ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – After 26 innings combined over two games, Arkansas Tech split the opening day of a four-game series with Henderson State on Sunday. The Golden Suns dropped game one, 3-2, in a school-record 19 innings before defeating the Reddies, 5-2, in the seven-inning second game.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns continue their series against Henderson State on Monday, with a doubleheader set for 2 p.m. Live statistics and video are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

1. Sydnie Henson (CF)
2. Sarah Coronado (SS)
3. Jalissa Gum (P)
4. Ashton Sangster (2B)
5. Megan Goodnight (1B)
6. Sarah LaChance (C)
7. Janie Knowles (3B)
8. Ashley Landry (LF)
9. Cara Tolar (RF)

 
HENDERSON STATE LINEUP (GAME 1)

1. Courtney Warren (C)
2. Olivia Trapp (2B)
3. Alexis Morton (RF)
4. Keirsten Seahorn (1B)
5. Selena Mendoza (3B)
6. Ashleigh Erb (SS)
7. Alyssa Dixon (CF)
8. Rebekah Teel (DP)
9. Lakin Wolever (LF)

       Michelle Sorensen (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• HSU 4^th - Alyssa Dixon tripled, RBI; K. Seahorn scored. (HSU 1, TECH 0)
• TECH 5^th - C. Tolar grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; A. Boulanger scored. (HSU 1, TECH 1)
• TECH 11^th - J. Gum homered to right field, RBI. (TECH 2, HSU 1)
• HSU 11^th - A. Morton homered to left field, RBI. (TECH 2, HSU 2)
• HSU 19^th - Alyssa Dixon homered, RBI. (HSU 3, TECH 2)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Michelle Sorensen (7-6)
• Losing Pitcher – Jalissa Gum (5-4)

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

1. Sydnie Henson (CF)
2. Cara Tolar (RF)
3. Jalissa Gum (P)
4. Gaby Vasquez (3B)
5. Megan Goodnight (1B)
6. Sarah LaChance (C)
7. Ashton Sangster (2B)
8. Ashley Landry (LF)
9. Sarah Coronado (SS)

       Morgan Vaughan (P)
 
HENDERSON STATE LINEUP (GAME 2)

1. Courtney Warren (C)
2. Olivia Trapp (2B)
3. Alexis Morton (RF)
4. Keirsten Seahorn (1B)
5. Selena Mendoza (DP)
6. Rebekah Teel (LF)
7. Ashleigh Erb (3B)
8. Brooklynn Jimeson (SS)
9. Alyssa Dixon (CF)

       Sydney Bonner (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• TECH 1^st - M. Goodnight singled, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; G. Vasquez scored; J. Gum scored. (TECH 2, HSU 0)
• TECH 4^th - S. LaChance singled to right field, RBI; M. Goodnight scored. (TECH 3, HSU 0)
• HSU 5^th - D. Garza doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Ashleigh Erb scored; R. Teel scored. (TECH 3, HSU 2)
• TECH 7^th - M. Goodnight doubled, 2 RBI; G. Vasquez scored; J. Gum scored. (TECH 5, HSU 2)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Morgan Vaughan (6-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Sydney Bonner (1-1)

 
NOTABLES

• Game one's loss ended after a walk off home run by HSU's Dixon in the bottom of the 19^th inning. The game is the longest in Arkansas Tech and Great American Conference history, and is tied for the third longest game in Division II softball history.
• Gum pitched all 18.1 innings for the Golden Suns, breaking her own Arkansas Tech record of 11 innings pitched in 2016. She also set the Tech and GAC record with 23 strikeouts, tied for fifth most in a game in Division II history. She also hit her fifth home run of the season to put the Golden Suns ahead, 2-1, in the top of the 11^th inning.
• Henderson's Sorensen set the GAC record with 19 innings pitched, and Gum and Sorensen combined for 43 strikeouts, the second most combined strikeouts by starters in Division II history.
• Goodnight paced the offense with seven hits on the day for the Golden Suns, including a 4-4 effort in game two. She batted in four runs in Tech's 5-2 win over the Reddies, while LaChance batted in the other run.
• Vaughan pitched her second complete game of the season in game two, allowing just two runs on three hits. She also struck out four batters to earn her team-leading sixth win of the season.