Divisional Weekend Predictions

**Author**: Preston Palm, Contributing Writer OPSU got the scoring started with a single, which led to a run at the top of the first inning. In the bottom of the first inning, USAO scored three runs. The first run was off a single from Jaclyn Gray that brought Malea McMurtrey home. The second was courtesy of Jaylee Willis, who hit a single to bring Gray home, and the third was another single from Sierra Selfridge which led to a 3-1 lead after the first inning. USAO's lead grew in the second inning as the Drovers tacked on two more runs. **Pitching Performance:** **Pitching Performance:** After a poor performance to end Friday's slate of games, USAO came back with a chip on their shoulders for the final two games of the series. In game three, OPSU did not sniff the scoreboard. USAO got the scoring started early with three runs scored in the first inning. Gray tripled which led Williams to score the first run of the day. Next, Selfridge doubled to bring Gray home, and then to end the first inning Graham singled to centerfield to score another run. **Pitching Performance:** The fourth game also ended in a run rule, in favor of USAO. Although USAO dominated, the Aggies were the first to score, but that one run didn't carry much momentum though. The onslaught would start in the second inning with Graham reaching first base off an error, leading Tyler Trott to score. USAO scored four runs in the third inning. Gray singled to left field and picked up two RBIs. Shortly after, Selfridge hit a two-run bomb to extend USAO's lead to 5-1. The Drovers kept their rhythm in the fourth inning with another three runs scored, bringing their total to nine runs across five innings. USAO won the last game of the series 9-1. **Pitching Performance:** - **Series Result**: USAO wins 3-1 - **USAO Record**: 31-13 overall, 21-7 SAC - **OPSU Record**: 24-21 overall, 16-12 SAC - **USAO Ranking**: #9 in NAIA poll