Harding (15-14, 7-9 GAC) vs. Arkansas-Monticello (18-11, 9-7 GAC)
Location: Searcy, Ark.
When: Friday (DH) 2 p.m., Saturday (DH) 12 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Phil Berry (15-14, 1st season)
Arkansas-Monticello – Alvy Early (645-327-2, 18th season)
Live Stats and Live Video – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
Harding
- Harding heads into the weekend with a 15-14 overall record and a 7-9 GAC record.
- Harding is coming off a GAC series at Southern Arkansas last weekend. The Lady Muleriders won all four games. Carolyn Clayton led Harding in the series, hitting .400 in 10 at bats. She had four hits, including a homerun and drove in two. Kinsey Beck, Kimmy Hendricks and Amanda Berdon all drove in a run for the Lady Bisons. Amber Rollins struck out 15 in three appearances in the series for Harding.
- Harding has a .307 team batting average that ranks sixth in the GAC. Kinsey Beck leads Harding at the plate, batting .387. She has 29 hits, five doubles and a homerun. Courtney Derrick is hitting .376, Brookleynn Moon is hitting .338 and Marley Edwards is hitting .319.
- Courtney Derrick ranks fourth in the GAC in hits with 38 and ranks fifth in stolen bases with 11.
- Amber Rollins leads the Lady Bisons in the circle with a 3.06 ERA which ranks tied for seventh in the GAC. Rollins ranks fourth in the GAC in wins with eight. She also leads the GAC in strikeouts with 94 which is 15 more than second place.
- So far this season in GAC games, Brookleynn Moon has 10 hits, three doubles, and two homeruns. She leads Harding with 10 RBI.
Arkansas-Monticello
- Arkansas-Monticello is located in Monticello, Ark., and has an enrollment of 3,483.
- The Cotton Blossoms head into the series with an 18-11 overall record and a 9-7 GAC record. Arkansas-Monticello is currently in fifth place in the GAC standings.
- The Cotton Blossoms are coming off a 3-1 series win over Arkansas Tech. Arkansas-Monticello won the first three games 7-6, 5-2 and 9-1 before falling 6-1 in the final game.
- The Cotton Blossoms are also coming off a 10 game home stand. Arkansas-Monticello hasn't played a road game since March 1. The Cotton Blossoms are 8-9 away from their home field this season.
- Arkansas-Monticello has two players that are hitting over .400 on the season. Beth Johnson leads the Cotton Blossoms, hitting .441 with 41 hits, 10 doubles, five triples and five homeruns. She also has 26 RBI. Kali Piha is hitting .429 with 42 hits, 11 doubles and six homeruns.
- Arkansas-Monticello is led in the circle by Courtney Wilson who has a 10-4 record and a 2.94 ERA.
Series
- First meeting between the two teams.
