Oracle CE April 22, 2021

Vol. 1

No. 14

April 22, 2021

Christa Neal to serve as Ouachita Title IX coordinator, Community and Family Services program advisor

Photo courtesy of Ouachita Baptist University.

Christa Neal has been annouced as the new Title IX coordinator for Ouachita Baptist University. She’ll also be in charge of the Community and Family Services Academic Program.

Rachel Gaddis Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University has announced its appointment of Christa Neal as both Title IX Coordinator for the university and program advisor for the Community and Family Services academic program, effective June 2021. Neal is the founding executive director of the Percy & Donna Malone Child Safety Center in Arkadelphia, Ark., a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed family and marriage therapist (LMFT) in the state of Arkansas.

Neal has more than 10 years of experience in mental health and human services, from providing therapy and working with law enforcement to developing policies in the nonprofit sector and championing community education. In addition to her licenses, Neal has expertise

in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), parent-child interaction therapy, clinical mental health, criminal justice systems and child forensic interviewing, as well as social and human services.

Her role at Ouachita will combine continued practical service with mentoring students seeking to enter these types of fields.

“Christa is uniquely qualified to serve in both of these roles, building on our efforts to make our campus a safe place to live and learn and also to give guidance to students hoping to forge a career serving others in these ways,” said Dr. Ben Sells, Ouachita president.

“The college campus is something that I’m excited about,” Neal said. “I love to grow programs and learn new things.”

Title IX is the federal law that guides Ouachita’s Sexual Misconduct Policy and processes for reporting, complaint resolution and more. Neal will oversee and expand these university efforts. Neal said she is especially passionate about not only seeking to prevent misconduct through education but also helping achieve healing through evidencebased responses.

“When it comes to abuse and assault, it is best to address them head on,” she said. “Campus sexual assault is an uncomfortable topic to address, but raising awareness and empowering people with resources are important.”

As program advisor for Ouachita’s Community and Family Services academic program, Neal will advise students, develop course offerings and serve as an instructor.

“I think so many who come to Ouachita feel a calling on their life,” Neal said.

“While I’ve never worked in a faith-based organization, this is the most ministryminded work I’ve ever been a part of. This kind of work is a calling, even if it is not in a traditional ministry role.”

A relatively new major, Ouachita’s bachelor of arts degree in community and family services was added to the university’s more than 60 academic programs in the 2017-2018 academic year. The Community and Family Services Program is designed to prepare graduates for a wide range of vocations in areas of community, family and social services or for graduate education in such fields as social work, counseling, law or ministry.

“The community and family services major has been very successful at attracting students since we

Arkadelphia Public Schools Update for the week of April 19 Arkadelphia Public School District

The saying goes that “April showers bring May flowers” and we’ve had plenty of showers! In our world of education, April also brings testing, so now is a good time to remind your students about the importance of taking care of themselves so they can do their best!

There is a lot going on in our district and we hope some of the information below helps you know what is going on including testing information. Obviously we can’t get to all of it here, so be sure that you’ve signed up for various communication methods with your individual schools and also if you’re on Facebook, check out the pages for all of our APSD campuses.

UPCOMING DATES

April 12 - 15 - Peake Elementary Testing April 13 - 15 - 8th Grade Testing April 19 - 27 - Perritt BOGO Book Fair April 20 - 22 - 7th Grade Testing April 27 - 29 - 6th Grade Testing Tues., May 4 - AHS Choir performs “Hits from Broadway” DATE SET FOR APSD ATHLETIC PHYSICALS TUESDAY, MAY 4 In order to try to control the flow of students, the APSD Nurse’s Office is asking for you to sign up for a time at the following link or by calling the APSD Nurse at the number on the flier: https:// www.signupgenius.com/

launched, but I have always felt like there was a lot of room for improvement, especially in the areas of special activities, internships, mentoring and vocational guidance,” said Dr. Danny Hays, dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies.

“Christa brings so many assets to this major – knowledge, experience, contacts in the field, passion for this work, mentoring, etc.,” Hays continued. “We are honored to have her join us in the Pruet School of Christian Studies, and we look forward with anticipation to the bright future for those students in this major.”

Neal has ambitions to offer Ouachita students more hands-on learning experiences in the region and across the state.

