RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Jalissa Gum fired a two-hitter and fanned 16 hitters in the opener, while driving in three runs in the nightcap to lead the No. 6 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (14-1, 6-0 Great American Conference) to a doubleheader sweep of reigning conference champion Henderson State (9-6, 2-3), as Tech won the opener 8-1 before taking a 7-4 win in the day's finale.
?NEXT UP- The Golden Suns will conclude their four-game set with Henderson State on Saturday, Feb. 27 in a noon doubleheader.
(GAME ONE) HSU STARTING LINEUP- Courtney Warren (C)
- Ashlyn White (DP)
- Keirsten Seahorn (RF)
- Alexia Lopez (1B)
- Jordan Griffith (3B)
- Morgan South (LF)
- Destiny Garza (2B)
- Michelle Sorensen (P)
- Shayla Wright (CF)
Ashleigh Erb (SS)
TECH STARTING LINEUP- Alex Edinger (3B)
- Gaby Vasquez (2B)
- Jalissa Gum (P)
- Sarah Coronado (SS)
- Ashley Savage (LF)
- Destiny Crumpley (1B)
- Janie Knowles (C)
- Kambri Hill (CF)
- Samantha Herweck (RF)
SCORING PLAYS- Tech 1st – S. Coronado doubled to center field, 2 RBI; J. Gum scored; G. Vasquez scored. (Tech 2, HSU 0)
- Tech 2nd – G. Vasquez walked, RBI; A. Edinger advanced to second; S. Herweck advanced to third; K. Hill scored, unearned. (Tech 3, HSU 0)
Tech 2nd – S. Coronado reached on a fielding error by ss; J. Gum advanced to third; G. Vasquez scored, unearned; A. Edinger scored, unearned. (Tech 5, HSU 0) - HSU 4th – A. White homered to left center, RBI. (Tech 5, HSU 1)
- Tech 5th – A. Savage homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 6, HSU 1)
- Tech 5th – A. Edinger singled up the middle, 2 RBI; J. Knowles scored; A. Anderson scored. (Tech 8, HSU 1)
OF RECORD- Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (4-0)
Losing Pitcher: Michelle Sorensen (6-3)
NOTABLES- Gum outdueled the GAC's reigning Pitcher of the Year with her stellar performance – Tech erupted for ten hits and eight runs, five earned while Sorenson walked six and fanned four in six innings of work. Gum was nearly flawless, allowing two hits and one run in seven innings of work, walking none and fanning 16.
- Edinger, Gum, and Crumpley had two hits apiece for the Golden Suns.
- Coronado and Edinger drove in two runs, while Vasquez scored twice.
- After HSU's White hit a solo homer in the top of the fourth, Gum struck out the next six Reddies she faced – part of a stretch from the second into the sixth inning where Gum struck out 10 of the 11 batters she faced.
(GAME TWO) HSU STARTING LINEUP- Courtney Warren (RF)
- Ashlyn White (DP)
- Keirsten Seahorn (C)
- Alexia Lopez (1B)
- Jordan Griffith (3B)
- Destiny Garza (2B)
- Morgan South (LF)
- Lakin Wolever (SS)
- Alexis Morton (CF)
Madison Calvert (P)
TECH STARTING LINEUP- Alex Edinger (3B)
- Gaby Vasquez (2B)
- Jalissa Gum (DP)
- Sarah Coronado (SS)
- Ashley Savage (LF)
- Destiny Crumpley (1B)
- Kambri Hill (CF)
- Janie Knowles (C)
- Samantha Herweck (RF)
Morgan Vaughan (P)
SCORING PLAYS- Tech 1st – J. Gum doubled to right center, 2 RBI; G. Vasquez scored; A. Edinger scored. (Tech 2, HSU 0)
- Tech 1st – S. Coronado singled to center field, RBI; J. Gum scored, (Tech 3, HSU 0)
- Tech 1st – K. Hill homered to center field, 2 RBI; A. Savage scored. (Tech 5, HSU 0)
- HSU 2nd – C. Warren singled to second base, out at first 2b to c to 1b, 2 RBI; A. Morton scored, unearned; L. Wolever scored.
- Tech 2nd – J. Gum doubled to left center, RBI; G. Vasquez advanced to third; S. Herweck scored. (Tech 6, HSU 0)
- HSU 5th – K. Seahorn doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; S. Wright scored; A. Morton scored. (Tech 6, HSU 4)
- Tech 5th – S. Herweck reached on a fielding error by ss; S. Henson scored, unearned. (Tech 7, HSU 4)
OF RECORDNOTABLES- Vaughan picked up the win after allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits in 4.1 innings of work. The sophomore walked four and fanned three.
- Barker picked up the save after tossing 2.2 perfect innings in relief, fanning four.
- Vasquez had a game-high three hits, while Gum was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
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