Long Long Ball Lifts UCO To Sweep Of Lopers

KEARNEY, Neb. – Tatum Long blasted a sixth-inning grand slam to cap a late rally that lifted Central Oklahoma to a thrilling 6-5 second-game victory over Nebraska-Kearney Saturday afternoon. The No. 6-ranked Bronchos plastered the Lopers 11-0 in the five-inning opener before overcoming a 5-1 deficit in the nightcap to earn the sweep. UCO improved to 40-8 in reaching the 40-win mark for the 10th time in 13 seasons and are now 20-2 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. “We didn’t play very well the first five innings and put ourselves in a bind, but the girls never gave up,”…