WEEKEND INFORMATION
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ARKANSAS TECH
GOLDEN SUNS
8-2 (0-0 GAC) |
SOUTHERN NAZARENE
CRIMSON STORM
8-6 (0-0 GAC) |
Friday, February 23 | 3 p.m.
Tere Webber Field | Bethany, Okla.
LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
Saturday, February 24 | Noon (DH)
Tere Webber Field | Bethany, Okla.
LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO |
FIRST PITCH
The Arkansas Tech softball team is set to open up Great American Conference play this weekend as they are on the road at Southern Nazarene for a three-game series.
The series is slated to begin with a single seven-inning game on Friday afternoon starting at 3 p.m. Saturday will close the series with a doubleheader starting at noon.
The Golden Suns and Crimson Storm have met 44 times historically with all games coming as GAC foes. In terms of the all-time series record, Tech holds a 32-12 lead over SNU.
The two teams met twice last season with only two of the scheduled three-game series being played at Tech due to weather and field conditions. The Golden Suns won both games played in the series.
TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns enter this weekend's series on the road at Southern Nazarene with an overall record of 8-2 and have won their last six games. This past weekend, the Golden Suns took part in the Raising Cane's Softball Festival but were only able to play three of the five games they had scheduled due to weather.
Despite note being able to play the full complement of games, the Golden Suns took full advantage of the opportunities they did have to play and came away with three big in-region wins against (rv) Missouri Southern, No. 11-ranked Central Oklahoma and Missouri S&T.
Entering play this weekend, the Golden Suns are hitting .291 as a team (75-for-258) with 66 runs scored, 19 doubles, three triples and four home runs.
Dani Lindsey currently leads the team in batting average at .423 (11-for-26).
Lindsey has also provided the most power production thus far with a .731 slugging percentage thanks to four doubles and two triples. She also paced the team in RBIs with nine.
Kaylyn Aguirre leads the team in runs scored with 10. All four of Tech's home runs as a team have come from a different source with
Savannah Snow,
Sydney Keaton,
Lexi Gorniak and
Maycie Hardy all having left the yard.
In the circle, the Golden Suns have a team ERA of 2.56 and have struck out 50 batters in 63.0 innings of work.
Bradi Basler,
Aiden Dayberry and
Alexis Findley have made multiple starts this season with
Basler having the most with six and
Dayberry and
Findley with two apeice.
Jaycee McKee and
Ella Thornley have also made appearances in relief for Tech as part of their five-person pitching staff.
Basler is currently 5-0 and has posted a 1.80 ERA and struck out 32 in 35.0 innings of work.
Findley is coming off her best game started as a Golden Sun as she recorded the 19
th no-hitter in program history against the usually potent offensive attack of Central Oklahoma.
Leading the Golden Suns is
Jordon Jones. In her second season as head coach of the Golden Suns,
Jones is looking to build off her first year in which Tech posted a 28-24 overall record and were 17-15 in the Great American Conference. Prior to coming to Tech,
Jones had head coaching stops at the NAIA level at Central Baptist in Conway and MidAmerica Nazarene in Kansas. Overall, her career record is 190-105.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN NAZARENE
The Crimson Storm are off to an 8-6 start to their season. They are currently on a three-game winning streak with a win against Northeastern State this past Sunday and most-recently a double-header sweep of Newman this past Tuesday.
Entering play this weekend, the Crimson Storm are hitting .314 as a team (111-for-354) with 68 runs scored, 19 doubles, four triples and five home runs.
Hailey Evans currently leads the team in batting average at .429 (18-for-42).
Evans also leads the team in RBIs with 14 and is tied for second in doubles with three.
Kristen Mullendore has been the biggest power threat thus far for the Crimson Storm and leads the team with a .704 slugging percentage thanks to five doubles and one home run.
Emma Swearingen has the most home runs so far with two.
In the circle, the Crimson Storm have a team ERA of 3.02 and have struck out 68 batters in 90.1 innings of work.
Janie Worthington and Olivia Hernandez are tied for the most starts on the team with five. Worthington has also appeared in two games in relief and is currently 5-0 with a 1.45 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work.
Leading the Crimson Storm is
Brian Madden, who is in his fifth season as head coach at Southern Nazarene. In his time,
Madden is 94-86.
