RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.  – Megan Goodnight belted a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11^th inning in the final game of the day to seal a doubleheader sweep for the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (21-12, 15-6 Great American Conference), as Tech downed East Central (19-14, 10-11) 3-0 and 1-0.
 
NEXT UP

• Tech and ECU conclude their four-game set with a noon doubleheader on Saturday, April 1.

 
(Game One) ECU STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Alissa Taylor (1B)
2.Claresha Clemons (DP)
3.Ellanee Allison (2B)
4.Mariah Ewy (SS)
5.Lindsae Walker (3B)
6.Caitlin Paolini (LF)
7.Aundrea Hamric (CF)
8.Breccia Crawford (C)
9.Haley Hyatt (RF)
 
TECH STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Janie Knowles (C)
2.Ashley Landry (CF)
3.Megan Goodnight (1B)
4.Sarah Coronado (SS)
5.Jalissa Gum (P)
6.Cara Tolar (RF)
7.Sarah LaChance (DP)
8.Bailey Shaffer (LF)
9.Ashton Sangster (2B)
Alix Boulanger (3B)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – M. Goodnight doubled down the rf line, RBI; A. Landry advanced to third; J. Knowles scored. (Tech 1, ECU 0)
• Tech 1^st – J. Gum singled down the rf line, 2 RBI; M. Goodnight scored; A. Landry scored. (Tech 3, ECU 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (8-6)
  Losing Pitcher:  Kelbie Crelia (6-7)

NOTABLES

• Jalissa Gum fired a one-hit shutout, fanning 15 and walking three.
• Goodnight and LaChance had a pair of hits in the win.

 
(Game Two) ECU STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Alissa Taylor (1B)
2.Claresha Clemons (DP)
3.Ellanee Allison (2B)
4.Jaclyn Willis (3B)
5.Mariah Ewy (SS)
6.Catherine Barrera (RF)
7.Breecia Crawford (C)
8.Sierra Skaggs (P)
9.Aundrea Hamric (CF)
Haley Hyatt (LF)
 
TECH STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Janie Knowles (3B)
2.Ashley Landry (CF)
3.Megan Goodnight (1B)
4.Ashton Sangster (2B)
5.Jalissa Gum (DP)
6.Cara Tolar (RF)
7.Sarah LaChance (C)
8.Gaby Vasquez (LF)
9.Sarah Coronado (SS)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 11^th – M. Goodnight homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 1, ECU 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (9-6)
  Losing Pitcher: Sierra Skaggs (3-3)

NOTABLES
 

• Morgan Vaughan pitched into the fifth inning, allowing three hits and fanning seven. Over one stretch, Vaughan fanned six straight.
• Bailey Shaffer and Cara Tolar combined to pitch six shutout innings in relief. Shaffer surrendered three hits while fanning four in three innings, while Tolar allowed one hit and one walk, fanning two in three innings of work.
• Gum picked up the win after entering in the top of the 11^th with runners on the corners and nobody out and fanned three straight hitters to get out of the jam.
• Goodnight belted the second pitch she saw over the left-field fence to give Tech the sweep.