BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Bailey Shaffer picked up a pair of wins, while Paige Mendoza had five hits and Janie Knowles had four as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (5-1) swept a pair of wins on the opening day of the UAM Division II Softball Challenge, topping Northwest Missouri 11-6 in the opener before beating Emporia State 9-5 in the day's finale.  

NEXT UP
The Golden Suns conclude play at the 2018 UAM D-2 Softball Challenge on Friday, facing Central Missouri at 10 a.m. and Missouri Western at noon.

(GAME ONE) 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) 

NORTHWEST MISSOURI LINEUP

1. Rebecca Maher (SS)
2. Jaedra Moses (LF)
3. Kaitlyn Weis (2B)
4. Erin Keeney (3B)
5. Sydne Brashear (RF)
6. Jessica Rawie (C)
7. Abigail Gilson (1B)
8. Karli Allen (DP)
9. Kiana Baderdeen (CF)
   Regan Thompson (P) 

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 2^nd – J. Knowles singled, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to third; P. Mendoza scored, unearned. (Tech 1, NWMSU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – S. Henson grounded out to 2b, RBI; J. Knowles advanced to second, M. Goodnight scored, unearned. (Tech 2, NWMSU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – B. Bunch singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to third, J. Knowles scored, unearned. (Tech 3, NWMSU 0)
• NWMSU 2^nd – K. Allen homered to left center, 3 RBI; A. Gilson scored; J. Rawie scored. (Tech 3, NWMSU 3)
• Tech 3^rd – J. Knowles sacrifice fly to rf, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to third; M. Addis scored. (Tech 4, NWMSU 3)
• Tech 3^rd – S. Henson doubled to right center, RBI; M. Goodnight scored. (Tech 5, NWMSU 3)
• Tech 3^rd – A. Sangster singled down the 1b line, RBI; S. Henson scored. (Tech 6, NWMSU 3)
• Tech 3^rd – S. Coronado singled to right center, 2 RBI; B. Bunch scored; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 8, NWMSU 3)
• Tech 5^th – B. Bunch reached on a fielding error by 2b; A. Sangster scored, unearned. (Tech 9, NWMSU 3)
• NWMSU 5^th – E. Keeney homered to center field, 2 RBI; K. Weis scored. (Tech 9, NWMSU 5)
• NWMSU 5^th- J. Rawie homered down the lf line, RBI. (Tech 9, NWMSU 6)
• Tech 6^th – P. Mendoza homered to left center, 2 RBI; M. Addis scored, unearned. (Tech 11, NWMSU 6)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Bailey Shaffer (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Taylor Blackford (0-1)
• Save: Kristen Dempsey (1)

NOTABLES

• Shaffer picked up her first win of the season in relief after scattering five hits in 2.1 innings of relief, allowing three earned runs and fanning one.
• Dempsey saw her first relief action of the season and notched the save after throwing 2.2 scoreless innings.
• Mendoza and Sangster led Tech with three hits, while Bunch and Addis had two apiece.

(GAME TWO) ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

EMPORIA STATE LINEUP

1. Kenzie Garvin (CF)
2. Annelise Rockley (2B)
3. Hailey Cope (3B)
4. Danielle Sprinkle (1B)
5. Valerie Kinney (DP)
6. McKenna Davis (LF)
7. Cassidy Beem (C)
8. Destiny Ojigoh (SS)
9. Caitlin VanVleck (RF)
   Montana Mesler (P) 

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – M. Addis homered to left center, 3 RBI; P. Loredo scored; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 3, ESU 0)
• ESU 1^st – A. Rockley advanced to third on a wild pitch; K. Garvin scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 3, ESU 1)
• ESU 1^st – H. Cope doubled to right center, RBI; A. Rockley scored. (Tech 3, ESU 2)
• ESU 1^st – D. Sprinkle homered to left center, 2 RBI; H. Cope scored. (ESU 4, Tech 3)
• Tech 2^nd – B. Bunch doubled to left center, RBI; J. Knowles scored. (Tech 4, ESU 4)
• Tech 3^rd – P. Mendoza homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 5, ESU 4)
• Tech 3^rd – J. Knowles homered to left center, 2 RBI; M. Goodnight scored. (Tech 7, ESU 4)
• ESU 4^th – D. Ojigoh doubled to right center, 2 RBI; V. Kinney scored. (Tech 7, ESU 5)
• Tech 7^th – M. Goodnight homered to left center, 2 RBI; G. Vasquez scored. (Tech 9, ESU 5)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Bailey Shaffer (2-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Montana Mesler (1-2)
• Save: Megan Goodnight (1)

NOTABLES

• Shaffer picked up her second win of the day and season after tossing five stellar innings in relief, allowing one run on three hits, fanning four.
• Goodnight picked up her first save after allowing one hit in two innings of work.
• Knowles had three hits, while Goodnight and Mendoza had a pair.