WEEKEND INFORMATION
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ARKANSAS TECH
GOLDEN SUNS
5-6 (0-0 GAC) |
WASHBURN
ICHABODS
5-4 (0-0 MIAA) |
#13 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
BRONCHOS
7-1 (0-0 MIAA) |
NORTHEASTERN STATE
RIVERHAWKS
4-4 (0-0 MIAA) |
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Friday, February 14 | 11 a.m.
Gerry Pinkston Stadium | Edmond, Okla.
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Friday, February 14 | 1:30 p.m.
Gerry Pinkston Stadium | Edmond, Okla.
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Sunday, February 16 | Noon
Chartwells Women's Sports Complex | Russellville, Ark.
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FIRST PITCH
Originally slated to play five games over three days this weekend at the 2025 Raising Cane's Softball Festival, inclement weather in the greater Oklahoma City area has adjusted the schedule to where the Arkansas Tech softball team is now only playing two games at the festival on Friday, nothing on Saturday and then returning home for a doubleheader against Northeastern State on Sunday.
On Friday, the Golden Suns are slated to take on Washburn at 11 a.m. and then No. 13-ranked Central Oklahoma at 1:30 p.m. Both games will take place at the Gerry Pinkston Stadium on the campus of UCO.
On Sunday, the Golden Suns will be at home for a doubleheader against Northeastern State. That twin-bill is scheduled for a Noon start.
TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns enter this weekend with an overall record of 5-6 after they went 1-3 last weekend at the Alvy Early Memorial Classic. The Golden Suns would fall to McKendree, 3-2, No. 1-ranked UT Tyler 5-1 and Newman, 6-3 before beating Northwest Missouri, 9-6, to close out the weekend.
Entering play this weekend, the Golden Suns are hitting .268 as a team (77-for-287) with 51 runs scored, 14 doubles, one triple and no home runs.
Savannah Snow currently leads the team in batting average at .471 (16-for-34).
Snow also has the highest slugging percentage on the team at .529 thanks to a pair of doubles to go along with her 14 singles.
Caroline Wilhelm paces the team in RBIs with 11.
Kacie Gibbins has the most extra-bases with four and all four being doubles.
Maycie Hardy leads the team in runs scored with 11.
In the circle, the Golden Suns have a team ERA of 3.43 and have struck out 62 batters in 71.1 innings of work.
Bradi Basler,
Alexis Findley and
Aly White have appeared in six games with
Basler and
Findley making multiple starts this season.
Findley has the most starts with six.
Aidan Dayberry has also made three appearances in relief for Tech as part of their four-person pitching staff.
Findley is currently 2-2 and has posted a 2.28 ERA and struck out 26 in 27.2 innings of work.
Basler is 2-4 with a 5.03 ERA and has 23 strikeouts in 23.2 innings.
Leading the Golden Suns is
Jordon Jones. In her third season as head coach of the Golden Suns,
Jones has amassed a 58-48 record at Tech and twice led the team to the conference tournament. 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 212-127.
SCOUTING WASHBURN
Washburn is off to a 5-4 start to their season after going 2-2 this past weekend at the Avly Early Memorial Classic. In that weekend of action, Washburn lost to Upper Iowa and Missouri-St. Louis by scores of 6-4. They would also beat Southeastern Oklahoma, 6-2 and Illinois-Springfield, 13-0.
Entering play against Tech, the Ichabods are hitting .309 as a team (79-for-256) with 54 runs scored, 16 doubles, one triple and three home runs.
Alexis Tanguma currently leads the team in batting average at .483 (14-for-29).
Tanguma also leads the team in slugging percentage at .621 thanks to four doubles to go along with her 10 singles.
Lauren Ellington Hogle paces the team in RBIs with 11 while Makenzie Sais lead the club in runs scored with 10.
In the circle, the Ichabods have a team ERA of 3.52 and have struck out 50 batters in 57.2 innings of work.
Sadie Walker and
Ava Bloyd have all split the starting duties for Washburn early on.
Walker has made the most starts thus far with five and has appeared in the most games at six. She is 4-1 with a 2.36 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 29.2 innings.
Bloyd has made four starts and appeared in five games. She is 1-2 with a 4.20 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 16.2 innings.
Leading the Bearcats is
Brenda Holaday, who is in her ninth season as head coach at Washburn. In her time at Washburn,
Holaday is 257-153.
SCOUTING NO. 13 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
No. 13-ranked Central Oklahoma is off to a 7-1 start to their season after going 3-1 this past weekend at UCO-Oklahoma Christian Classic. At the classic, UCO beat Western New Mexico, 11-3, Missouri S&T, 10-2 and Southern Nazarene, 3-0. Their lone loss was a 12-7 setback against Oklahoma Baptist.
Entering play against Tech, the Bronchos are hitting .350 as a team (72-for-206) with 60 runs scored, 10 doubles, seven triples and six home runs.
Brooklyn Ryan currently leads the team in batting average at .455 (10-for-22).
Terin Ritz has provided the biggest power threat thus far for the Bronchos and leads the team with a .950 slugging percentage thanks to three doubles, two triples and one home run. She is also leading the team in RBIs with 15. Three players have scored double-digit runs and are led by Rylee Lemos and her 12 runs scored.
In the circle, the Bronchos have a team ERA of 2.96 and have struck out 42 batters in 52.0 innings of work.
Four different pitchers have started a game early on with
Terin Ritz and
Sydney Ward the only ones with multiple starts. Both have made three starts thus far.
Ritz is 2-1 with a 2.06 ERA and has nine strikeouts in 17.0 innings.
Ward is 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 16.2 innings.
Shelby Beard has appeared in four games and made one start. She is 4-0 with a 0.57 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 12.1 innings.
Leading the Bronchos is
Cody White, who is in his 12th season as head coach at Central Oklahoma. In his time at UCO,
White is 453-161.
SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN STATE
Northeastern State is off to a 4-4 start to their season after going 3-1 this past weekend at the Alvy Early Memorial Classic. At the classic, Northeastern State beat Missouri-St. Louis, Truman State and William Jewell, outscoring those three, 35-16. Their lone loss was a 3-0 defeat against Southern Arkansas.
Entering play against Tech, the RiverHawks are hitting .351 as a team (73-for-208) with 52 runs scored, 15 doubles, one triple and five home runs.
Brynn Burchfield currently leads the team in batting average at .429 (9-for-21).
Madison Heinle has provided the biggest power threat thus far for the RiverHawks and leads the team with a .778 slugging percentage thanks to a double and two home runs. She is also tied with
Burchfield for the team lead in RBIs at eight.
Maddie Messenger is leading the team in runs scored with seven.
In the circle, the RiverHawks have a team ERA of 5.54 and have struck out 32 batters in 48.0 innings of work.
Madison Heinle,
Ryleigh Peters,
Braedyn Sheofee,
Korynn Tindel and
Gracie Turner have all started a game for Northeastern State.
Sheofee and
Turner have made multiple starts early on.
Turner has made the most with three. She is 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA and has nine strikeouts in 15.1 innings.
Sheofee is 1-1. With a 7.74 ERA with six strikeouts in 6.1 innings.
Leading the RiverHawks is
Rachel Rhode, who is in her second season as head coach at Northeastern State. In her time at NSU,
Rhose is 14-39.
