DURANT, Okla. – Paty Loredo drove in seven runs, Bailey Bunch and Paige Mendoza picked up four hits, and both Cara Tolar and Kristen Dempsey turned picked up wins in the pitcher's circle as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (3-1) rolled to a pair of wins on the final day of the Southeastern Regional Invitational, topping Central Missouri 9-1 and Oklahoma Christian 7-1.   

NEXT UP
Tech returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the UAM D-2 Softball Challenge in Bentonville Arkansas, facing Northwest Missouri at 10 a.m. and Emporia State at noon.

CENTRAL MISSOURI LINEUP

1. Lauryn Deer (RF)
2. Taylor Dames (2B)
3. Allie Dishinger (C)
4. Courtni Smith (CF)
5. Payton Summers (DP)
6. Emily King (3B)
7. Kaitlyn Markin (SS)
8. Alexis Koop (1B)
9. Makayla Schoonover (LF)
   Katie Giacone (P)

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

 SCORING PLAYS

• UCM 1^st – C. Smith singled up the middle, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf, RBI; A. Dishinger scored. (UCM 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 1^st – M. Addis singled through the left side, RBI; S. Coronado advanced to third; B. Bunch scored. (Tech 1, UCM 1)
• Tech 2^nd – S. Henson singled to right center, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; P. Mendoza scored. (Tech 2, UCM 1)
• Tech 2^nd – P. Loredo homered to left center, 4 RBI; S. Coronado scored; B. Bunch scored; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 6, UCM 1)
• Tech 6^th - P. Loredo singled through the left side, RBI; S. Coronado advanced to third; B. Bunch scored. (Tech 7, UCM 1)
• Tech 6^th – J. Knowles singled down the lf line, RBI; G. Vasquez advanced to second; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 8, UCM 1)
• Tech 6^th – P. Mendoza singled up the middle, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to second; M. Addis advanced to third; A. Boulanger scored. (Tech 9, UCM 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Cara Tolar (1-1)
• Losing Pitcher: Katie Giacone (0-1)

NOTABLES

• Tolar picked up her first win of the season after scattering five hits in five innings, walking and fanning five and allowing one earned run.
• Mendoza led Tech with three hits, while Bunch and Loredo had two apiece.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

 
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN LINEUP

1. Sheridan Fuller (DP)
2. Hunter Strickland (CF)
3. Bridget White (3B)
4. Bailey Strecker (2B)
5. Madison Nordyke (1B)
6. Lacey Davidson (SS)
7. Kayla Eichler (RF)
8. Kirsten Scott (RF)
9. Jessica Killer (LF)
   Madison Hagood (P)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 2^nd – M. Goodnight singled to catcher, advanced to second on the throw, advanced to third on a throwing error by 1b; M. Addis scored. (Tech 1, OC 0)
• Tech 2^nd – P. Mendoza reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; M. Goodnight scored, unearned. (Tech 2, OC 0)
• Tech 3^rd – P. Loredo doubled to right center, RBI; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 3, OC 0)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Addis singled up the middle, RBI; P. Loredo scored. (Tech 4, OC 0)
• Tech 3^rd – P. Mendoza singled up the middle, RBI; M. Addis scored. (Tech 5, OC 0)
• Tech 4^th – S. Coronado singled up the middle, RBI; B. Bunch scored. (Tech 6, OC 0)
• Tech 6^th – P. Loredo doubled to left center, RBI; B. Bunch scored. (Tech 7, OC 0)
• OC 6^th – B. White doubled to left center, RBI; H. Strickland scored. (Tech 7, OC 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Kristen Dempsey (2-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Madison Hagood (0-1)

NOTABLES

• Dempsey moved to 2-0 on the season after surrendering three hits in five innings of work, fanning two and walking one.
• Goodnight pitched for the first time since her freshman season, surrendering one earned run on three hits in two innings, fanning three.
• Loredo had three hits in the win, while Bunch, Addis, and Goodnight all had three hits.