Harding (14-13) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (14-6)
When: Tuesday, Mar. 24 at 2 p.m. (DH)
Where: Fort Smith, Ark. (Crowder Field)
Series: Harding leads 4-3

Harding Notes

Winners of its last four games, Harding will take on Arkansas-Fort Smith in a non-conference doubleheader Tuesday at Crowder Field in Fort Smith.

Harding is 7-8 in 15 non-conference games this season despite outscoring its opponents 58-47. The Bisons will be playing on the road in non-conference action for only the second time this season. The first non-conference road doubleheader was a split at Arkansas Tech on Mar. 10.

The Bisons have two hitters over .300 in non-conference games this season. Junior outfielder Zac Stewart is hitting .313 with eight runs scored and six RBIs. Junior shortstop John Chapman is hitting .306 with five runs and three RBIs.

Harding's pitching staff has a 2.57 ERA in non-conference games, allowing only 34 earned runs in 119 innings. Opponents have hit only .233 in those games.

Harding's projected starters for the games are junior Jacob Stripling and junior Andrew Ralston. Stripling is 1-3 with a 3.66 ERA and will be making his sixth start. Ralston is 2-0 with a 5.01 ERA and will be making his fifth start. His last win came against Arkansas-Fort Smith. He allowed only one earned run in six innings and struck out six.

Arkansas-Fort Smith Notes

Arkansas-Fort Smith is 14-6 overall entering the doubleheader and is coming off a two-games-to-one series victory over Southwestern Oklahoma. The Lions' loss in the series was its first in 10 home games this season.

Series

Harding and Arkansas-Fort Smith played a doubleheader in Searcy on March 17. The Bisons won both games by one-run margins. Stewart went 4-for-7 with a run and two RBIs in the doubleheader, and Noah Chandler was 3-for-7.