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Alan Copeland
Alan Copeland doubled twice and scored three runs, including the game-winner.
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Henderson St. HSU 3-8, 0-1 GAC
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Winner Harding HU 5-5, 1-0 GAC
Henderson St. HSU
3-8, 0-1 GAC
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Final
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Harding HU
5-5, 1-0 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Henderson St. HSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 2
Harding HU 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 2

W: Stripling, Jacob (1-0) L: Nick Vanthillo (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Scott Goode (2/19/16)

Baseball Bisons Win GAC Opener in Twelve Innings

SEARCY – Harding sophomore Tyler Mohr will never forget his first hit as a Bison.

Mohr, from Littleton, Colorado, came on as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 12th inning and delivered a game-winning single through the right side of the infield that scored Alan Copeland from third base with the winning run in Harding's 5-4 victory over Henderson State on Friday in the first game of the Great American Conference schedule.

The two teams will conclude the series Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at noon.

KEY INNINGS
  • Harding took a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Alan Copeland and a run-scoring single from Noah Chandler.
  • The Bisons lead jumped to 5-0 in the fourth. Harding had four hits in the inning. Jaxon Mohr drove in a run with a single to right, Chris Taylor doubled in a run, and Zach Beasley had an RBI single through the left side.
  • Henderson State scored a run in the sixth and two in both the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game.
  • Harding had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the 10th. The Bisons had the bases loaded with one out but a double play ended the inning.
  • In the 12th, Copeland walked with one out and moved to second on Noah Chandler's single. Jacob Stripling, who was pitching in relief for the Bisons at the time, was the scheduled hitter. Mohr replaced him as the pinch hitter and bounced a 1-1 pitch into right field to score Copeland.
KEY STATISTICS
  • Andrew Fiddler started for Harding and allowed only two earned runs in 6 1/3 innings with no walks and five strikeouts.
  • Harding used five pitchers with Stripling going the last two innings and earning his first victory of the season.
  • Vantillo, Henderson State's fourth pitcher, dropped to 1-2, taking the loss after allowing the winning run to score.
  • Alan Copeland doubled twice for the second time in his career. He also had two doubles against Southwestern Okahoma on April 20, 2015. Copeland also scored three runs of the first time in his career.
  • Zac Stewart had two hits and now has a team-best six-game hitting streak.
  • Chris Taylor had a single and a double for his first career two-hit game.
  • Noah Chandler was 2-for-5 for his second multi-hit game of the season.
  • Harding improved to 5-0 this season when scoring first.
  • Hayden Lessenberry was 3-for-6 for Henderson State and was the only player with three hits in the game.
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