BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Jalissa Gum fired a two-hit shutout, fanning 13 as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (36-20) captured a 2-0 opening-round win over Southern Nazarene (22-33) at the Great American Conference softball championship.

NEXT UP

• Tech faces Southern Arkansas in a 3:30 p.m. matchup at the Tiger Athletic Complex.  

SNU Starting Lineup

1. Jacey James (2B)
2. Mahina Sauer (DP)
3. Sam Smith (CF)
4. Katelyn Brown (P)
5. Amy Reynolds (1B)
6. Hannah LeBeau (C)
7. Kai Sanchez (RF)
8. Riley Brown (3B)
9. Kriston Shumaker (SS)

Logan Sundbye (LF)
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 4^th – A. Sangster tripled to right field, RBI; J. Gum scored. (Tech 1, SNU 0)
• Tech 4^th – C. Tolar sacrifice foulout to lf, RBI; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 2, SNU 0)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (20-10)
• Losing Pitcher: Katelyn Brown (18-16)

NOTABLES

• Gum picked up her 20^th win of the season after scattering two hits and walking none in seven innings of work. The senior fanned 13.
•  Coronado, Gum, and Sangster all had hits in the winning effort.