Harding (25-18, 17-13 GAC) at Arkansas Tech (19-21, 9-17 GAC)
Location: Russellville, Ark.
When: Tuesday (DH) 4 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Phil Berry (25-18, 1st season)
Southwestern Oklahoma – Kristina McSweeney (2nd season)
Live Stats – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
 
Harding
- Harding will finish its series with Arkansas Tech on Tuesday. The two teams played in Searcy on March 25. The Lady Bisons won both games 4-3.

- Harding heads into the doubleheader with a 25-18 overall record and a 17-13 GAC record. The Lady Bisons are currently ranked fifth in the GAC standings.

- Harding is coming off its first GAC series sweep last weekend. The Lady Bisons defeated Southwestern Oklahoma 3-0, 7-3, 4-1 and 10-2. Courtney Derrick, Harding's leadoff batter, led the Lady Bisons with a .563 batting average, had nine hits, four runs and had four RBI. Carolyn Clayton hit .417 for Harding and led the team with seven RBI in the series. She also had five hits, two doubles and a homerun. Lady Bison ace Amber Rollins had two wins and a save in the series. Rollins picked up her first shutout of the season in the first game of the series. She also had 15 strikeouts last weekend.

- Harding has a .322 team batting average that ranks third in the GAC and 58^th in NCAA Division II. The Lady Bisons have six players that are hitting over .300. Harding is led by Courtney Derrick who is hitting .390 which ranks 10^th in the GAC.

- Courtney Derrick has a team-high 60 hits and ranks tied for second in the GAC. She also leads the team in stolen bases with 16, ranking her fourth in the GAC.

- Amber Rollins leads the Lady Bisons in the circle with a 2.64 ERA which ranks fifth in the GAC. Rollins ranks tied for second in the GAC in wins with 14. She also leads the GAC and ranks 16^th in NCAA Division II in strikeouts with 153. It is 26 more than second place in the GAC.

- Amanda Berdon has had a hit in her last seven games. Kimmy Hendricks holds the record for the longest hitting streak this season with 10.

- Carolyn Clayton has reached base in 19 straight games. She also leads Harding in GAC games with a .384 batting average. In GAC games, she has 33 hits, eight doubles, four homeruns and a team leading 21 RBI.

Arkansas Tech

- Arkansas Tech is located in Russellville, Ark., and has an enrollment of 11,379.

- The Golden Suns head into Tuesday with a 19-21 overall record and a 9-17 GAC record.

- Arkansas Tech is coming off a 3-1 series loss against Northwestern Oklahoma. The Golden Suns won the first game of the series then fell in the final three games.

- Since the two games in Searcy, Arkansas Tech is 6-4 overall and 4-4 in GAC games.

- Arkansas Tech is 8-10 at home this season and it will be the Golden Suns eight straight home game.

- Arkansas Tech is led by Ashley Keen who is hitting .373, with 47 hits, 11 doubles and eight homeruns which ranks tied for seventh in the GAC. Whitney Robinson is hitting .360 with 45 hits, 10 doubles, two triples and two homeruns.

- The Golden Suns are led in the circle by Sydnee Clark who has a 2.28 ERA which ranks third in the GAC. In 21 appearances she has given up 100 hits, 45 runs and struck out 54.

Series

- Harding leads 2-0.

- In the two games earlier this season, Harding was led by Marley Edwards who had three hits, two doubles and three RBI. Carolyn Clayton and Courtney Derrick both had two RBI in the doubleheader.