Harding (20-15, 12-10 GAC) vs. Northwestern Oklahoma (21-9, 11-5 GAC)
Location: Alva, Okla.
When: Friday (DH), 2 p.m. Saturday (DH), 12 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Phil Berry (20-15, 1st season)
Northwestern Oklahoma – Jason Anderson (21-9, 1st season)
Live Stats – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
Harding
- Harding heads to Alva, Okla., for the first time to take on Northwestern Oklahoma in Great American Conference action Friday and Saturday.
- Harding heads into the weekend with a 20-15 overall record and a 12-10 GAC record. The Lady Bisons are in sixth place in the GAC standings.
- Harding is coming off two 4-3 wins over Arkansas Tech on Tuesday. The Lady Bisons came from behind in both games to get the win. Marley Edwards had the game winning hit in game one and Courtney Derrick had the winning hit in game two. Amber Rollins got both of the wins as she went the distance in the first game. She came in for one inning of relief to get the win in game two.
- Harding has won five of its last six GAC games. The Lady Bisons won the series against Arkansas-Monticello last weekend 3-1.
- Harding has a .314 team batting average that ranks fifth in the GAC. Courtney Derrick leads Harding at the plate, batting .385. She has 47 hits, two doubles and one triple. Brookleynn Moon is hitting .352 with 32 hits, seven doubles, one triple and leads the team in homeruns with five.
- Courtney Derrick ranks fourth in the GAC in hits with 47 and ranks tied for fifth in stolen bases with 11.
- Amber Rollins leads the Lady Bisons in the circle with a 2.71 ERA which ranks fifth in the GAC. Rollins ranks tied for first in the GAC in wins with 12. She also leads the GAC and ranks 17th in NCAA Division II in strikeouts with 130. It is 36 more than second place in the GAC.
Northwestern Oklahoma
- Northwestern Oklahoma is located in Alva, Okla., and has an enrollment of 2,135.
- The Rangers head into the weekend with a 21-9 overall record and 11-5 GAC record.
- Northwestern Oklahoma has lost three of its last four GAC games. The Rangers split with Southwestern Oklahoma on Tuesday, winning the first game 7-4 before falling in the second game 5-3. Northwestern Oklahoma split their series against Henderson State last weekend. The Rangers won the first two games before losing the final two.
- Northwestern Oklahoma is 8-4 at home this season. It will only be the third GAC series at home for the Rangers.
- Northwestern Oklahoma is led by Shelby Anderson who is hitting .426. She has 40 hits, two doubles, 11 homeruns and 31 RBI. Anderson also leads the Rangers in the circle with a GAC leading 1.11 ERA. She has a 12-3 record in 94 2/3 innings pitched with four shutouts.
Series
- First meeting between the two teams.
