Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DURANT, Okla. (Feb. 7, 2016) – Oklahoma Christian's young pitchers came through in the clutch and the Lady Eagles took advantage of Missouri Southern's defensive difficulties to hang on for a 7-5 win on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Southeastern Regional Invitational.

The win gave OC a split of its Sunday games, as the Lady Eagles earlier fell to Pittsburg State (Kan.) 6-1 at the Durant Multi-Sports Complex. OC posted a 2-4 record during the season-opening three-day softball event.

Two of those games were against Missouri Southern (2-4), which beat OC 9-3 on Friday. But the Lady Eagles flipped that result on Sunday thanks in good part to a strong pitching performance by freshman left-hander Madison Hagood (1-1), who recorded eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings before exiting after the Lions pulled within 6-3 during a four-run sixth-inning outburst.

Missouri Southern pulled within 6-5 on Sarah Williams' two-run home run off OC reliever Madison Nordyke, but Nordyke settled down and didn't allow another runner past first base while recording her first save.

Her teammates also provided her with an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning, as freshman Bridget White doubled down the left-field line off Missouri Southern starter Kali' Hodson and scored on Kelsie Finch's single up the middle.

OC seized control of the game with a four-run third inning, taking advantage of two of the Lions' three errors. Two runs scored when Missouri Southern shortstop Kylie Wesbrooks allowed a grounder by Niki Davidson through her legs. White singled home another run and a fielding error on left fielder Abi Corbett allowed another OC run to score, making it 4-0.

Against Pittsburg State (4-0), OC fell behind 3-0 after two innings and struggled at the plate during the early innings against Pitt State starter Emmie Robertson. After giving up a leadoff walk in the first, Robertson retired the next 12 OC batters, 10 of them by strikeout.

She recorded nine straight strikeouts in that stretch, a run that ended with OC's first hit, a bloop single by Madison Nordyke to lead off the fifth inning. The Lady Eagles loaded the bases with two outs, but Robertson (3-0) fanned Sheridan Bond to end the threat. Robertson finished with 12 strikeouts.

The Gorillas added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth, two on a double by Alex Perez. OC scored its only run in the sixth, when Avery Walker singled and eventually scored on an error.

Freshman Kayla Eichler (0-1) took the pitching loss for the Lady Eagles.

OC will return to action on Friday at 3 p.m. with a single game at cross-Edmond rival Central Oklahoma.