“I’d like to build relationships between Ouachita and community and family services organizations so stu-

dents can gain more real-life experience,” she said. “I’ve overseen interns who come back years later and tell me how much they learned.

You can read the book all day long, but experiencing it is completely different.

We’re excited to put theory and research into action, much like Ouachita’s other well-respected programs related to this field, such as psychology and social justice studies.”

Serving as the executive director of the Percy & Donna Malone Child Safety Center since 2013, Neal has developed and managed the nonprofit from the ground up while also providing treatment as a mental health therapist to its clients. She also regularly provides expert testimony as a certified forensic interviewer and serves as a child and family advocate. In early 2021, the center obtained national accreditation under Neal’s direction. The center also has expanded to offer locations in Malvern and Prescott, Ark. Previously, Neal served as a mental health therapist in the Arkadelphia School District from 2011 to 2013 and worked closely with the Clark County Department of Human Services, Court Appointed Special Advocates and Clark County Juvenile Court. From 2009 to 2011, Neal worked for Living Hope Southeast in Bismarck and Kirby, Ark., John Brown University’s CARE Clinic in Siloam Springs, Ark., and Youth Bridge, Inc., in Fayetteville, Ark. Neal is a 2008 Ouachita graduate with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She earned dual master of science degrees in community counseling and marriage & family therapy from

Henderson State Commencement Henderson State University will hold commencement ceremonies May 7 to honor spring 2021 graduates. Two events will be held simultaneously in separate locations to follow COVID-19 protocol.

Graduates from the Ellis College of Arts and Sciences will receive their diplomas in the Garrison Center, 1045 McKnight Drive, while School of Business and Teachers College graduates will be honored in the Wells Center gymnasium, 1192 M.H. Russell Drive, in Arkadelphia.

Both events will begin at 9 a.m. Graduates and their guests will remain together throughout the process, and each graduate is limited to

nine guests. Tickets will not be issued, but occupancy will be monitored at the door.

Graduates will be assigned specific times to arrive at staggered intervals throughout the day. The schedule will be available at hsu.edu/graduation on April 19.

Graduates and their guests are required to wear a face mask and follow social distancing precautions.

Both ceremonies can be viewed live on Henderson’s YouTube channel. Links will be posted on Henderson social media.

For information about parking and where to enter each building, please go to hsu.edu/graduation.

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Gov. Hutchinson on the true value of a teacher Asa Hutchinson AR Governor

This week, I signed legislation that will increase the median salary of schoolteachers by $2,000 over the next two years. The raise is one way to show teachers we value their work, and this legislation was one of my top priorities. Senator Missy Irvin and Representative Bruce Cozart sponsored the bills that raised salaries.

As another priority, the 93rd General Assembly passed additional education-related laws including requiring a computer science credit to graduate from high school; increasing funding for school transportation; and requiring schools to teach Holocaust Education as well.

As an example of how the teacher salary bill works, the bill allocates nearly $800,000 to the El Dorado School District, where the money will have an immediate benefit. On Monday night, the El Dorado School Board voted to increase pay this fall by $2,000 for each of the 361 certified teachers and increasing the pay by 5.4 percent for each of the 241 classified employees.

Ashley Curtis, a teacher at El Dorado High School who also coaches ninthgrade basketball and track,

is one of the teachers whose pay will increase. Ashley accompanied El Dorado Superintendent Jim Tucker to represent his district at the bill signing at the capitol on Monday. Ashley is a hardworking natural-born leader who is in the job for the right reasons, Superintendent Tucker said. But he can say that about every one of the teachers in the district, he added.

Another of our outstanding teachers and one of her first-grade students, Kamryn Gardner, has recently received national attention after Kamryn wrote a letter to a clothing manufacturer. Kamryn, who is sevenyears-old, was more than a little put out upon discovering that the pockets on the front of her Old Navy jeans were strictly ornamental.

She couldn’t put her hands or anything else in the sewnon pockets.

In January, Ellie Jayne, Kamryn’s teacher at Evening Star Elementary in the Bentonville School District, taught her students how to write a persuasive letter.

With the encouragement of her mother, Kim, who also teaches first grade, Kamryn put pencil to hand-writing paper to compose a letter to the company. She wrote: “Dear Old Navy. … I want front pockets because I want

to put my hands in them. …

Would you consider making girls jeans with front pockets that are not fake?”

