WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Baseball fell 9-5 to Southern Arkansas in the opening game of the GAC series on Friday. The Bulldogs trailed 5-0 after the top of the fifth inning and never managed to dig themselves completely out of the hole.

Cooper Cantwell (L, 3-2) cruised through his first three innings on the mound for SWOSU before eventually surrendering a single run to SAU in the fourth inning on back-to-back doubles. It was the fifth inning that gave him trouble after the Muleriders plated four runs – all with two outs – which included a three-run home run.

Trailing 5-0, SWOSU got one run ba...