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Ben Brauss
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Ben Brauss had two of Harding's seven hits Saturday.
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Harding HU 16-24, 11-16 GAC
7
Winner Southern Arkansas SAU 32-7, 25-2 GAC
Harding HU
16-24, 11-16 GAC
0
Final
7
Southern Arkansas SAU
32-7, 25-2 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Southern Arkansas SAU 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 7 8 0

W: Kenneth Tabor (8-1) L: Ward, Jackson (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Scott Goode (4/15/17)

Southern Arkansas Hits Two Homers in 7-0 Victory over Harding Baseball

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Mark Fontenot and Cortland McPherson both hit home runs and Kenneth Tabor pitched eight shutout innings as No. 7 Southern Arkansas completed a three-game sweep of the Harding baseball team with a 7-0 victory Saturday at Goodheart Field.

Southern Arkansas (32-7, 25-2) won Friday's doubleheader 12-9 and 9-6 and remains in first place in the GAC standings. Harding (16-24, 11-16) remained in seventh in the GAC among tournament-eligible teams.

McPherson's two-run home run came in the second off Harding starter Jackson Ward (2-5). Southern Arkansas scored two more in the fifth and led 4-0.

Fontenot's two-run home run came in the seventh to put the Muleriders up 6-0. Logan McCall relieved Ward after the second home run. McCall pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up an unearned run in the eighth.

Tabor (8-1) allowed six hits, walked three and struck out eight over eight innings.

Leadoff hitter Ben Brauss had two of Harding's seven hits. Brauss had five hits, including a grand slam, in the three-game series.

Harding's next game is a non-conference matchup Tuesday at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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