MONTICELLO, Ark. – Jalissa Gum fired a three-hit shutout in the opening game, striking out ten while hitting a pair of two-run homers, while Destiny Crumpley turned in a 4-for-4 performance with four RBIs in the nightcap to lead the No. 5 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (36-3, 26-2 Great American Conference) to a pair of wins over Arkansas-Monticello on Sunday, winning the opener 7-0 before taking a 6-3 decision in the finale.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns return home for a four-game set with Southern Arkansas this Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9. Friday's games are set for a 3 p.m. start while Saturday's games begin at noon.

(Game One) TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

UAM STARTING LINEUP

1. McKenzie Rice (3B)
2. Holly Wilmarth (CF)
3. Kali Piha (LF)
4. Ashton Currey (C)
5. Korie Parker (SS)
6. Kali Bolter (RF)
7. Allison Stipes (DP)
8. Katie Koen (1B)
9. Skyler Anderson (2B)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – J. Gum homered to left field, 2 RBI; A. Edinger scored. (Tech 2, UAM 0)
• Tech 3^rd – J. Gum homered to left field, 2 RBI; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 4, UAM 0)
• Tech 4^th – A. Savage homered to left center, 2 RBI; M. Goodnight scored. (Tech 6, UAM 0)
• Tech 6^th – S. Coronado walked, RBI; A. Edinger advanced to second; G. Vasquez advanced to third; A. Savage scored (Tech 7, UAM 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (13-1)
  Losing Pitcher: Kendra Coleman (10-9)

NOTABLES

• Gum fired a three-hit shutout, fanning 10 and walking one. The junior reached the 10-strikeout plateau for the fourth time this season.
• Gum's second home run wrapped a stretch of six consecutive extra-base hits.
• Gum, Edinger, Vasquez, and Savage had multiple hits for the Golden Suns.

(Game Two) TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

UAM STARTING LINEUP

1. Holly Wilmarth (CF)
2. Korie Parker (SS)
3. McKenzie Rice (3B)
4. Kali Piha (LF)
5. Ashton Currey (C)
6. Kali Bolter (RF)
7. Allison Stipes (DP)
8. Kelbe Callaway (1B)
9. Megan Moore (2B)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – D. Crumpley singled to right center, RBI; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 1, UAM 0)
• UAM 1^st – M. Rice sacrifice fly to lf, RBI; K. Parker advanced to second, H. Wilmarth scored. (Tech 1, UAM 1)
• Tech 2^nd – K. Hill homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 2, UAM 1)
• UAM 3^rd – M. Rice singled up the middle, RBI; K. Parker advanced to third; H. Wilmarth scored. (UAM 2, Tech 2)
• UAM 3^rd – K. Piha flied out to rf; M. Rice advanced to second on the throw; K. Parker scored on the throw. (UAM 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 4^th – G. Vasquez singled to second base, RBI; K. Hill scored. (Tech 3, UAM 3)
• Tech 5^th – D. Crumpley homered to left field, 2 RBI; J. Gum scored. (Tech 5, UAM 3)
• Tech 7^th – D. Crumpley singled to right-center, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, RBI; J. Gum scored. (Tech 6, UAM 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Morgan Vaughan (14-0)
  Losing Pitcher: Paisley Pratt (2-3)

NOTABLES

• Hill went from first to third on a sacrifice bunt setting up the game-tying single by Vasquez in the fourth.
• Vaughan remained perfect on the win after scattering seven hits over seven innings, allowing three runs, two of which were earned. The sophomore walked one and fanned three.
• Crumpley had a monster game, going 4-for-4, with one homer and four RBIs. Gum and Hill also added two hits, with Hill hitting her fourth home run of the season.  
• With the win, the Golden Suns have clinched a berth in the upcoming Great American Conference championship tournament in Bentonville.