EMPORIA, Kan. – Sydnie Henson, Ashton Sangster, and Bailey Bunch all turned in three-hit performances, leading the way offensively as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (7-3) split a pair of games Saturday, topping #14 UMSL 5-3 before falling 4-3 in nine innings to Concordia-St. Paul.

NEXT UP
Tech concludes play in Emporia on Sunday, facing Pittsburg State at 11 a.m. and Northeastern State at 3 p.m. Live video and statistics of both games is available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

(GAME ONE) MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS LINEUP

1. Regan Osborn (SS)
2. Morgan Hill (LF)
3. Andee Tiffee (DP)
4. Chelsea Martinez (1B)
5. Serena Olson (C)
6. Jennah Perryman (2B)
7. Madi Sundling (RF)
8. Lizzy Miller (3B)
9. Carlie Kudary (CF)
   Sapphire Munoz (P) 

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Bailey Bunch (RF)
2. Sarah Coronado (SS)
3. Paty Loredo (2B)
4. Makenzie Addis (DP)
5. Paige Mendoza (3B)
6. Megan Goodnight (1B)
7. Janie Knowles (C)
8. Sydnie Henson (LF)
9. Ashton Sangster (CF)
   Cara Tolar (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – S. Coronado homered to right center, RBI. (Tech 1, UMSL 0)
• Tech 2^nd – A. Sangster singled to center field, RBI; S. Henson advanced to second; J. Knowles advanced to third; P. Mendoza scored. (Tech 2, UMSL 0)
• Tech 2^nd – B. Bunch singled to right field, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to second; S. Henson advanced to third; J. Knowles scored. (Tech 3, UMSL 0)
• Tech 2^nd – S. Coronado sacrifice fly to rf, RBI; B. Bunch advanced to second; A. Sangster advanced to third; S. Henson scored. (Tech 4, UMSL 0)
• UMSL 3^rd – A. Tiffee advanced to second on a wild pitch; M. Hill advanced to third on a wild pitch; R. Osborn scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 4, UMSL 1)
• UMSL 3^rd – C. Martinez singled to right field, RBI; A. Tiffee advanced to third; M. Hill scored. (Tech 4, UMSL 2)
• UMSL 3^rd – J. Perryman reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; S. Olson advanced to second; C. Martinez out at second ss unassisted; A. Tiffee scored. (Tech 4, UMSL 3)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Goodnight singled to right center, out at second cf to p to ss, RBI; P. Mendoza advanced to third; M. Addis scored. (Tech 5, UMSL 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Cara Tolar (2-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Sapphire Munoz (1-1)
• Save: Megan Goodnight (2)

NOTABLES

• Henson was the only Golden Suns player with multiple hits in the game.
• Tolar picked up the win after scattering six hits over four innings, allowing three runs (all earned), walking four and fanning two.
• Goodnight was stellar in relief, tossing three scoreless innings, scattering four hits and fanning two.

(GAME TWO) ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Bailey Bunch (2B)
2. Sarah Coronado (SS)
3. Kristen Dempsey (P)
4. Makenzie Addis (C)
5. Paige Mendoza (3B)
6. Megan Goodnight (1B)
7. Janie Knowles (RF)
8. Sydnie Henson (LF)
9. Ashton Sangster (CF)
   Valerie Bennett (DP)

CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL LINEUP

1. Carlie Hart (CF)
2. Nicole Thompson (SS)
3. Justine Schattner (3B)
4. Haley Schanks (1B)
5. Aryka Knoche (DP)
6. Hannah Carlson (RF)
7. Lizzy Swenson (C)
8. Cam Veenbaas (2B)
9. Lily Langevin (LF)
   Samantha Sullivan (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 3^rd – S. Coronado advanced to second on a wild pitch; B. Bunch scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 1, CSP 0)
• CSP 3^rd – N. Thompson singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; L. Langevin scored. (Tech 1, CSP 1)
• Tech 4^th – B. Bunch singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to third; S. Henson scored. (Tech 2, CSP 1)
• CSP 6^th – A. Knoche reached on a fielding error by ss; H. Schanks advanced to second; J. Schattner scored, unearned. (Tech 2, CSP 2)
• Tech 8^th – A. Sangster doubled down the lf line, RBI; A. Landry scored. (Tech 3, CSP 2)
• CSP 8^th – H. Carlson reached on a fielding error by 2b, advanced to second on the error; A. Knoche advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned. (Tech 3, CSP 3)
• CSP 9^th – C. Hart singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; L. Langevin scored. (CSP 4, Tech 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Kali Kaestner (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Bailey Shaffer (2-1)

NOTABLES

• Shaffer suffered her first loss of the season after allowing two unearned runs on one hit in 1.2 innings of work, after entering the game and shutting down the Golden Bears on a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh.
• Dempsey was solid in the circle, scattering six hits over 6.1 innings of work and allowing two runs, one earned, while fanning seven and walking two.
• Sangster and Bunch had two hits in the loss.