EMPORIA, Kan. – Megan Goodnight picked up a win and a save in the pitcher's circle, while Makenzie Addis turned in a four-hit day as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (9-3) swept on the final day of games in Emporia, Kan., topping Pittsburg State 6-5 and Northeastern State 8-6 in a pair of come-from-behind victories.

NEXT UP
The Golden Suns are scheduled for a Great American Conference series on Friday and Saturday, February 23-24 at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex against Northwestern Oklahoma.

(GAME ONE) PITTSBURG STATE LINEUP

1. Lawren McKinney (CF)
2. Brittanee Knepper (SS)
3. Kala Holder (C)
4. Kristan VanHoosen (3B)
5. Kaity Kukowski (2B)
6. Alicia Lowrey (DP)
7. Chloe Holman (1B)
8. Shelby Miller (RF)
9. Madison Vogel (LF)
   Brooklyne Simbeck (P)

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

 
SCORING PLAYS

• PSU 1^st – K. Kukowski singled to left field, RBI; K. VanHoosen advanced to second; K. Holder advanced to third; B. Knepper scored. (PSU 1, Tech 0)
• PSU 2^nd – B. Knepper doubled down the 3b line, RBI; L. McKinney advanced to third; M. Vogel scored. (PSU 2, Tech 0)
• PSU 2^nd – K. VanHoosen sacrifice fly to rf, RBI; B. Knepper advanced to third; L. McKinney scored. (PSU 3, Tech 0)
• Tech 4^th – P. Mendoza homered to center field, RBI. (PSU 3, Tech 1)
• Tech 5^th – B. Bunch reached on a fielder's choice, bunt, sac; advanced to second; RBI; S. Henson advanced to third; V. Bennett scored. (PSU 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 5^th – S. Coronado sacrifice fly to cf, RBI; B. Bunch advanced to third; S. Henson scored. (Tech 3, PSU 3)
• Tech 5^th – P. Mendoza singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; A. Sangster scored; B. Bunch scored. (Tech 5, PSU 3)
• Tech 5^th – M. Addis singled to center field, RBI; P. Mendoza scored. (Tech 6, PSU 3)
• PSU 6^th – K. Holder walked, RBI; B. Knepper advanced to second; M. Vogel advanced to third; C. Holman scored. (Tech 6, PSU 4)
• PSU 6^th – K. VanHoosen reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; K. Holder advanced to second; B. Knepper advanced to third; M. Vogel scored. (Tech 6, PSU 5)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Cara Tolar (3-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Brooklyne Simbeck (3-4)
• Save: Megan Goodnight (3)

NOTABLES

• Mendoza went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the win.
• Makenzie Addis added two hits.
• Tolar picked up the win after scattering four hits over 5.1 innings of work, allowing five earned runs, walking eight and fanning five.
• Megan Goodnight pitched a perfect seventh for her third save of the season.

(GAME TWO) NORTHEASTERN STATE LINEUP

1. Sierra Crick (LF)
2. Paige Gann (1B)
3. Haley Acrey (3B)
4. Jess Schuler (DP)
5. Kelsey Harmon (SS)
6. Jessica Boone (CF)
7. Kaleigh Hinkle (2B)
8. Delaney Neal (C)
9. Addison Elbon (RF)
   Sydney Balderrama (P)

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• NSU 1^st – J. Schuler homered to right field, 2 RBI; H. Acrey scored. (NSU 2, Tech 0)
• NSU 2^nd – S. Crick homered to center field, 2 RBI; A. Elbon scored, unearned. (NSU 4, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – S. Henson singled to shortstop, RBI; J. Knowles advanced to second; G. Vasquez advanced to third; A. Sangster scored. (NSU 4, Tech 1)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Addis homered to left center, 2 RBI; P. Mendoza scored. (NSU 4, Tech 3)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Goodnight homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 4, NSU 4)
• NSU 5^th – J. Boone singled to center field, K. Harmon advanced to third; scored on a fielding error by cf, unearned. (NSU 5, Tech 4)
• NSU 6^th – D. Neal homered to left field, RBI. (NSU 6, Tech 4)
• Tech 6^th – S. Coronado homered to left center, 3 RBI; B. Bunch scored; V. Bennett scored. (Tech 7, NSU 6)
• Tech 6^th – P. Mendoza homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 8, NSU 6)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Megan Goodnight (2-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Sylver Collins (0-1)

NOTABLES

• Bunch, Addis, Goodnight, and Henson all had two hits in the win.
• Cara Tolar tossed three solid innings in relief, scattering two hits and walking three, fanning five.
• Goodnight tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the win.