RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Bailey Bunch became the third player in Golden Suns history to turn in a five-hit game, while Janie Knowles had a five-hit day as well as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (19-7, 10-4 Great American Conference) picked up a doubleheader split with Southern Nazarene (8-14, 5-7), winning the opener 9-3 and falling 14-13 in the nightcap.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns and Southern Nazarene conclude their four-game series with a Saturday doubleheader. 

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

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

SOUTHERN NAZARENE LINEUP

1. Jacey James (2B)
2. Sydni Toilolo (RF)
3. Mahina Sauer (1B)
4. Riley Brown (DP)
5. Caitlyn Curlee (3B)
6. Katelyn Brown (P)
7. Kai Sanchez (CF)
8. Reilly Schlarb (C)
9. Kendal Stockstill (LF)
   Kriston Shumaker (SS) 

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 2^nd – J. Knowles singled to center field, RBI; M. Addis scored, unearned. (Tech 1, SNU 0)
• SNU 2^nd – K. Sanchez homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 1, SNU 1)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Goodnight homered to center field, 2 RBI; P. Mendoza scored. (Tech 3, SNU 1)
• Tech 3^rd – J. Knowles homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Addis scored. (Tech 5, SNU 1)
• Tech 5^th – M. Goodnight homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 6, SNU 1)
• Tech 6^th – P. Mendoza reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; A. Boulanger out at second 2b to ss; A. Sangster advanced to third; S. Henson scored. (Tech 7, SNU 1)
• Tech 7^th – A. Sangster doubled down the lf line, 2 rBI; S. Henson scored; A. Maeder scored. (Tech 9, SNU 1)
• SNU 7^th – S. Toilolo singled to third base, RBI; J. James advanced to second; K. Stockstill scored. (Tech 9, SNU 2)
• SNU 7^th – R. Brown singled to left field, RBI; K. Knox advanced to second; S. Toilolo advanced to third; J. James scored, unearned. (Tech 9, SNU 3) 

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Megan Goodnight (6-0)  
• Losing Pitcher: Katelyn Brown (4-8)

NOTABLES

• Goodnight, Addis, and Knowles all had two hits in the winning effort.
• Goodnight picked up her sixth win of the season in the circle after scattering five hits in four innings of work, walking three and fanning two.
• Dempsey entered the game in relief in the seventh inning and tossed a scoreless inning, fanning two.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

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

SOUTHERN NAZARENE LINEUP

1. Jacey James (2B)
2. Sydni Toilolo (RF)
3. Mahina Sauer (P)
4. Riley Brown (SS)
5. Caitlyn Curlee (3B)
6. Katelyn Brown (LF)
7. Kai Sanchez (CF)
8. Victoria Rodriguez (C)
9. Cheyenne Reynolds (DP)
   Brooke Tate (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• SNU 1^st – K. Brown singled to center field, 2 RBI; C. Curlee advanced to second; R. Brown scored; S. Toilolo scored. (SNU 2, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – B. Bunch singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to third; S. Coronado scored. (SNU 2, Tech 1)
• Tech 2^nd-G. Vasquez doubled to left center, 2 RBI; B. Bunch scored, A. Sangster scored. (Tech 3, SNU 2)
• Tech 2^nd - P. Mendoza singled through the left side, RBI; G. Vasquez scored. (Tech 4, SNU 2)
• Tech 2^nd – M. Addis homered to left field, 3 RBI; M. Goodnight scored; P. Mendoza scored. (Tech 7, SNU 2)
• SNU 2^nd – R. Brown reached on a fielding error by 2b, S. Toilolo advanced to third; C. Reynolds scored, unearned; V. Rodriguez scored, unearned. (Tech 7, SNU 4)
• SNU 2^nd – C. Curlee singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, advanced to third, RBI; R. Brown scored, unearned; S. Toilolo scored, unearned. (Tech 7, SNU 6)
• SNU 2^nd – C. Curlee scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 7, SNU 7)
• SNU 2^nd- K. Brown homered to left field, RBI, unearned. (SNU 8, Tech 7)
• SNU 6^th – R. Brown doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; M. Sauer scored; S. Toilolo scored. (SNU 10, Tech 7)
• SNU 6^th – C. Curlee homered to left field, 2 RBI; R. Brown scored. (SNU 12, Tech 7)
• Tech 7^th – S. Henson singled to third base, RBI; S. Coronado advanced to second; V. Bennett advanced to third; M. Addis scored. (SNU 12, Tech 8)
• Tech 7^th – A. Sangster reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; S. Henson out at 2b unassisted; S. Coronado advanced to third; V. Bennett scored. (SNU 12, Tech 9)
• Tech 7^th – B. Bunch doubled through the left side, RBI; A. Sangster advanced to third; S. Coronado scored. (SNU 12, Tech 10)
• Tech 7^th – P. Loredo doubled to left center, 2 RBI; B. Bunch scored; A. Sangster scored. (Tech 12, SNU 12)
• Tech 7^th – P. Mendoza doubled to center field, RBI; P. Loredo scored. (Tech 13, SNU 12)
• SNU 7^th – M. Sauer doubled to left center, 2 RBI; S. Toilolo scored; J. James scored. (SNU 14, Tech 13)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher:Katelyn Brown (5-8)
• Losing Pitcher: Megan Goodnight (6-1)

NOTABLES

• Tech scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning to claim a one-run advantage.
• Bailey Bunch was 5-for-5, becoming the third player in Tech history to turn in a five-hit contest. The previous two five-hit efforts were by Whitney Robinson (4/25/14 vs. Southern Nazarene) and Sarah Pratt (2/13/09 vs. Southern Indiana).
• Knowles had three hits, while Mendoza, Goodnight, Coronado, and Henson had two apiece.