RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.  – Jalissa Gum fired a four-hitter, while Ashton Sangster and Sydnie Henson both had two hits as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (35-20, 29-14 Great American Conference) picked up a 4-1 win to seal the series sweep over Southwestern Oklahoma (18-33, 12-29) on Saturday afternoon at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex.
 
NEXT UP

• Tech opens play as the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Great American Conference tournament on Thursday, May 4, facing sixth-seed Southern Nazarene in a 10:30 a.m. matchup at the Bentonville West High School softball field.

SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Abigail Schade (RF)
2.Miranda McDonald (LF)
3.Paige Bowler (DP)
4.Taya Haney (P)
5.Samantha Householder (SS)
6.Tori Hawk (CF)
7.Miranda West (3B)
8.Sidney Kirk (1B)
9.Bailey King (2B)
 
TECH STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Gaby Vasquez (3B)
2.Sarah Coronado (SS)
3.Megan Goodnight (1B)
4.Jalissa Gum (P)
5.Janie Knowles (C)
6.Ashton Sangster (2B)
7.Cara Tolar (RF)
8.Bailey Shaffer (LF)
9.Sydnie Henson (CF)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 5^th – M. Goodnight singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; S. Coronado advanced to third; S. Henson scored; A. Boulanger scored, unearned. (Tech 2, SWOSU 0)
• Tech 5^th – J. Knowles singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; J. Gum advanced to third; M. Goodnight scored; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 4, SWOSU 0)
• SWOSU 6^th – S. Householder sacrifice fly to lf, RBI; M. McDonald scored, unearned. (Tech 4, SWOSU 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (19-10)
• Losing Pitcher: Taya Haney (5-13)

NOTABLES

• Gum picked up her third win of the series after scattering four hits over one seven innings, allowing one unearned run. She walked two and fanned nine.
• Henson and Sangster had two hits, while Goodnight and Knowles drove in a pair of runs in the win.