MONTICELLO, Ark. –
Megan Goodnight fired a one-hit shutout in the opening contest of the day, leading the way as the No. 19 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (32-12, 23-9 Great American Conference) split its series-opening doubleheader against Arkansas-Monticello (7-34, 7-23), winning the opener 3-0 before falling 10-7 in the finale on Sunday at Blossoms Field.
NEXT UP
- Arkansas Tech and UAM concludes its four-game set with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Monday, April 16. The game will be broadcast locally on KARV (610-AM and 101.3 FM), with live video and statistics available at www.arkansastechsports.com.
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)
- Bailey Bunch (2B)
- Paty Loredo (DP)
- Paige Mendoza (3B)
- Megan Goodnight (P)
- Janie Knowles (1B)
- Makenzie Addis (C)
- Sarah Coronado (SS)
- Sydnie Henson (LF)
- Ashton Sangster (CF)
Ashley Landry (RF)
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO LINEUP
- Katelynn Stamper (LF)
- Ashton Currey (C)
- Maranda Clendenin (SS)
- Jewels Caro (RF)
- Jordan Herbner (3B)
- Aubree Head (2B)
- Kaylee Freeman (DP)
- Hayley McGhee (1B)
- Kali Bolter (CF)
Abigail Leonards (P)
SCORING PLAYS
- Tech 1st - M. Goodnight singled to center field, RBI; P. Mendoza advanced to second; P. Loredo scored. (Tech 1, UAM 0)
- Tech 4th – P. Loredo doubled to right field, 2 RBI; A. Sangster scored, unearned; S. Coronado scored, unearned. (Tech 3, UAM 0)
OF RECORD
- Winning Pitcher: Megan Goodnight (12-2)
- Losing Pitcher: Abigail Leonards (3-16)
NOTABLES
- Loredo and Coronado had two hits apiece in the win.
- Goodnight fired a one-hit shutout, walking two and fanning three for her 12th win of the season.
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)
- Bailey Bunch (2B)
- Paty Loredo (DP)
- Paige Mendoza (3B)
- Megan Goodnight (1B)
- Janie Knowles (C)
- Makenzie Addis (RF)
- Sarah Coronado (SS)
- Sydnie Henson (LF)
- Ashton Sangster (CF)
Kristen Dempsey (P)
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO LINEUP
- Katelynn Stamper (LF)
- Ashton Currey (C)
- Maranda Clendenin (SS)
- Jordan Herbner (3B)
- Aubree Head (2B)
- Hayley McGhee (1B)
- Kali Bolter (CF)
- Cailyn Bolick (DP)
- Skyler Anderson (RF)
Kaylee Freeman (P)
SCORING PLAYS
- Tech 1st – M. Addis singled to shortstop, RBI; J. Knowles advanced to second; M. Goodnight advanced to third; P. Loredo scored. (Tech 1, UAM 0)
- UAM 1st – A. Currey homered to left center, RBI. (Tech 1, UAM 1)
- UAM 2nd - K. Stamper singled to left field, 2 RBI; S. Anderson advanced to second; C. Bolick scored, unearned; H. McGhee scored, unearned. (UAM 3, Tech 1)
- Tech 3rd - S. Coronado singled through the left side, RBI; M. Addis advanced to second; V. Bennett advanced to third; M. Goodnight scored, unearned. (UAM 3, Tech 2)
- Tech 3rd - A. Sangster hit by pitch, RBI; S. Henson advanced to second; S. Coronado advanced to third; M. Addis scored, unearned. (Tech 3, UAM 3)
- Tech 3rd - B. Bunch singled up the middle, 2 RBI; A. Sangster advanced to second; S. Henson scored, unearned; S. Coronado scored, unearned. (Tech 5, UAM 3)
- Tech 5th - A. Sangster sacrifice fly to CF, RBI; M. Addis scored. (Tech 6, UAM 3)
- Tech 5th - B. Bunch reached on an error by ss; S. Coronado scored, unearned. (Tech 7, UAM 3)
- UAM 5th - A. Head singled through the left side, RBI; M. Clendenin advanced to second; A. Currey advanced to third; K. Stamper scored, unearned. (Tech 7, UAM 4)
- UAM 5th - H. McGhee singled through the left side, RBI; A. Head advanced to second; M. Clendenin advanced to third; A. Currey scored, unearned. (Tech 7, UAM 5)
- UAM 5th - H. McGhee advanced to second; A. Head advanced to third; M. Clendenin scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (Tech 7, UAM 6)
- UAM 5th - C. Bolick singled through the left side, RBI; K. Bolter advanced to second; H. McGhee advanced to third; A. Head scored, unearned. (UAM 7, Tech 7)
- UAM 5th - S. Anderson walked, RBI; C. Bolick advanced to second; K. Bolter advanced to third; H. McGhee scored, unearned. (UAM 8, Tech 7)
- UAM 5th - K. Stamper reached on an error by ss; S. Anderson advanced to second; C. Bolick scored, unearned; K. Bolter scored, unearned. (UAM 10, Tech 7)
OF RECORD
- Winning Pitcher: Mallory McWhorter (1-2)
- Losing Pitcher: Kristen Dempsey (8-3)
- Save: Paisley Pratt (1)
NOTABLES
- Dempsey suffered the loss after allowing eight runs (one earned) over 4.2 innings of work, scattering six hits.
- Cara Tolar pitched a perfect seventh.
- Bunch led Tech with three hits, while Coronado had two.
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