SEARCY – The 16th-ranked Harding softball team had a doubleheader shutout of Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday in Great American Conference. Harding won 2-0 and 8-0 in five innings.

Harding has won 15 straight dating back to Feb. 24.

The Lady Bisons improves to 23-3 on the season and 13-1 in the GAC. Oklahoma Baptist falls to 8-12 overall and 1-11 in the GAC.

Game One Key Innings (#16 Harding 2, Oklahoma Baptist 0)

-         With runners at first and second and one out for Harding, Madi Trump hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Kimmy Hendricks-Campbell.

-         Harding picked up an insurance run in the sixth when Autumn Humes doubled off the top of the wall that scored Peyton Mills from first.

Game One Key Statistics

-         Harding had six hits in the game, led by Kimmy Hendricks-Campbell who went 2-for-2.

-         Oklahoma Baptist produced seven hits but left eight runners on base.

-         Hannah Johnson picked up the win for Harding to improve to 12-1 on the season. She threw her seventh complete game and picked up her sixth shutout of the season. She also struck out four.

-         Haylee Zimmerman received the loss for Oklahoma Baptist and falls to 5-4 on the season. She gave up six hits, two earned runs and walked two.

 
Game Two Key Innings (#16 Harding 8, Oklahoma Baptist 0 – 5 innings)

-         With a runner at second, Madi Trump layed down a sacrifice bunt that scored Amanda Berdon to give Harding a 1-0 lead in the second.

-         Harding blew the game open when it scored four runs on three hits in the third. Kimmy Hendricks-Campbell, Amanda Berdon, Brookelynn Moon and Katie Carney each had a RBI in the inning.

-         Harding made it an 8-0 game in the fifth scoring a run on a wild pitch and had a bases loaded walk.

 
Game Two Key Statistics

-         Harding had nine hits in the game with Alexus Lawellin and Brookelynn Moon each having two.

-         Autumn Humes, who is coming off a perfect game, allowed one hit and picked up the complete game shutout. She improves to 10-1 on the season. In five innings of work, she only allowed two base runners and struck out seven.

-         MaKenzie Jones received the loss for Oklahoma Baptist. She falls to 1-4 on the season.

Up Next

-         The two teams will wrap up their four-game series with a doubleheader on Sunday at 1 p.m.