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Kinsey Beck
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Harding HU 7-4
5
Winner Henderson State HSU-SB 8-3
Harding HU
7-4
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Final
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Henderson State HSU-SB
8-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harding HU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
Henderson State HSU-SB 2 0 2 0 0 1 X 5 12 0

W: Michelle Sorensen (6-2) L: Johnson, Hannah (3-1)

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Winner Harding HU 8-4
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Henderson State HSU-SB 8-4
Winner
Harding HU
8-4
10
Final
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Henderson State HSU-SB
8-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harding HU 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 10 12 0
Henderson State HSU-SB 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 8 2

W: Ernest, Kelly Beth (0-0) L: Madison Calvert (0-0) S: Smith, Ashley (0)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Nathan Looney

Softball Splits with Henderson State to Open GAC Play

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Harding softball team dropped the first game of the doubleheader to Henderson State 5-1 but bounced back to win the second game 10-4 to open Great American Conference action on Friday.
 
Both teams move to 8-4 overall and 1-1 in the GAC.
 
Game One Key Innings (Henderson State 5, Harding 1)

  • Henderson State got on the board in the bottom of the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead after a two-run homer by Ashlyn White.
  • The Reddies tacked on two more runs in the third on four hits, led by Seahorn who doubled in two runs.
  • Harding got a run back in the fourth when Mackenzie Jones hit a triple that scored Kimmy Hendricks from first.
  • Henderson State scored its final run in the sixth on three hits.

 
Game One Key Statistics

  • The teams combined to leave 23 runs on the base. Harding left 12 and Henderson State left 11.
  • Peyton Mills, Kinsey Beck and Morgan Acosta each had two hits for Harding.
  • Ashyln White went 3-for-3 for Henderson State with two RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Michelle Sorenson got the win for the Reddies throwing a complete game. She gave up eight hits, walked five and struck out seven.
  •  Hannah Johnson got the loss for Harding and falls to 3-1 on the season. She threw six innings and struck out two in 34 batters faced.

 
Game Two Key Innings (Harding 10, Henderson State 4)

  • After a scoreless first inning, Harding scored six runs on five hits in the second inning. Amanda Berdon and Morgan Acosta each had a RBI in the inning. Alexus Lawellin then hit a grand slam to give Harding the 6-0 lead. It was Lawellin's first collegiate home run.
  • Harding tacked on two more runs in the third on two hits.
  • The Lady Bisons scored a run in the fourth and then a run in the sixth.
  • Henderson State got on the board in the fourth inning, scoring a run on two hits.
  • The Reddies scored two more runs on five hits in the fifth. Ashlyn White and Alexia Lopez each had a RBI for the Reddies in the inning.
  • Henderson State scored its final run in the bottom of the seventh after Lopez picked up her second RBI off a single.

 
Game Two Key Statistics

  • Harding had eight stolen bases in the game which set a new school record. Courtney Derrick and Peyton Mills each had two.
  • Kinsey Beck went 4-for-4 for the Lady Bisons with two RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Harding had 12 hits in the game and Henderson State had eight.
  • Kelly Beth Ernest got the win for Harding, pitching four innings. She gave up three hits and two earned runs. Ernest improves to 2-1 on the season.
  • Ashley Smith came on in relief for the Lady Bisons. She pitched three innings and picked up her first collegiate save.
  • Madison Calvert got the loss for Henderson State. She pitched 1 1/3 innings, gave up six hits and six earned runs.


Up Next

  • Harding and Henderson State will wrap up their series on Saturday in a doubleheader that starts at 1 p.m.
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