BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Golden Suns softball dropped both games on Tech's final day of the Eight-State Classic on Saturday, falling, 8-0, to Minnesota State and, 7-1, to Missouri Western. Arkansas Tech finishes the tournament with a 1-3 record. 

NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech (6-6) begins play in the Great American Conference next weekend, taking on Northwestern Oklahoma State in a four-game series. Play begins with a double header on Friday beginning at 2 p.m.
• Live video and statistics for the series is available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

• Cara Tolar (RF)
• Sarah Coronado (SS)
• Jalissa Gum (P)
• Megan Goodnight (1B)
• Sarah LaChance (DP)
• Janie Knowles (C)
• Ashton Sangster (2B)
• Alix Boulanger (3B)
• Sydnie Henson (CF)

        Gaby Vasquez (LF)

MINNESOTA STATE LINEUP

• McKenzie Paap (LF)
• Jess Meidl (CF)
• Ashley Thell (2B)
• Amber Kral (1B)
• Samantha Buhmann (3B)
• Dana Mogren (SS)
• Cori Kennedy (C)
• Alyssa Rickels (DP)
• Carly Esselman (RF)

        Coley Ries (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• MSU 3^rd - Kral, A. doubled to left field, 3 RBI; Thell, A. scored; Meidl, J. scored; Esselman, C. scored. (MSU 3, TECH 0)
• MSU 3^rd - Buhmann, S. tripled down the rf line, RBI; Kral, A. scored. (MSU 4, TECH 0)
• MSU 4^th - Esselman, C. singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Rickels, A. advanced to third; Kennedy, C. scored. (MSU 5, TECH 0)
• MSU 4^th - Paap, M. doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Esselman, C. scored; Rickels, A. scored. (MSU 7, TECH 0)
• MSU 6^th - Esselman, C. homered to center field, RBI. (MSU 8, TECH 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Coley Ries (4-0)
• Losing Pitcher – Jalissa Gum (1-3)

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

• Jalissa Gum (LF)
• Cara Tolar (RF)
• Ashton Sangster (2B)
• Sarah LaChance (C)
• Sarah Coronado (SS)
• Alix Boulanger (3B)
• Janie Knowles (DP)
• Megan Goodnight (1B)
• Sydnie Henson (CF)

        Morgan Vaughan (P)

MISSOURI WESTERN LINEUP

• Morgan Rathmann (CF)
• Shelbie Atwell (SS)
• Katie Klosterman (3B)
• Sydney Washington (LF)
• Kailey Green (1B)
• Paige Shifflett (DH)
• Shelby Uhl (RF)
• Riley Wilson (2B)
• Rebekah Mueller (C)

        Barbara Billingsley (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• MWSU 2^nd - Rathmann reached on a fielding error by 1b, out at first ss to 1b; Mueller scored, unearned; Shifflett scored, unearned. (MWSU 2, TECH 0)
• MWSU 3^rd - Green stole second; Washington stole home. (MWSU 3, TECH 0)
• MWSU 3^rd - Shifflett singled to center field, RBI; Green scored. (MWSU 4, TECH 0)
• MWSU 5^th – Shifflett singled up the middle, RBI; Green advanced to second; Houston scored. (MWSU 6, TECH 0)
• MWSU 5^th - Wilson walked, RBI; Uhl advanced to second; Shifflett advanced to third; Green scored. (MWSU 6, TECH 0)
• MWSU 5^th - Wilson advanced to second on a wild pitch; Uhl advanced to third; Shifflett scored. (MWSU 7, TECH 0)
• TECH 6^th - S. Coronado singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; S. LaChance advanced to third; A. Sangster scored. (MWSU 7, TECH 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Barbara Billingsley (5-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Morgan Vaughan (3-1)

NOTABLES

• The Golden Suns recorded just seven hits in the two games combined, six coming in game two. Coronado, LaChance and Tolar led Tech with two hits each on the day, while Coronado picked up the lone run batted in on a single up the middle. 
• Gum started game one for the Suns, striking out five batters in three innings. She is currently just eight strikeouts shy of the record for most career strikeouts in Arkansas Tech history.