Box Score SEARCY - Sophomore
Davis Richardson hit two home runs, and Harding scored in every inning in a 13-3 victory over No. 26 Arkansas-Monticello in a non-conference game on Wednesday at Jerry Moore Field. The game ended after seven innings due to the NCAA's 10-run rule.
The Bisons (24-17) return to Great American Conference play with a three-game series at Ouachita Baptist beginning Friday.
Harding senior
Trent Wooldridge matched a career-high with four hits, including a double and a triple, scored three times and drove in three runs. Senior
Erin McCarver had two hits and drove in four runs, and senior
Matt Calhoun extended his career-best hitting streak to 11 games with a 2-for-4 effort that included two RBI.
Richardson hit solo home runs in the fourth and sixth innings and became the first Harding player to hit two home runs in a game a Jerry Moore Field since
Jeremy Bohnett hit two against Central Baptist in 2011.
Harding used five pitchers in the game with sophomore
Jacob Stripling (3-3) starting and getting the win.
Tyler Stanford,
Alan Copeland,
Hunter Payne, and
Bronson Smith each pitched an inning.
UAM starter Zach McKnight (4-3) took the loss. He allowed four earned runs in 1 2-3 innings.