ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Arkansas Tech and Henderson State followed Sunday's longest game in Tech and Great American Conference history of 19 innings with two more extra-inning contests on Monday. The Reddies defeated the Golden Suns, 2-1, in 10 innings in game one, but Tech got revenge with a 4-3 victory in nine innings to split the series.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns will host Southern Nazarene in a four-game series in Russellville, with the first doubleheader scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, March 17. Live statistics and video are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

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

       Janie Knowles (3B)
 
HENDERSON STATE LINEUP (GAME 1)

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

       Michelle Sorensen (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• TECH 5^th - G. Vasquez flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; A. Sangster scored. (TECH 1, HSU 0)
• HSU 7^th - L. Wolever singled, advanced to second; Alyssa Dixon advanced to third, scored on an error by rf, unearned. (TECH 1, HSU 1)
• TECH 10^th - K. Buttram singled, RBI; Ashleigh Erb scored. (HSU 2, TECH 1)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Michelle Sorensen (8-6)
• Losing Pitcher – Cara Tolar (1-1)

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

1. Cara Tolar (RF)
2. Gaby Vasquez (3B)
3. Megan Goodnight (1B)
4. Jalissa Gum (DP)
5. Sarah LaChance (C)
6. Ashton Sangster (2B)
7. Janie Knowles (LF)
8. Ashley Landry (CF)
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. Ashleigh Erb (3B)
7. Alyssa Dixon (CF)
8. Brooklynn Jimeson (SS)
9. Shayla Wright (LF)

       Sydney Bonner (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• TECH 4^th - A. Sangster homered to center field, RBI. (TECH 1, HSU 0)
• HSU 4^th - K. Seahorn doubled, RBI; Olivia Trapp scored, unearned. (TECH 1, HSU 1)
• HSU 4^th - Ashleigh Erb doubled, out at third rf to 2b to 3b, RBI; K. Seahorn scored, unearned. (HSU 2, TECH 1)
• HSU 5^th - C. Warren reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; S. Wright advanced to second; B. Jimeson out at third lf to 3b; Alyssa Dixon scored, unearned. (HSU 3, TECH 1)
• TECH 6^th - M. Goodnight homered, 2 RBI; G. Vasquez scored. (HSU 3, TECH 3)
• TECH 9^th - J. Knowles singled, RBI; A. Sangster scored. (TECH 4, HSU 3)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Bailey Shaffer (3-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Kylie Buttram (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• The four seven-inning-game series with Henderson State totaled 45 innings of softball, including the 19-inning contest on Sunday. Tech and HSU went into extra innings in three of four games.
• Arkansas Tech took the first lead of the day in game one, with a sacrifice fly by Vasquez. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, however, the Reddies scored the tying run on an error. Henderson State later scored on a game-winning single in the 10^th, the Reddies' second walk-off hit of the series.
• Tolar went the distance in the circle for the Golden Suns in game one, pitching 9.1 innings. She allowed just one earned run and struck out a season-high eight batters. She also led Tech on offense, tallying two hits and two walks.
• The Suns grabbed the first lead of the game in the second contest, as well, with a home run in the fourth inning by Sangster. Goodnight later hit her sixth homer of the season to tie the score at three and force extra innings again.
• In the top of the ninth inning in game two, Knowles singled with two outs to allow Sangster to score the winning run from second. Shaffer then held the Reddies scoreless in the bottom of the ninth to secure the victory. Shaffer pitched the final five innings for the Suns, allowing just two hits to earn her third win of the season.