RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Alex Edinger and Kambri Hill both picked up three hits in the opener, while Jalissa Gum fanned 11 hitters as the No. 5 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (39-6, 29-5 Great American Conference) split a doubleheader with Harding (27-21, 19-17 GAC) on Tuesday, winning the opener 5-1 before falling 4-1 in the finale.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech heads to Weatherford, Oklahoma this weekend for a four-game set with Southwestern Oklahoma. Friday's first pitch is set for 2 p.m. while Saturday's doubleheader begins at noon.

(Game One) HARDING STARTING LINEUP

1. Courtney Derrick (CF)
2. Alexus Lawellin (SS)
3. Peyton Mills (RF)
4. Kimmy Hendricks (C)
5. Mackenzie Jones (1B)
6. Kinsey Beck (2B)
7. Amanda Berdon (3B)
8. Morgan Acosta (DP)
9. Heather Montgomery (LF)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – A. Edinger scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 1, Harding 0)
• Harding 3^rd – K. Hendricks singled to center field, RBI; A. Lawellin advanced to second; C. Derrick scored, unearned. (Tech 1, Harding 1)
• Tech 3^rd – J. Gum reached on a fielding error by 1b, A. Edinger advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by 1b, unearned. (Tech 2, Harding 1)
• Tech 4^th – K. Hill homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 3, Harding 1)
• Tech 5^th – D. Crumpley singled to right field, RBI; A. Edinger scored. (Tech 4, Harding 1)
• Tech 6^th – A. Edinger reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on the throw; A. Savage scored; K. Hill out at home 3b to c. (Tech 5, Harding 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (16-1)
  Losing Pitcher: Hannah Johnson (13-8)

NOTABLES

• Harding's run in the third inning snapped a streak of 23 scoreless innings for Gum. Gum has still not allowed an earned run the past 27.2 innings.
• Edinger and Hill had three hits in the win while Crumpley added two.
• Gum improved to 16-1 on the season after scattering five hits and allowing one earned run, fanning 11.

(Game Two) HARDING STARTING LINEUP

1. Courtney Derrick (CF)
2. Alexus Lawellin (SS)
3. Peyton Mills (RF)
4. Kimmy Hendricks (C)
5. Mackenzie Jones (1B)
6. Kinsey Beck (2B)
7. Amanda Berdon (3B)
8. Kristen Dempsey (DP)
9. Heather Montgomery (LF)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• Harding 1^st – K. Hendricks singled up the middle, RBI; A. Lawellin advanced to second; C. Derrick scored. (Harding 1, Tech 0)
• Harding 2^nd – K. Dempsey singled to third base, RBI; K. Beck scored. (Harding 2, Tech 0)
• Harding 5^th – P. Mills singled up the middle, 2 RBI; C. Derrick scored; Montgomery scored. (Harding 4, Tech 0)
• Tech 7^th – S. Henson singled to second base, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to third; K. Hill scored, unearned. (Harding 4, Tech 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Hannah Johnson (14-8)
  Losing Pitcher: Morgan Vaughan (14-1)

NOTABLES

• Vaughan suffered her first loss of the season after surrendering four runs on nine hits in 4.1 innings of work.
• Kelsie Barker tossed 2.2 innings of perfect relief.
• Goodnight had two hits in the loss.
• After Goodnight's single in the second inning, the baserunner was negated on a double play and Arkansas Tech sent the minimum number of hitters to the plate through the first five innings.