A month later, Old Navy sent to Kamryn two pairs of shorts and two pairs of jeans with real front pockets and a letter of appreciation from the Old Navy Kids Team.

Ellie Jayne and Ashley Curtis are the caliber of teachers we recruit and hope to retain with competitive salaries such as the raise the 92nd General Assembly passed in 2019 for new teachers and this year’s increase of the median salary.

We know these teachers are special, as Superintendent Tucker said, because they don’t choose their profession for the money. Ellie treasures the opportunity to teach her students to ask questions responsibly and respectfully. Ellie is rightfully proud of Kamryn, who reports that the first thing she put in one of her new pockets was her hand and one of her drawings.

Kamryn’s parents, Kim and Brandon, are not surprised that their outgoing daughter is not going to rest on her success. She thinks that next she’ll write to the president to tell him that “throwing trash on the ground, there should be a law that you can’t do that.”

Westerman on preserving the Supreme Court Bruce Westerman AR Representative

For every bad idea put forth in the House of Representatives by the Democrat majority, it seems another, even more radical piece of legislation follows right behind it. This week, Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) filed legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13 claiming that he is not packing the court, but rather, “unpacking it.” He said the bill would “restore balance to the nation’s highest court after four years of normbreaking actions by Republicans led to its current composition.”

Representative Nadler does not attempt to veil the effort to prevent the conservative majority in the Supreme Court from mak-

ing any decisions with which the left disagrees. Keep in mind, these justices were lawfully placed by the process outlined in the Constitution. The Supreme Court is intended to be an integral part of a delicate checks and balances system. By expanding the number of justices, Democrats attempt to make the Supreme Court a political entity, threatening the integrity of the institution as an independent body. If they succeed in expanding the court, and it once again entered a conservative majority, will Democrats simply expand again and again in order to remain in power?

Many within the Democratic party have denounced such action over the last several decades. Even the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a progressive icon, and Justice Steven

Breyer decried the expansion of the court. President Biden himself once called it a “bonehead idea.” Similarly, 54% of Americans oppose expanding the Court.

Regardless of expert and public opinion, President Biden proceeded with his commission to explore the expansion of the court, among other topics. I am firmly against any attempt to undermine one of the most important institutions in our country. To corrupt the independence of the Supreme Court would be detrimental to the American people’s trust in their government and a further erosion of our Founding Fathers’ intentions for our framework of government.

I hope my fellow members across the aisle will halt this short-sighted power grab.

City of Gurdon update by Mayor Sherry Kelley Sherry Kelley Gurdon Mayor

This Saturday is the City of Gurdon City Wide Yard Sale at the City Hall Parking Lot. Beginning at 9 am and continuing until 2 p.m. you can shop till you drop.

Maybe you would like to sell your items with a space at the sale. That’s easy, simply join all the others who are purchasing a space for only $10 and all the proceeds will go to the purchase of food for the Gurdon Community Pantry. The weather is looking good for the event and it’s time to get out and about.

Find some great items at bargain prices or make some money, it’s up to you.

Spring cleaning is un-

der way with the monthlong curbside pickup of household items in Gurdon throughout April. No need to call us, just put your stuff at curbside and we will get it. Remember, no bagged items and limbs up to four feet long.

My mom, Mary, had to show me the new palm trees at the Arkadelphia Fairfield Inn and Suites as we drove by on Interstate 30. The big palms looked so wonderful that we had to take a closer look. When we did, we saw Miles McKenzie and met his wife, Kim, the owners of the hotel. We enjoyed the tour that they gave us of the nearly completed property.

Words cannot explain how impressive the Arkadelphia

Fairfield Inn and Suites are.

The decor and color scheme are perfect and the grounds, views, pool, fire pits, conference room, suites, front desk, lobby, dining area, handicapped rooms, elevators, infrastructure; everything is first class. We both agree that this is a great addition to Clark County and that the McKenzie’s’ are a great team.

The Clark County Humane Society Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic is coming up on May 10, 11 and 12.

Please help control the pet population. You can make an appointment for dogs and cats, kittens and puppies by calling 870-2452579.

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Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Disaster Response Training for National Park College students & 2020 graduates is free and available for sign up now. Go to EventBrite. com for more details. >>> <<< Showing at the Arkadelphia Arts Center, “Springtime! Window Exhibit”, a collection of Spring-themed art by several members of the Caddo River Art Guild. Contact information for each of the artists is listed on ID cards on the art.

