RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.  – Cara Tolar allowed one unearned run in nine innings of work and picked up three hits, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team was unable to overcome the timely hits by No. 6 Harding (35-3, 25-1 Great American Conference) as the Golden Suns (24-14, 18-8) were swept in a Tuesday doubleheader by the Lady Bisons, falling 4-3 and 1-0.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech heads to Durant, Oklahoma for a four-game set with Southeastern Oklahoma. Friday's doubleheader is set for a 2 p.m. start, while Saturday's doubleheader will begin at noon.

 
(Game One) HARDING STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Courtney Derrick (CF)
2.Lindsey Duncan (LF)
3.Peyton Mills (RF)
4.Autumn Humes (DP)
5.Kimmy Hendricks (C)
6.Amanda Berdon (3B)
7.Mackenzie Jones (1B)
8.Brookelynn Moon (SS)
9.Madi Trump (2B)
 
TECH STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Janie Knowles (C)
2.Ashley Landry (CF)
3.Megan Goodnight (1B)
4.Jalissa Gum (P)
5.Sarah LaChance (DP)
6.Sarah Coronado (SS)
7.Cara Tolar (RF)
8.Ashton Sangster (2B)
9.Gaby Vasquez (LF)
Alix Boulanger (3B)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Harding 2^nd – M. Trump singled to left field, RBI; B. Moon advanced to second; M. Jones advanced to third; K. Hendricks scored. (Harding 1, Tech 0)
• Harding 3^rd – P. Mills stole second, advanced to third on an error by c, scored on the error. (Harding 2, Tech 0)
• Harding 3^rd – B. Moon singled to center field, RBI; M. Jones advanced to second; K. Hendricks scored. (Harding 3, Tech 0)
• Tech 3^rd – J. Gum singled up the middle, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to second; J. Knowles scored. (Harding 3, Tech 1)
• Tech 6^th – J. Knowles singled to left center, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned; C. Tolar scored. (Tech 3, Harding 3)
• Harding 9^th – K. Hendricks doubled down the lef line, RBI; P. Mills scored. (Harding 4, Tech 3)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Autumn Humes (16-1)
  Losing Pitcher:  Jalissa Gum (11-7)

 
NOTABLES

• Gum suffered the loss after surrendering four runs in 5.1 innings of work.
• Bailey Shaffer and Cara Tolar combined to throw 3.2 scoreless innings in relief.
• Tolar had three hits, while Megan Goodnight and Janie Knowles both had three.

 
(Game Two) HARDING STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Courtney Derrick (CF)
2.Lindsey Duncan (LF)
3.Peyton Mills (RF)
4.Autumn Humes (P)
5.Kimmy Hendricks (C)
6.Amanda Berdon (3B)
7.Amanda Berry (1B)
8.Brookelynn Moon (SS)
9.Madi Trump (2B)
 
TECH STARTING LINEUP
 
1.Janie Knowles (RF)
2.Ashton Sangster (2B)
3.Megan Goodnight (1B)
4.Jalissa Gum (DP)
5.Cara Tolar (P)
6.Sarah Coronado (SS)
7.Ashley Landry (CF)
8.Sarah LaChance (C)
9.Alix Boulanger (3B)
Bailey Shaffer (LF)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Harding 2^nd – M. Trump singled up the middle, RBI; B. Moon scored, unearned. (Harding 1, Tech 0)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Autumn Humes (17-1)
  Losing Pitcher: Cara Tolar (2-3)

 
NOTABLES

• Tolar suffered the loss after allowing one unearned run in seven innings of work, scattering five hits and walking four.
• Ashton Sangster had Tech's lone hit – a first-inning triple that was erased on an errant slide.