OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA —Erikka Burke not only shattered the single-season homerun record for the Eastern New Mexico University softball team (17-27), but lifted the Greyhounds to victory in the first game of Monday's doubleheader in doing so. Her fifth-inning, two-run homer proved to be the difference as ENMU posted a 3-2 win over Oklahoma Christian at Tom Heath Field. The Eagles (25-19) rallied for a 3-0 win in the nightcap.

In the Series

• Eastern is 4-8 against Oklahoma Christian with a 3-3 mark on the road
• The teams have split the last four meetings
• Today's opener was the first one-run game in the series

The Long Ball

• With her 15^th homer of the season, Burke has eclipsed Kristen Cruickshank's previous record (14), set in the 2009 season
• She now has 37 homers for her career
• ENMU's 43 homers this season trails only the 2006 season (57) in the team's record books for most in a season

 
Game 1

• Burke drew the first of four walks in the inning and scored the game's first run on a passed ball
• OC starter Kaylie Upton escaped further damage in the inning and left the bases loaded
• With an infield single, ground out and walk in the bottom of the second inning, Leslie Reyes retired two straight batters to retain the 1-0 lead
• Oklahoma Christian took advantage of a leadoff walk to Jessica Killer in the third and pulled even on a sacrifice fly from Kayla Eichler
• Killer drove in a run in the fourth inning to give the Eagles a 2-1 advantage, but Reyes etired two straight batters with two runners in scoring position
• One out into the Greyhound fifth, Precious Aguirre drew a walk, before Burke hammered a go-ahead two-run homer to right field
• Reyes retired the final 11 batters of the game to earn her eighth win of the season
• Elena Garcia doubled for Eastern
• Aguirre, Burke and Jennifer McElroy each walked twice
• McElroy saw her team-best 11-game hit streak snapped

 
Game 2

• Sheridan Fuller tripled in the bottom of the first inning and scored on a Madison Nordyke ground out
• The Eagles tacked on insurance runs in the second and fourth inning
• Kimberly Herron allowed four hits over 3.1 innings for ENMU
• Aguirre, McElroy and Elena Garcia each had a base hit for the Hounds
• Madison Hagood scattered three hits for OC and struck out six batters

 
Up Next

• The Eastern New Mexico University softball team will return to action on Friday, to host Texas A&M-Kingsville in a Lone Star Conference doubleheader
• The first game is scheduled for 5 p.m. MT and will open the final home series of the season
• Greyhound Club Members are welcome at a BBQ in the tailgating section of Greyhound Stadium at 5 p.m., where hot dogs will be served on a first come, first served basis