For more information about the Caddo River Art Guild and the Arkadelphia Arts Center go to Facebook, or visit CaddoRiverArtGuild.com or CCAHC.org.

Ongoing >>> <<< Alcoholics Anonymous hosts two meetings a week in Arkadelphia.

The meetings are open to anyone interested in AA’s program of recovery. The Arkadelphia Group meets at 7 p.m. every Tues. in the Sturgis Building at North 9 and Caddo Streets. For more information on the Arkadelphia Group Meetings, call 870-403-3001. The U-Turn Group meets at 7 p.m. every Thurs. on the front, upper level of Park Hill Baptist Church, 3163 Hollywood Road. For information on that group’s meetings, call 870-230-2975 or 870-260-9277. >>> <<< H& R Block has a new location at 2749 Pine St in Arkadelphia, AR! Visit their new office today to put their expertise to work on your refund. >>> <<< The Arkadelphia Arts Center directors are looking forward to the day when we can open the doors to the public. Meanwhile, enjoy our rotating exhibits that may be seen through the window and glass door.

Contact information is listed on identification cards near each piece.

For more information about the Arkadelphia Arts Center and the Caddo River Art Guild find their pages on Facebook or visit CaddoRiverArtGuild.com or CCAHC.org. >>> <<< With Late ‘til 8, local businesses stay open to 8:00 pm so that customers can shop and also win door prizes! this is a monthly event that happens every first Thursday of every month. >>> <<< Pediatrics Plus is excited to announce that our brand new facility is now open. Our new facility is located at 702 Hickory Street. The new facility offers includes a Developmental Preschool and Therapy Services that include: ABA, Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy.

In addition, our brand new, state-of-the-art facilities include a House Next Door suite which offers a homey feel for children learning daily living activities like cooking, feeding therapy, making the bed, getting dressed, and more! Other features of the new facility include a new playground, gross motor gym, high stimulation and low stimulation gyms, and a library! Enroll Now to get a spot in our new location! >>> <<< Al-Anon meetings, designed to help family and friends affected by alcohol, are held three days a week in the Arkadelphia area:

- Tues. at 7 p.m., Sturgis Building, corner of 9 and Caddo.

870-403-2019; Thurs. at 6:30 p.m., Park Hill Baptist Church.

870-403-2019; Fri. at noon, Clark County Library, 609 Caddo St.,

side door. 512-750-2292.

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New Technology at Baptist Health Connects Patients with Loved Ones Brandon Riddle Baptist Health Media

Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia has implemented new technology in all patient rooms that makes it easy for patients to connect with loved ones by using the video calling feature. At any point during their stay, patients can send their family member a secure link that connects them virtually and improves the ongoing communication during the stay.

This new technology also enables medical specialists to conduct virtual consultations no matter the location

so that patients don’t necessarily have to be transported to receive needed specialist care.

Known as BH3C –– with the “3C” standing for Care, Connect, and Communicate –– this new technology is an important part of Baptist Health’s continued focus on innovation through virtual care and telehealth to improve care delivery and the patient experience.

It has given the entire care team –– physicians, nurses, specialists, and more –– another tool to deliver the highest quality patient care, and it has given patients another way

to communicate and even bring the care team and family members together to discuss the patient’s care plan.

The primary component of BH3C for patient use is a touch-screen tablet with video capabilities from the Caregility platform and access to the patient’s MyChart account.

With the BH3C devices, doctors can drop into a patient’s room virtually without first calling a nurse to log in. It’s like walking down the hall and virtually entering a patient’s room, which makes it simpler and more efficient for the provider.

BH3C is helping Baptist Health hospitals make quick decisions with specialists visiting virtually and supporting hospitalists. Specialists can drop in virtually to see a patient and can then make a decision to support where the patient is or transport to another location.

Additionally, patients can bring in family members as part of the virtual visits with the care team, which can include multiple providers or guests at the same time. For example, a daughter can listen to the care plan for her mother with the provider on the

screen as well.

The technology allows all of Baptist Health’s hospitals to have access to specialtycare providers that were not previously accessible to them and will allow them to care for patients with more diverse conditions.

Specialty consults available virtually include areas in cardiology, pulmonary, infectious disease, wound care, behavioral health, and lactation consulting with more being added in the future.

