RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The 18th-ranked Harding softball team completed the series sweep over Arkansas Tech Tuesday with a 1-0 Great American Conference victory. The Lady Bisons won both games against the Golden Suns earlier this season in Searcy, 3-0 and 5-0.

Harding improves to 34-9 overall and 19-5 in the GAC.

Arkansas Tech falls to 25-17 overall and 14-9 in the GAC.

Sophomore Riley Price and junior Abby Burch combined to toss a shutout on Tuesday. Price (16-3) started and picked up the win for Harding, throwing five shutout innings while giving up three hits. Burch threw two shutout innings without allowing a hit or a walk. She picked up her 14th save of the season which leads all NCAA Division II.

Seven different Harding players had a hit in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After five scoreless innings, Harding got on the board in the sixth when Kate Pierce had a pinch hit single up the middle that scored Chelsea Blankenship.

GAME NOTES

» The Lady Bisons out-hit the Golden Suns at a 7-3 clip.
» Harding pitchers faced 28 Arkansas Tech hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out one.
» Arkansas Tech was led offensively by junior Dani Lindsey, who went 1-for-3.
» Senior Bailey Buffington took the loss for Arkansas Tech and falls to 14-7 on the season. She went six innings and gave up seven hits.

Harding will be back in action this weekend when it hosts Southeastern Oklahoma in a three-game GAC series. First pitch is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m.