SERIES INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 16-15 (6-8 GAC)	EAST CENTRAL TIGERS 12-13 (5-9 GAC)
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FIRST PITCH
The Arkansas Tech softball team is back at home this weekend for a three-game series against East Central.
 
The series is slated to begin with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon. The series will conclude on Saturday at Noon
 
The Golden Suns and Tigers have met 48 times historically in a series that started in 2011. In terms of the all-time series record, Tech holds a 32-16 lead over East Central.
 
The two teams met three times last season with all three games being played in a weekend series at ECU. The Golden Suns would win the series with a pair of wins following a series-opening loss.
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns enter the weekend series at home against East Central with an overall record of 16-15 and a 6-8 mark in conference play. They are coming off a doubleheader sweep this past Tuesday on the road at Northeastern State.
 
Entering play, the Golden Suns are hitting .274 as a team (222-for-809) with 151 runs scored, 50 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs.
 
Sadie Turner currently leads the team in batting average at .321 (27-for-84). Turner also has the highest slugging percentage on the team at .476 thanks to four doubles and a team-high three home runs. She is one of six players that have double-digit RBIs and one of six with double-digit runs scored. Caroline Wilhelm currently paces the team in RBIs with 27. Maycie Hardy leads the team in runs scored with 25.
 
In the circle, the Golden Suns have a team ERA of 3.34 and have struck out 178 batters in 203.0 innings of work.
 
Bradi Basler, Alexis Findley and Aly White have appeared in at least 13 games and made at least one start. Findley has the most starts with 15, followed by Basler with 11 and White with three. Aidan Dayberry has also made two starts and has five other appearances in relief. Ainslee Moore has made two relief appearances for Tech as part of their five-person pitching staff.
 
Findley is currently 7-6 and has posted a 2.64 ERA and struck out 88 in 85.0 innings of work. Basler is 4-5 with a 5.21 ERA and has 42 strikeouts in 44.1 innings. White is 4-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 54.0 innings.
 
Leading the Golden Suns is Jordon Jones. In her third season as head coach of the Golden Suns, Jones has amassed a 70-57 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 224-136.
 

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SCOUTING EAST CENTRAL
East Central is 12-13 overall and 5-9 in GAC play. The Tigers have lost their last seven games. This past weekend, the Tigers were swept in their home series against nationally-ranked Harding.
 
Entering play against Tech, the Tigers are hitting .316 as a team (223-for-706) with 143 runs scored, 35 doubles, three triples and 15 home runs.
 
Elyse LeClair currently leads the team in batting average at .420 (37-for-88). Amiah Galcatcher is pacing the club in slugging percentage at .618 thanks to five doubles and six home runs. Galcatcher is also the team-leader in RBIs with 26 and is one of seven with double-digit runs driven in. LeClair leads the team in runs scored with 23 and is one of six players with double-digit runs scored.
 
In the circle, the Tigers have a team ERA of 4.51 and have struck out 82 batters in 170.2 innings of work.
 
The Tigers have used four pitchers in starting roles but have relied mostly on Taylor Spence and Amera Garner. Spence has made 10 starts while Garner has made nine. Lindsey Mauppin has made the most overall appearances with 14, all in relief.
 
Spence is 0-3 with a 6.02 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 45.1 innings. Garner is 2-5 with a 4.06 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 31.0 innings. Mauppin is 6-1 with a save and a 2.44 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 37.1 innings.
 
Leading the Tigers is Destini Anderson, who is in her 19th season as head coach at East Central. In her time at ECU, Anderson is 445-442-2.