The uses don’t stop with physicians. Nutritionists, pharmacists, case managers, and others can use the

system to assist patients and the care team in similar ways as well.

BH3C even improves communication when language is a barrier. The system provides instant translation services in 48 languages.

The clinician-focused components of BH3C that focus on increased patient monitoring include a wallmounted camera in most rooms with COVID-19 patients. Units that do not have rooms with the wallmounted device have a WiFi-enabled mobile cart with similar capabilities.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) introduced the High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act of 2021. Westerman and O’Halleran issued the following statements: “As co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Road Safety Caucus, I am proud to be an original cosponsor of bipartisan, common sense solutions such as this,” said Westerman. “Rural infrastructure is a critical facet of economic growth and quality of life for those who live in rural and tribal communities. All Americans rely on safe roads to go about their daily lives, and in rural areas, dangerous roads often cannot be avoided. Investing in road safety has significant potential to save lives.”

“Rural Arizonans are forced to drive on some of the most dangerous, outdated roads in America, putting First District families at risk every day on their way to work and school,” said O’Halleran. “I’m proud

to introduce this urgentlyneeded, bipartisan legislation that invests in the safety and economic growth of rural and tribal communities by providing the resources and funding necessary to complete critical high-risk rural road projects.”

Through the Highway Trust Fund, funds made available by the High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act of 2021 can be used for 20 eligible safety improving items including road safety audits, intersection safety improvements, the installation of rumble strips or other warning devices, improvement for pedestrian safety, guardrails or barriers, and shoulder widening.

The High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act of 2021 authorizes $750 million per year for five years for rural road safety improvements, with $150 million set aside for tribal governments.

of impaired driving is illegal and can result in the arrest of a driver.

When travel is necessary and someone is impaired, there are options to get to a destination that should be considered. Ask a sober driver

for help, use public transportation, a rideshare service or call a friend before trying to drive while impaired. The extra time it might take could save someone’s life.

Arkansas Department of Rural Road Health COVID-19 Update Safety Bill

Arkansas Department of Health

According to the Arkansas Department of Health Administration in its COVID-19 update, there are a total of 72,039 probable cases in the state as of April 19. In reference to ADH’s graph, there are a total of 333,511 cases with 325,969 recovered.

The counties are colored by light to dark in terms of density of cases.

The Dispatch will post an updated version of this graph weekly according to what is available from the Department of Health and state officials.

Vaccines are now available for a limited amount of people. Baptist Health in Arkadelphia has been sup-

plying shots for weeks for selected employees across town.

Golf, softball, women’s volleyball, and basketball are in full swing, so sports teams are keeping an eye on COVID guidelines. That’s not to say that there aren’t precautions, however, as games are being cancelled left and right to coincide with regulations.

With Joe Biden as the new President of the United States and vaccines being given to those that meet the needed qualifications, things are changing week by week.

People are encouraged to continue social distancing and staying at least six feet away from others. Testing is widely available in most cities.

Arkansas Law Enforcement Part of Five State Force Directing Patrols to Reduce Drug Impaired Driving Arkansas State Police Public Affairs Office

Arkansas State Troopers and law enforcement officers across the state will intensify their patrols next week looking for drivers who are impaired by drugs. The special operation is part of a five-state plan directed toward the dangerous practice of driving while under the influence of both illegal and legal drugs.

If You Feel Different, You Drive Different.

Drive High, Get a DWI, will kick-off Sunday, April 18th and continue through next Tuesday, April 20th. Law enforce-

ment agencies in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska are participating in the coordinated operation to get drug impaired drivers off the streets and highways.

During the If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. Drive High, Get a DWI effort in Arkansas, state troopers, local police officers and sheriff’s deputies will intensify enforcement of drug impaired driving laws. Just as drunk driving is caused by the consumption of alcohol, driving while intoxicated by drugs is illegal in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington D.C.

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Officers will stop and arrest anyone they find to be impaired by drugs or alcohol.

It’s an erroneous presumption by many that driving while high won’t diminish their judgement or ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Studies have proven that THC, the active component of marijuana, slows the mind’s reaction time, impairs cognitive performance, and challenges the ability of a driver to safely hold their position inside a traffic lane.

