Harding (6-3, 0-0 GAC) vs. Southern Nazarene (5-4, 0-0 GAC)
Location: Searcy, Ark.
When: Friday and Saturday
Time: 1 p.m. (DH on Friday); 12 p.m. (DH on Saturday)
Coaches:
Harding – Phil Berry (6-3, 1st season)
Southern Nazarene – Tere Webber (261-236, 10th season)
Live Stats/Live Video – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
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Harding
- Harding heads into its first Great American Conference series with a 6-3 record. It will also be the first home game for the Lady Bisons.
- Harding is coming off a 4-2 performance at the Arkansas-Monticello Tournament that was held in Bentonville, Ark. The Lady Bisons defeated Rockhurst 11-10, Southwest Baptist 10-6, Oklahoma Panhandle 10-5 and Drury 5-4. Harding fell to Northwest Missouri 13-5 and Pittsburg State 6-2. Brookelynn Moon hit .529 in the tournament with nine hits. She also had three doubles and a homerun.
- Harding has a GAC leading .354 batting average heading into the weekend. The Lady Bisons are led by Brookelynn Moon who ranks tied for fourth in the GAC, hitting .500. Kinsey Beck is hitting .452 and Marley Edwards is hitting .400.
- Amber Rollins leads the Lady Bisons in the circle with a 3.44 ERA. Danielle Hubbard has the most wins for Harding (4-1) and she has a 4.52 ERA.
- Harding has 95 hits on the season with 21 doubles, one triple and five homeruns. All of the Lady Bison homers came last weekend in the Arkansas-Monticello Tournament.
Southern Nazarene
- Southern Nazarene is located in Bethany, Okla., and has an enrollment of 1,702.
- Southern Nazarene heads into the series with a 5-4 record and a three-game winning streak.
- The Crimson Storm is 0-1 on the road this season and is 5-3 at neutral sites. Southern Nazarene has participated in same tournaments as Harding. The Crimson Storm went 1-2 in the Tarleton Tournament and 4-2 in the Arkansas-Monticello Tournament.
- Southern Nazarene will also be playing its first GAC games this season.
- Lindy Fluman leads the Crimson Storm, hitting .438 in 32 at bats.
- Southern Nazarene has 84 hits on the season with seven doubles and four homeruns.
- The Crimson Storm is led in the circle by Kayla Wyatt who has a 3-1 record and a 2.62 ERA.
- Southern Nazarene ranks third in the GAC in batting, with a .323 average.
Series
- First meeting between the two teams.