Written by Spencer Aiello \/\/ Photo by Balazs Balassa <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The baseball and softball teams came back from spring break and began the longest part of the season with the push toward the conference tournament now looming over each team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bisons played against Southern Arkansas University Saturday, March 4, kicking off their spring break losing the series against the Muleriders 2-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team then played in Searcy for a single non-conference game against the Union University Bulldogs where they won 14-4 after seven innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bisons played the University of Arkansas at Monticello Weevils in their next three-game series. They swept the Weevils three games to none in Searcy, which moved their overall record to 17-6 and their conference record to 7-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The softball team also kicked off their spring break with games on March 4 against Southern Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They won the first game of the doubleheader Saturday on a walk-off single in the eighth inning, winning 3-2 and winning the second game also on a walk-off. This walk-off came from sophomore Leigha Harris, who recorded her second home run of the season and led the Bisons to a 7-5 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons then won the third game of the series to complete the sweep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Southern Arkansas at Monticello proved to be a tougher opponent as the Lady Bisons lost that series two games to one, putting their overall at 18-5 and their conference record at 6-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After coming back from break, the baseball team played against Southwestern Oklahoma State University March 18 in a three-game series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bisons started off strong with a 16-5 win but lost the next two games 2-8 and 6-3, leaving them with an 18-8 overall record and an 8-7 conference record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The softball team returned from their spring break to play against Arkansas Tech University March 14, sweeping the two-game series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons then traveled to Weatherford, Oklahoma, three days later and competed against Southwestern Oklahoma State in a three-game series, coming away with two wins and a loss. The team then split a two-game series with Delta State University on March 22. Their overall record improved to 24-7, and their conference record moved to 10-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophomore Morgan Greene said the softball team needs to keep pushing forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to push ourselves to reach our goal,\u201d Greene said. \u201cThe only people that can do it is us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Redshirt freshman Logan Lacey linked the baseball team\u2019s success to their bond and relationship they have formed together off of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the little things,\u201d Lacey said. \u201cOur Bible studies that we do together outside of practices or our team dinners or just simply hanging out at each other\u2019s houses. I feel that chemistry reflects on the field how well we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teams\u2019 successes have also brought out more fans to both home games, including senior Collin Slatton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think we can go farther with these teams than we could with many of our past teams,\u201d Slatton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bisons are slated to play against Northwestern Oklahoma State University in a three-game series starting Friday, March 24, in Alva, Oklahoma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Bisons will also play a three-game series against Northwestern Oklahoma State beginning Saturday, March 25, in Searcy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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