EDMOND, Okla. – Fort Hays State closed out its first weekend trip to Oklahoma with a win on Saturday (Feb. 12). The Tigers knocked off Midwestern State 5-4 to close out their weekend action, but fell earlier in the day to undefeated Cameron University by a score of 7-4.
 
Cameron 7, Fort Hays State 4
Fort Hays State took an early 1-0 advantage on a Madison Pierce solo home run in the second inning, but Cameron rallied for six runs in the third and then added another in the fifth to build a 7-1 lead. The Tigers made a late push by scoring two in the sixth and one in the seventh, but came up short in a comeback effort.
 
The Tigers were able to load the bases with one out in the fifth and Betsy Parmley provided a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 7-2. The Tigers loaded the bases again and then scored another run on a fielding error. In the seventh, Emily Jordan doubled to open the inning and then Loren Beggs laced an RBI single through the right side. But the late rally ran out of steam as the Aggies retired the next three Tigers to preserve their 3-run victory.
 
Jocelyn Bright threw the first 5.1 innings for the Aggies to get the win. She struck out four Tigers, but struggled with command allowing six walks and the first three Tiger runs (two earned). Erika Flynn took a tough-luck loss. She kept the Aggies hitless through the first two innings and later re-entered after handing the ball to Morgan Schmidt in the third with one out. Flynn picked up the final three outs and finished with 3.1 innings pitched with four runs allowed and two strikeouts. Schmidt surrendered three runs in 1.2 innings of work and Bailey Carlson did not have any runs charged in 1.0 innings of action.
 
Fort Hays State 5, Midwestern State 4
Midwestern State opened the scoring in game two with a run in the second inning, but the Tigers rallied for three runs in the bottom half of the second to take a 3-1 lead. Betsy Parmley had her second sacrifice fly RBI of the day, then Regan Curry picked up an RBI on an infield grounder, and Lindsey Kelly drove in a run with an infield single. Kelly finished with two of FHSU's four hits in the game. The Tigers added on a run in the fourth when they executed a double steal of second and home with Sarah Tiffany and Loren Beggs.
 
Midwestern State got a run back in the fifth to make it 4-2 and the Tigers tacked on their final run of the game in the bottom half of the inning when Sydnee Hoffman scored on a wild pitch. That proved to be the game-winning run as the Mustangs found two runs in the sixth, but no more against Savanah Egger.
 
Egger pitched the first complete game of her collegiate career, striking out nine Mustangs over the seven-inning effort. She retired the side in order in the seventh, getting the first two batters with strikeouts. Malea Rodriguez also threw a complete game for MSU, allowing four hits and five walks.
 
The Tigers (2-6) will head back to the Oklahoma City area next Thursday and Friday (Feb. 17-18) for four more games. All four opponents are from the Great American Conference, which includes East Central, Oklahoma Baptist, Southern Arkansas, and Arkansas Tech.