Henderson State 3 Wayne State 2

            The Wayne State College softball team dropped a 3-2 contest to Henderson State of Arkansas Saturday morning in the 2020 season opener played at the Arkansas Monticello Tournament in Bentonville, Arkansas.  Henderson State is now 4-5 on the season while WSC is 0-1.
            The Wildcats scored one run in the opening inning as sophomore Kortney Buresh singled to left field to open the frame and later scored on a Kamryn Sparks single to center field. 
            Henderson State responded with single runs in the bottom of the first and third innings and took a 2-1 lead.
            Wayne State tied the score in the top of the fifth when Buresh singled with two outs and scored on a Kim Vidlak double to right field to even the score at 2-2.
            However the Reddies produced the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth inning and closed with a 3-2 win.
            Wayne State out-hit Henderson State in the contest 7-5.
            Buresh ended 3 for 4 with a trio of singles and scored both Wildcat runs while Vidlak was 2 for 3 with a double and single.  Ashley Hernandez added a double while Sparks singled to close out the Wildcat hitting attack.
            Freshman starting pitcher Sloan Cooksey fired a complete game in the loss, allowing just five hits and three runs with six strikeouts and three walks.
            Wayne State was slated to play Southwest Baptist at 2 p.m. in the second game of the day at the Arkansas Monticello Tournament.