RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The No. 21 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (35-15, 26-12 Great American Conference) dropped a pair of games to the No. 4 Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerders (46-4, 35-3) on Friday evening at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex, falling 9-2 in the opening game and 8-1 in the nightcap. 
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech and Southern Arkansas complete their four-game set on Saturday, April 21. First pitch from the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex has been moved to 11 a.m.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LINEUP (GAME 1)
1.Brooke Goad (LF)
2.Rachel Miller (C)
3.Monica Islava (SS)
4.Faith Otts (3B)
5.Marina Duran (1B)
6.Jill Roye (DP)
7.Megan Godoyo (RF)
8.Sarah Pitre (2B)
9.Hallie Saintignan (CF)
Victoria Taylor (P)
 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP
1.Bailey Bunch (2B)
2.Paty Loredo (DP)
3.Paige Mendoza (3B)
4.Megan Goodnight (P)
5.Ashton Sangster (CF)
6.Sarah Coronado (SS)
7.Janie Knowles (1B)
8.Sydnie Henson (LF)
9.Makenzie Addis (C)
Ashley Maeder (RF)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 1^st– M. Duran singled to right field, RBI; F. Otts advanced to second; R. Miller advanced to third; B. Goad scored, unearned. (SAU 1, Tech 0)
• SAU 1^st– J. Roye grounded out to 2b, RBI; M. Duran advanced to second; F. Otts advanced to third; R. Miller scored, unearned. (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• SAU 1^st– M. Godoyo singled up the middle, RBI; M. Duran advanced to third; F. Otts scored, unearned. (SAU 3, Tech 0)
• SAU 1^st– S. Pitre singled to left center, RBI; M. Godoyo advanced to second; M. Duran scored, unearned. (SAU 4, Tech 0)
• SAU 2^nd– M. Islava advanced to second on a passed ball; B. Goad scored on a passed ball, unearned. (SAU 5, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd– B. Goad advanced to second on a wild pitch; S. PItre advanced to third on a wild pitch; M. Godoyo scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (SAU 6, Tech 0
• Tech 5^th– B. Bunch tripled to right center, 2 RBI; M. Addis scored; S. Henson scored. (SAU 6,Tech 2)
• SAU 6^th– T. Stricklin advanced to second on a wild pitch; M. Duran advanced to third on a wild pitch; F. Otts scored on a wild pitch. (SAU 7, Tech 2)
• SAU 6^th– M. Godoyo singled to center field, RBI; T. Stricklin advanced to third; M. Duran scored. (SAU 8, Tech 2)
• SAU 6^th– S. Pitre reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI; M. Godoyo out at second ss to 2b; T. Stricklin scored. (SAU 9, Tech 2)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Victoria Taylor (22-0) 
• Losing Pitcher: Megan Goodnight (13-3) 

NOTABLES

• Lacy Mann tossed two innings of scoreless relief for the Golden Suns. 

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LINEUP (GAME 2)
1.Brooke Goad (LF)
2.Rachel Miller (C)
3.Monica Islava (SS)
4.Faith Otts (3B)
5.Marina Duran (1B)
6.Jill Roye (DP)
7.Megan Godoyo (RF)
8.Sarah Pitre (2B)
9.Hallie Saintignan (CF)
Jolie Trahan
 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP
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)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 3^rd– M. Islava, advanced to second on the error; B. Goad advanced to third on a wild pitch, scored on the error; H. Saintigna scored on a throwing error by c. (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd– F. Otts doubled to center field, RBI; M. Islava scored, unearned. (SAU 3, Tech 0)
• SAU 6^th– B. Goad homered to right field, 4 RBI; H. Saintigna scored; S. Pitre scored; T. Stricklin scored. (SAU 7, Tech 0)
• SAU 7^th– S. Pitre advanced to second on a wild pitch; S. Johnson scored on a wild pitch. (SAU 8, Tech 0)
• Tech 7^th– P. Loredo sacrifice fly to cf, RBI; S. Henson scored. (SAU 8, Tech 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jolie Trahan (7-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Kristen Dempsey (9-5)

NOTABLES

• Goodnight and Sangster had two hits apiece.