ADA, Okla. – For the second day in a row, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (25-2, 17-1 Great American Conference) got a pair of standout pitching performances from Jalissa Gum and Morgan Vaughan in a doubleheader sweep over East Central (14-17, 11-9 GAC) 4-1 and 6-1 Sunday afternoon in Ada. The Golden Suns allowed just three runs in four games against the GAC Preseason favorite Tigers.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns will play a midweek non-conference doubleheader against Pittsburg State on Tuesday, March 22 at 3 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kan.

 
(GAME ONE) TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Alex Edinger (2B)
2. Gaby Vasquez (3B)
3. Sarah Coronado (SS)
4. Destiny Crumpley (DH)
5. Ashley Savage (LF)
6. Jalissa Gum (P)
7. Megan Goodnight (1B)
8. Janie Knowles (C)
9. Kambri Hill (CF)

 
ECU STARTING LINEUP

1. Taylor Davis (C)
2. Jordynn VanPelt (CF)
3. Lauren Reeves (1B)
4. Sydney Dow (P)
5. Caitlin Paolini (3B)
6. Madison Thompson (DH)
7. Ashley Belote (RF)
8. Carlee Henderson (LF)
9. Mariah Ewy (SS)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 5^th - J. Knowles advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third; M. Goodnight advanced to third on a wild pitch, scored; J. Gum scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 2, ECU 0)
• ECU 6^th - J. VanPelt singled to right center, RBI; T. Davis scored. (Tech 2, ECU 1)
• Tech 7^th - M. Goodnight tripled to right field, RBI; S. Henson scored. (Tech 3, ECU 1)
• Tech 7^th - C. Clifton doubled to left field, RBI; M. Goodnight scored. (Tech 4, ECU 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (9-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Sydney Dow (3-1)

NOTABLES

• Jalissa Gum pitched a complete game, giving up just one earned run on four hits with one walk and struck out 11.
• Both teams remained deadlocked at 0-0 through the first four innings until the Golden Suns took advantage of a bases-loaded wild pitch, scoring two runs on the play to jump out to a 2-0 lead.
• Megan Goodnight added an insurance run in the seventh with an RBI triple. Goodnight finished the game going 1-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI.
• Chloe Clifton knocked in one more insurance run in the seventh with a pinch-hit RBI double to make it 4-1.

 
(GAME TWO) TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Alex Edinger (2B)
2. Gaby Vasquez (RF)
3. Sarah Coronado (SS)
4. Destiny Crumpley (3B)
5. Ashley Savage (LF)
6. Jalissa Gum (DH)
7. Megan Goodnight (1B)
8. Kambri Hill (CF)
9. Samantha Herweck (C)

 
ECU STARTING LINEUP

1. Taylor Davis (C)
2. Jordynn VanPelt (CF)
3. Lauren Reeves (1B)
4. Lacey Paulk (DH)
5. Caitlin Paolini (3B)
6. Michelle Brandon (RF)
7. Ellanee Allison (2B)
8. Carlee Henderson (LF)
9. Mariah Ewy (SS)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 3^rd - S. Coronado doubled down the lf line, RBI; A. Edinger scored. (Tech 1, ECU 0)
• Tech 3^rd - D. Crumpley homered to right field, 2 RBI; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 3, ECU 0)
• Tech 4^th - A. Edinger reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second; S. Herweck advanced to third; K. Hill scored. (Tech 4, ECU 0)
• Tech 4^th - G. Vasquez grounded out to 2b, RBI; A. Edinger advanced to third; S. Herweck scored, unearned. (Tech 5, ECU 0)
• Tech 5^th - K. Hill tripled, scored on an error by 2b. (Tech 6, ECU 0)
• ECU 6^th - C. Paolini singled to right field, RBI; L. Paulk advanced to third; L. Reeves scored. (Tech 6, ECU 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Morgan Vaughan (9-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Kelbie Crelia (1-4)

NOTABLES

• Morgan Vaughan pitched a complete game, giving up just one earned run on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
• Destiny Crumpley hit her third home run of the season, finishing 2-of-4 from the plate with two RBIs and a run scored.
• Kambri Hill scored a pair of runs to give her 14 on the season.
• After going 1-of-4 in the game with an RBI double and a run scored, Sarah Coronado finished the four-game series by going 8-of-13 from the plate with five runs and three RBIs.