Harding (18-15, 10-10 GAC) vs. Arkansas Tech (13-15, 5-11 GAC)
Location: Searcy, Ark.
When: Tuesday (DH), 2 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Phil Berry (18-15, 1st season)
Arkansas Tech – Kristina McSweeney (39-36, 2nd season)
Live Stats and Live Video – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
Harding
- Harding will be playing its first midweek Great American Conference games against Arkansas Tech. The Lady Bisons will play two at home on Tuesday and then they will finish the GAC series at Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark., on April 8.
- Harding heads into Tuesday with an 18-15 overall record and a 10-10 GAC record. The Lady Bisons are tied for sixth with Arkansas-Monticello in the GAC standings.
- Harding is coming off a 3-1 GAC series win over Arkansas-Monticello this past weekend. Amber Rollins struck out 26 batters in series and picked up two wins and a save. She broke the GAC strikeout record in a game with 14 in the series opener. Kimmy Hendricks led Harding at the plate in the series. She hit .545, with four singles, one double and a homerun. Brookelynn Moon hit .455 in the series with five hits, one triple and two homeruns. Moon hit two homeruns in the 3-2 win in game two of the series.
- Harding has a .312 team batting average that ranks fifth in the GAC. Courtney Derrick leads Harding at the plate, batting .386. She has 44 hits, two doubles and one triple. Brookleynn Moon is hitting .353 with 30 hits, seven doubles and leads the team in homeruns with five.
- Courtney Derrick ranks third in the GAC in hits with 44 and ranks tied for fifth in stolen bases with 11.
- Amber Rollins leads the Lady Bisons in the circle with a 2.77 ERA which ranks seventh in the GAC. Rollins ranks tied for second in the GAC in wins with 10. She also leads the GAC in strikeouts with 120 which is 31 more than second place.
Arkansas Tech
- Arkansas Tech is located in Russellville, Ark., and has an enrollment of 11,379.
- The Golden Suns head into Tuesday with a 13-15 overall record and a 5-11 GAC record.
- Arkansas Tech is coming off a series split against Southern Arkansas this past weekend in Russellville. The Golden Suns won the first two games 11-4 and 2-0 but fell in the final two games, both by a 4-2 score.
- Arkansas Tech is 8-8 on the road this season. The Golden Suns are 6-3 in their last nine games.
- Arkansas Tech is led by Ashley Keen who is hitting .438, with 39 hits, eight doubles and eight homeruns which ranks tied for third in the GAC. Whitney Robinson is hitting .378 with 34 hits, seven doubles, two triples and two homeruns.
- The Golden Suns are led in the circle by Sydnee Clark who has a 2.22 ERA which ranks third in the GAC. In 16 appearances she has given up 68 hits, 32 runs and struck out 37.
Series
- First meeting between the two teams.
