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5
Ark.-Monticello UAM 11-8, 6-4 GAC
15
Winner Harding HU 15-6, 5-5 GAC
Ark.-Monticello UAM
11-8, 6-4 GAC
5
Final
15
Harding HU
15-6, 5-5 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Ark.-Monticello UAM 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 11 3
Harding HU 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 6 15 15 0

W: Long, Maddox (3-2) L: Derek Potts (2-1)

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Ark.-Monticello UAM 11-9, 6-5 GAC
5
Winner Harding HU 16-6, 6-5 GAC
Ark.-Monticello UAM
11-9, 6-5 GAC
1
Final
5
Harding HU
16-6, 6-5 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ark.-Monticello UAM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2
Harding HU 0 4 0 0 1 0 X 5 6 0

W: Roguske, Will (2-0) L: Connor Irvine (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Scott Goode (3/10/23)

Extra, Extra: Bison Bats Wallop Weevils in Doubleheader Sweep

SEARCY – On Tuesday, Harding had a season-high nine extra-base hits in a nonconference win over Union. The Bisons continued their extra-base bashing Saturday with 12 more in a doubleheader sweep of Arkansas-Monticello in Great American Conference action at Jerry Moore Field.

Harding had eight extra-base hits in a 15-5, 10-run rule shortened game one, and had four of its six hits go for extra bases in a 5-1 victory in game two.

With the sweep, Harding improved to 16-6 overall and 6-5 in the GAC. At the end of play Friday, the Bisons were in a tie with Arkansas-Monticello (11-9, 6-5) for fifth place in the GAC standings. Harding has won four straight and 12 of its 14 home games this season.

Harding led 4-0 after three innings but an Arkansas-Monticello grand slam in the fourth tied the game. The Bisons answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth, three more in the fifth, one in the seventh and six big runs, all with two outs, in the eighth to end the game.

Harding had six players with multiple hits including Michael Dewald who went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. He was one of six different Harding players with a double. It was the most doubles in a game for the Bisons this season and the most since Harding had seven doubles in a game against Ouachita Baptist last March.

The Bisons also had two players hit their first home runs in Harding uniforms. Freshman Colin Helms hit a three-run homer in the fifth, and Sebastian Martinez hit a solo shot to get Harding rolling in the eighth inning.

Junior Maddox Long (3-2) earned his third win of the season on the mound. He struck out five and allowed four earned runs over five innings. Dylan Penick (2.0 IP) and Andrew Bradshaw (1.0 IP) closed out the game for the Bisons.

A four-run second innings provided all the offense Harding needed in game two. Not surprisingly, extra-base hits led to Harding's success.

Logan Lacey hit his team-leading 12th double of the season to lead off the frame. Helms then doubled to left to score Lacey. Dewald laced Harding's first three-bagger of the day to score Helms, and Dewald scored on a fielding error. Newsom then stole second and third and came home on a throwing error by the Arkansas-Monticello catcher.

Harding's fifth run came in the fifth when Seth Johnson launched his team-leading sixth home run on a 2-0 pitch.

Sophomore Will Roguske (2-0) remained unbeaten on the mound. He pitched a complete game, allowing only five hits and one earned run with three strikeouts.

The win in game two was Harding's 100th victory all-time in 185 games against Arkansas-Monticello in a series that dates to 1960.

Due to impending weather in Searcy tomorrow. Harding and Arkansas-Monticello will play the series finale at 9:30 a.m. at Jerry Moore Field. The Bisons will be looking for its second sweep of Arkansas-Monticello in Searcy in the last three series the teams have played at Jerry Moore Field. The Bisons last swept the Weevils in 2019.
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