work. Dunagan worked the final 2.1 innings and added four more strikeouts to her totals while surrendering one run.
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The Hillcats return home Friday to host No. 1 Lubbock Christian at the Hillcat Complex. It will mark the first ever meeting between Top 10 teams in Claremore. First pitch of the doubleheader is slated for 12 p.m.
