BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Megan Goodnight, Ashton Sangster, and Bailey Bunch all had four hits on the afternoon, as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (6-2) picked up a split on the final day of the UAM D-2 Softball Challenge, topping Central Missouri 12-8 before falling 5-2 to Missouri Western on Friday.  

NEXT UP
Tech makes another trip to Bentonville for the UAM 9-State Classic, opening play against defending national champion Minnesota State on Friday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. before playing Rogers State later that afternoon at 1 p.m.

(GAME ONE) 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) 

CENTRAL MISSOURI LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• UCM 1^st – K. Markin singled to right center, RBI; A. Dishinger advanced to second; M. Schoonover scored. (UCM 1, Tech 0)
• UCM 1^st – C. Smith singled through the right side, 2 RBI, advanced to second on the throw; K. Markin scored, unearned; A. Dishinger scored, unearned. (UCM 3, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – J. Knowles singled through the right side, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to third, P. Mendoza scored. (UCM 3, Tech 1)
• Tech 2^nd – S. Henson singled through the right side, RBI; J. Knowles advanced to second; M. Goodnight scored, unearned. (UCM 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 4^th – S. Coronado hit by pitch, RBI; B. Bunch advanced to second; A. Sangster advanced to third; J. Knowles scored. (Tech 3, UCM 3)
• Tech 4^th – G. Vasquez doubled to left field, 2 RBI; S. Coronado advanced to third; B. Bunch scored; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 5, UCM 3)
• Tech 4^th – M. Addis doubled to left center, 2 RBI; G. Vasquez scored; S. Coronado scored. (Tech 7, UCM 3)
• Tech 5^th – B. Bunch tripled to center field, RBI; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 8, UCM 3)
• UCM 5^th – K. Markin singled to left field, RBI; M. Schoonover advanced to third; A. Daniel scored, unearned. (Tech 8, UCM 4)
• UCM 5^th – E. King singled to right field, RBI; K. Markin advanced to second; M. Schoonover scored. (Tech 8, UCM 5)
• UCM 6^th -K. Markin homered to center field, 3 RBI; M. Schoonover scored; L. Deer scored. (Tech 8, UCM 8)
• Tech 7^th – M. Goodnight homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 9, UCM 8)
• Tech 7^th – S. Coronado homered to left field, 3 RBI; B. Bunch scored; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 12, UCM 8)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Megan Goodnight (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Sarah Brown (1-3)

NOTABLES

• Coronado, Vasquez, Knowles, and Sangster all had two hits in the win.
• Goodnight notched her first win after tossing 1.1 perfect innings in relief.
• After coming in the game and pitching out of a jam in the sixth, Goodnight's solo homer leading off the seventh proved to be the game-winner.

(GAME TWO) ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Bailey Bunch (RF)
2. Sarah Coronado (SS)
3. Gaby Vasquez (RF)
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)

 MISSOURI WESTERN LINEUP

1. Tamara Hicks (RF)
2. Shelbie Atwell (1B)
3. Riley Wilson (2B)
4. Morgan Frost (LF)
5. Shelby Uhl (CF)
6. Gabi Carter (3B)
7. Emma Hoffart (DP)
8. Lonnie Groves (SS)
9. Rebekah Mueller (C)
10. Kenzie Hilzer (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• MWSU 2^nd – G. Carter homered to left field, 3 RBI; S. Uhl scored; M. Frost scored. (MWSU 3, Tech 0)
• MWSU 2^nd – R. Mueller homered to left center, RBI. (MWSU 4, Tech 0)
• MWSU 3^rd – S. Uhl sacrifice fly to cf, RBI; R. Wilson advanced to third; L. Houston scored. (MWSU 5, Tech 0)
• Tech 4^th – B. Bunch singled through the right side, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to second; M. Goodnight scored. (MWSU 5, Tech 1)
• Tech 6^th – B. Bunch singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; A. Sangster scored. (MWSU 5, Tech 2)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Kenzie Hilzer (1-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Cara Tolar (1-2)

NOTABLES

• Goodnight and Bunch had three hits, and Sangster had two hits in the loss.
• Tolar suffered the loss after allowing three runs on two hits in one inning of work.
• Dempsey and Goodnight were solid in relief, combining to go three innings and allow no runs.