BETHANY, Okla. – Janie Knowles had a five-hit day, while Makenzie Addis smashed a pair of home runs as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (20-8, 11-5 Great American Conference) salvaged a series split with Southern Nazarene (9-15, 6-8), falling 8-6 in a walkoff loss in the opener before taking a 9-3 win in the finale.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech returns to the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex for a four-game series with Oklahoma Baptist on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24.

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
   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. Kendal Stockstill (LF)
9. Kriston Shumaker (SS)
   Reilly Schlarb (C)

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – M. Goodnight homered to left field, 2 RBI; P. Mendoza scored. (Tech 2, SNU 0)
• SNU 3^rd – R. Brown singled to right field, RBI; M. Sauer advanced to second; S. Toilolo scored. (Tech 2, SNU 1)
• Tech 5^th – P. Mendoza singled to left field, RBI; P. Loredo scored. (Tech 3, SNU 1)
• SNU 5^th – M. Sauer singled to second base, RBI; S. Toilolo advanced to third; K. Shumaker scored. (Tech 3, SNU 2)
• SNU 5^th – R. Brown singled to left field, RBI; M. Sauer advanced to second; S. Toilolo scored. (Tech 3, SNU 3)
• SNU 5^th – C. Curlee doubled to left center, 2 RBI; K. Knox scored; M. Sauer scored. (SNU 5, Tech 3)
• SNU 5^th – C. Curlee scored on a wild pitch. (SNU 6, Tech 3)
• Tech 7^th – M. Addis homered to left field, 2 RBI; P. Mendoza scored. (SNU 6, Tech 5)
• Tech 7^th – S. Coronado tripled to center field, RBI; A. Boulanger scored. (Tech 6, SNU 6)
• SNU 7^th – K. Brown homered to left field, 2 RBI; C. Curlee scored. (SNU 8, Tech 6)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Katlelyn Brown (6-8)  
• Losing Pitcher: Lacy Mann (0-1)

NOTABLES

• Mendoza and Knowles had three hits apiece in the loss.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

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

SOUTHERN NAZARENE LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• SNU 2^nd – K. Brown singled to right center, RBI; K. Knox scored, unearned. (SNU 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 4^th – M. Addis doubled through the left side, RBI; M. Goodnight scored. (Tech 1, SNU 1)
• Tech 4^th – J. Knowles doubled down the lf line, RBI; M. Addis scored. (Tech 2, SNU 1)
• Tech 4^th – A. Sangster singled to left field, RBI; S. Henson advanced to second; S. Coronado advanced to third; V. Bennett scored. (Tech 3, SNU 1)
• Tech 4^th – P. Loredo reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to 2^nd on the throw; A. Sangster advanced to third; S. Henson scored, unearned; S. Coronado scored, unearned. (Tech 5, SNU 1)
• SNU 5^th – S. Toilolo singled to left field, RBI; J. James advanced to seond; K. Shumaker scored. (Tech 5, SNU 2)
• Tech 6^th – A. Sangster reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to third on the throw; S. Henson scored, unearned. (Tech 6, SNU 2)
• Tech 6^th – B. Bunch singled, out at second c to ss to 2b; A. Sangster scored on an error by 3b, unearned. (Tech 7, SNU 2)
• SNU 6^th – K. Sanchez sacrifice fly to lf, RBI; C. Curlee scored. (Tech 7, SNU 3)
• Tech 7^th – M. Addis homered to left field, 2 RBI; A. Boulanger scored. (Tech 9, SNU 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher:Kristen Dempsey (5-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Makayla Shonamon (0-3)

NOTABLES

• Dempsey went the distance and scattered seven hits, three runs (two earned), walking two and fanning five.
• Henson had a team-high three hits, while Knowles, Addis, Goodnight, Loredo, and Bunch had two hits apiece.
• Each Tech starter had a hit in the win.

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