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Harding University Athletics

Peyton Mills
4
East Central ECU 15-22, 10-17 GAC
6
Winner Harding HU 26-11, 18-9 GAC
East Central ECU
15-22, 10-17 GAC
4
Final
6
Harding HU
26-11, 18-9 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East Central ECU 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 10 1
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 6 6 2

W: Garrett, Emily (8-2) L: Demi Danell (3-5) S: Berry, Amanda (4)

2
East Central ECU 15-23, 19-9 GAC
7
Winner Harding HU 27-11, 10-18 GAC
East Central ECU
15-23, 19-9 GAC
2
Final
7
Harding HU
27-11, 10-18 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East Central ECU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11 0
Harding HU 7 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1

W: Berry, Amanda (9-5) L: Caitlin Kneblik (4-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Nathan Looney

Big Innings Lead to Softball Doubleheader Sweep

SEARCY – The 19th-ranked Harding softball team swept both games of the Great American Conference doubleheader Sunday against East Central. The Lady Bisons won 6-4 and 7-2.

Harding improves to 27-11 overall and 10-18 in the GAC.

East Central falls to 15-23 overall and 19-9 in the GAC.

After the wins and two Southeastern Oklahoma losses, Harding is in third place in the GAC standings.


Game One Key Innings (Harding 6, East Central 4)

-         East Central scored a run in the fourth inning when Claresha Clemons hit a solo home run to right field.

-         The Tigers added two more runs in the fifth off three hits and a Harding error.

-         Harding then scored six runs off five hits in the sixth inning to take a 6-3 lead. Peyton Mills, Amanda Fields, Katie Carney and Mason McCord all had an RBI and Lindsey Duncan had two RBI.

-         East Central got a run in the seventh but a strikeout gave Harding the win.

Game One Key Statistics

-         East Central had 10 hits by nine different players.

-         Harding had six hits with Amanda Fields going 2-for-3.

-         Emily Garrett received the win in 1 2/3 innings of relief. She gave up one earned run and had a strikeout. Amanda Berry came in and got the last out for her fourth save of the season. Emma Dwyer started the game for Harding and went five innings.

-         Demi Danell received the loss and falls to 3-5 on the season for East Central.

Game Two Key Innings (Harding 7, East Central 2)

-         Harding scored seven runs off five hits in the top of the first to lead 7-0. Seven different players had a RBI in the inning.

-         East Central got a run back in the fifth off three hits. Claresha Clemons picked up the RBI in the inning.

-         The Tigers scored its other run in the seventh when Jacey Henry reached on a Harding error, Bryant scored on the play and Chloe Wigington was thrown out at home for the final out of the game.

 
Game Two Key Statistics

-         East Central had 11 hits and left eight runners on base.

-         Harding had five hits with Peyton Mills going 2-for-4.

-         Amanda Berry received the win for the Lady Bisons and improves to 9-5. She threw five innings, gave up one earned run and had a strikeout. Emily Garrett pitched two innings of relief and didn't give up an earned run.

-         Caitlin Kneblik received the loss for East Central and falls to 4-2.


Up Next

-         The two teams will wrap up their series Monday with a doubleheader starting at noon.

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