RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.  – The Arkansas Tech offense erupted, hitting five home runs, while Jalissa Gum, Morgan Vaughan, and Kelsie Barker combined to throw 12 scoreless innings to lead the No. 8 Golden Suns (43-6, 33-5 Great American Conference) captured the outright GAC regular-season title with a doubleheader sweep of Northwestern Oklahoma (10-40, 8-32 GAC), winning the opener 8-0 and the finale 5-0.
 
With the win, the Golden Suns have set a new single-season program record for wins.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns and NWOSU will conclude their four-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 23. First pitch is set for noon.

(Game One) NWOSU STARTING LINEUP

1. Amber Mills (3B)
2. Megan Sanders (RF)
3. Jordan Haya (SS)
4. Madison McGraw (LF)
5. Stephanie Couser (2B)
6. Peyton Garrett (CF)
7. Audrey Estes (C)
8. Taylor Watham (1B)
9. Alexis Hayes (DP)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – S. Coronado homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 1, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 1^st – J. Gum homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 2, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – A. Savage singled up the middle, RBI; C. Clifton scored. (Tech 3, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – J. Gum homered to right center, RBI; A. Savage scored. (Tech 5, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – D. Crumpley homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 6, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – J. Knowles singled through the right side, RBI; K. Hill scored. (Tech 7, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 5^th – A. Savage singled to right field, RBI; C. Clifton advanced to second; M. Goodnight scored, unearned. (Tech 8, NWOSU 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: J. Gum (18-1)
  Losing Pitcher:  B. Olender (0-5)

NOTABLES

• Tech hit back-to-back homers in back-to-back innings, as Coronado and Gum went deep in the first, while Gum was followed with the longball by Crumpley in the second.
• Gum picked up the win after tossing four innings, allowing one hit and fanning seven.
• Savage had a 3-for-3 game, while Gum and Crumpley had two hits apiece in the win.
• Gum runs her streak of innings without an earned run to 38.1.
• With the win, Arkansas Tech tied the school record in wins with 42.

(Game Two) NWOSU STARTING LINEUP

1. Amber Mills (3B)
2. Megan Sanders (DP)
3. Jordan Haya (SS)
4. Madison McGraw (LF)
5. Stephanie Couser (2B)
6. Peyton Garrett (CF)
7. Lacey Hudson (1B)
8. Audrey Estes (C)
9. Alexis Hayes (RF)

 
TECH STARTING LINEUP
 

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

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – J. Gum flied into double play rf to 3b, SF, RBI; S. Coronado out on the play; A. Edinger scored. (Tech 1, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 4^th – M. Goodnight tripled to right center, RBI; K. Hill scored. (Tech 2, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 4^th – A. Savage out at first 1b to 2b, bunt, SAC, RBI; A. Anderson advanced to third; M. Goodnight scored. (Tech 3, NWOSU 0)
• Tech 6^th- M. Goodnight homered to left center, 2 RBI; K. Hill scored. (Tech 5, NWOSU 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Kelsie Barker (7-1)
  Losing Pitcher: Madison Garza (5-18)

NOTABLES

• With the win in the second game, Arkansas Tech captured the outright Great American Conference regular-season title, and set a new program standard in wins with 43.
• Barker went the distance for the Golden Suns, surrendering three hits and fanning four en route to her seventh win of the season.
• Edinger and Goodnight had two hits apiece in the win.