The simple truth is it doesn’t matter what term is used, anyone who is high, stoned, wasted, or drunk, is impaired.

Driving while impaired is illegal and can be deadly to the driver and others on the road.

“Operating any kind of vehicle while under the influence of a drug is dangerous and can lead to injury or death on the roadways,” said Colonel Bill Bryant, Arkansas State Police Director and

the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative.

“It doesn’t have to be an illegal substance to cause impairment, it can be medicine for a cold or a sleep aid,” Colonel Bryant continued. “Many over the counter and prescribed medications, as well as illegal substances like marijuana or cocaine can lead to impaired driving that will result in a DWI charge against the driver. Our state troopers and law enforcement partners will make no exceptions.”

A driver should always remember to never over medicate themselves, never drive after being prescribed a new medication until its known what effect it might have on their judgment, coordination, and reaction time. While particular medications may not necessarily impair a driver, the combination of a second or third medicine or the consumption of alcohol can often lead to impairment. Any form

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4 Sports

Thursday, April 22, 2021

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HSU Tripped Up in Sunday Finale at ECU, 5-3 Courtlin Haygarth HSU Sports

Henderson State saw a brief 3-0 lead before eventually dropping the series finale to East Central, 5-3.

The Reddies’ three-runs were all brought in by Addie Jordan as she sent a three-run home run over the left-center field wall. With two hits and three RBIs on the day, Jordan brought her weekend total to two runs, three hits and four RBIs. Henderson (11-27, 8-19) will return to Dee White Field this upcoming weekend when it takes on the Great American Conference’s first-place Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm in a 3-game series April 23 & 24.

With each team only seeing two hits total through the first two innings, Jordan

followed a Kailey Reese and Abbie Moore single with a three-run homer to put HSU on the board, 3-0. The dinger brings the freshman’s count to three on the season.

Henderson was able to hang onto its 3-0 lead for two more innings as Becca Almond only gave up three hits in the Tigers’ next two at-bats. With the Reddies unable to extend their lead any, the bottom of the fifth is when HSU saw its advantage evaporate.

The Tigers went from being down, 3-0, to being ahead, 5-3, on three swings of the bat as a grand-slam followed by back-to-back doubles turned the tables on Henderson. The momentum shift was too much for the Reddies to overcome as ECU claimed the game-3 victory, 5-3.

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Freshman Addie Jordan brought in three runs against East Central University in the upset match on Sunday. HSU lost the third and final game in the weekend series 5-3.

Tigers Complete Sweep of Southeastern Oklahoma State Ouachita Baptist Sports Ouachita Baptist baseball defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State 10-7 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep at Rab Rodgers Field.

The Tigers surrendered an early lead, but a seven-run sixth inning propelled the home team to victory.

Louis Steen doubled home the first run of the game in the bottom of the first and scored himself on a double steal attempt that saw Cade Burris gunned down at second.

The Savage Storm got a run back on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and took the lead with a fourrun fifth inning. The Tigers answered in the bottom of the fifth with Cole Kelly's

RBI double.

The sixth inning featured six runs scoring with two out. The party started when Tyler Riebock was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

The tying run crossed the plate when CW Schrader bounced into a double play.

Louis Steen's single to center drove in Zach Kuykendall. Three batters later, Pierce Mitchum drew a bases-loaded walk ahead of Simmons Sowell's bloop single that cleared the bases.

Southeastern scored a pair of runs in the seventh inning, but after allowing an inherited runner to score, Ben Miller was lights out over the final three innings.

He did not allow a runner to reach base against him, striking out four batters en route to the save.

Three things to know - Ouachita completed its first sweep of a Great American Conference series since March 2-3 of 2019 - Carter Wade earned the win in relief, picking up his first decision of the season - Starting pitcher Beau Burson set season highs with 4.2 innings pitched and five strikeouts

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OBU’s Ben Miller launches a ball towards the batter at Sunday’s game. The Tigers took the at home victory with a 10-7 score against Southeastern Oklahoma State.

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7 - Ouachita has won seven of its last eight games 5 - Riebock stole five bases in the three-game series (including two in the first inning Sunday) after entering the weekend with five steals on the year 8 - Steen drove in two runs for his team-leading eighth multi-RBI game of the season 17 - Cade Burris extended his reached base streak to 17 games 3 - Simmons Sowell’s three hits were a season high

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