RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Mother nature's interventions have turned what was supposed to be a balanced schedule into a 14-game homestand.

The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team will continue that homestand this week. hosting Harding in a Great American Conference doubleheader on Tuesday before hosting Central Region foe Northeastern State in a doubleheader on Wednesday at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex.

Tuesday's games will begin at 4 p.m., while Wednesday's games are slated for a 3 p.m. start. All four games will be carried live on 100.9-FM (KWKK) in Russellville.

The GAC series on Tuesday is a pivotal one for the Golden Suns (18-6, 9-3 GAC), who enter play in third place in the GAC standings behind Henderson State and Arkansas-Monticello. Harding (7-17, 2-8 GAC) has struggled out of the gate this year, but split a two-game set with UAM this past weekend before the final day of games were rained out.

Harding has struggled away from home this season, posting a 1-5 record in road contests this season. The Lady Bisons' lone road win came against Southern Nazarene on Feb. 20.

HU is led offensively by Mackenzie Jones, whose .421 batting average is good enough to rank fourth in the Great American Conference. In the circle, Amber Rollins leads the way with a 4-7 record and a 2.61 ERA.

Meanwhile, the Golden Suns have the top offensive unit in the Great American Conference, hitting .343 and slugging 45 home runs. The Golden Suns lead the nation in home runs per game with an average of 1.96, sitting ahead of Lone Star Conference member Cameraon, who averages 1.93 homers per contest. The Golden Suns also rank No. 3 nationally in slugging percentage (.617).

Northeastern State comes to Russellville with a 12-14 record, but having won four of six. The RiverHawks swept twinbills on the road from Lindenwood and Lincoln before dropping a pair to Washburn one week ago.