SEARCY – The 17th-ranked Harding softball team won two out of three games Saturday over Southern Nazarene in Great American Conference action. The Lady Bisons won the suspended game from Friday 4-3 and then split the scheduled doubleheader winning the first game 1-0 but fell 5-1 in the second. With the win Friday, Harding won the series 3-1.

Harding improves to 23-7 overall and 15-5 in the GAC.

Southern Nazarene falls to 10-18 overall and 7-11 in the GAC.

Game Two of the Series Key Innings (Harding 4, Southern Nazarene 3)

-         Harding got on the board first in the first inning when Briley Feringa singled in Madi Trump from second.

-         Southern Nazarene tied the game in the fourth off two hits and an error. Kendal Stockstill scored on the Harding error.

-         The Lady Bisons answered back with three runs on a hit and two errors in the fourth inning. Madi Trump singled in two Harding runs and Lindsey Duncan scored on a throwing error.

-         The Crimson Storm's comeback fell short in the seventh, scoring two runs on two hits. Victoria Rodriguez walked with the bases loaded and Kai Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly. Harding got out of the inning with a ground out to second.

 
Game Two of the Series Key Statistics

-         Harding had four hits with Peyton Mills going 2-for-3.

-         Southern Nazarene had nine hits with three players having two.

-         Emily Garrett got the win for the Lady Bisons and improves to 7-2. She pitched six innings, gave up one earned run and struck out two. Emma Dwyer received the save with one inning of work. It was her third of the season.

-         Mahina Sauer received the loss and falls to 0-3 on the season. She threw three innings, gave up one earned run and had one strikeout.

Game Three of the Series Key Innings (Harding 1, Southern Nazarene 0)

-         Harding scored the only run of the game in the second when Briley Feringa hit a sacrifice fly to center that scored Madi Trump.

 
Game Three of the Series Key Statistics

-         Harding had four hits, led by Madison Leggett who went 2-for-3.

-         Southern Nazarene had two hits by its seven and eight hitters.

-         Emma Dwyer got the complete game shutout. It was her fifth complete game and her third shutout. She did not allow a hit threw four innings. Dwyer walked one and struck out six against 25 batters.

-         Katelyn Brown received the loss for Southern Nazarene and falls to 6-10.

Game Four of the Series Key Innings (Southern Nazarene 5, Harding 1)

-         Southern Nazarene took a 1-0 lead in the first on two hits. Riley Brown laid down a sacrifice bunt that scored Katelyn Brown.

-         Harding tied the game in the second on two hits when Katie Carney hit a single up the middle to score Madison Leggett.

-         The Crimson Storm made it 2-1 game in the third when Mahina Sauer laid down a sacrifice bunt that scored Cheyenne Reynolds.

-         Southern Nazarene added two more runs in the fifth on three hits.

-         The Crimson Storm took a 5-1 lead in the seventh on a hit and an error. Kai Sanchez scored on the Harding error.

 
Game Four of the Series Key Statistics

-         Southern Nazarene had nine hits with Kaley Knox, Katelyn Brown, Mahina Sauer and Cheyenne Reynolds all have two.

-         Harding had five hits by five different players.

-         Brooke Tate got the win for Southern Nazarene in four innings of work and Katelyn Brown picked up the save.

-         Amanda Berry received the loss for Harding and falls to 7-3.

Up Next

-         Harding will continue GAC action next weekend when it travels to Durant, Oklahoma to take on Southeastern Oklahoma in a four-game series. First pitched is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m.