MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Lady Mulerider softball team swept Sunday's GAC doubleheader with Arkansas Tech with a 2-0 shutout victory in game one followed by a powerful offensive performance in game two that resulted in a 9-2 final score.
 
 
TEAM RECORDS
Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders: (38-12, 28-10 GAC)
Arkansas Tech Golden Suns: (30-20, 24-15 GAC)
 
PITCHING DECISIONS- GAME 1
W: Kaylee Garner (18-1)
L: Jalissa Gum (14-10)
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED- GAME 1

• Tech posted a threat in the first inning after placing the first two hitters on base, but Garner was able to get out of the inning striking out two hitters and forcing an infield fly.
• In the third inning, SAU plated a pair of runs to take the 2-0 lead over the Golden Suns.
• Brooke Goad wore a 3-2 pitch followed with a walk drawn by Maddie Dow before the first run was plated on a single to right field off the bat of Jill Roye. With one out and runners on the corners, Marina Duran's 8-pitch at bat ended with a left field single that plated the second run of the inning.
• The Golden Suns scattered four hits in the following three innings, but was unable to pull away with a run as they stranded five base runners to take the 2-0 loss to SAU.

 
IN THE CIRCLE

• Starting pitcher for SAU, Garner, had a tremendous pitching performance in her game one debut as she registered the win with a shutout while also posting a season high 10 strikeouts against the Golden Suns in seven innings pitched.
• Garner's win in the circle was her 18^th of the season.

 
AT THE PLATE

• Offensively, Tech out-hit SAU 7-3, but SAU scored a pair of runs.
• Roye and Duran led the offense with an RBI each on a hit.
• Dow collected a hit and a run scored.
• Goad scored a run and collected a pair of walks.

 

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PITCHING DECISIONS- GAME 2
W: Victoria Taylor (16-6)
L: Cara Tolar (5-6)
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED- GAME 2

• Arkansas Tech jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning after a pair of lead-off singles placed two on base. On the next batted ball, a fielding error advanced the runners one base and ATU's aggressive attempt to score a run on the throw to the plate resulted in an out as SAU's Duran fired the throw to the catcher, Tyler Casada, to hose the runner at the plate.
• In that same frame, a pair of runs were plated on a pair of back-to-back singles from the ATU offense.
• SAU retaliated in the bottom of the frame as they plated three runs on four hits to take the lead 3-2.
• Goad and Dow led off that inning with a pair of singles before a walk issued to Roye loaded the bases. Goad scored the first run on a wild pitch. Casada proceeded to put a ball in play that tied the game at 2-all as Dow scored on the play from third. Megan Godoyo followed with an RBI single to right field on the first pitch she saw that plated the go-ahead run, 3-2 SAU.
• In the fourth inning, SAU struck again as Dow laced an 0-1 pitch to center field that allowed Islava to successfully score from third after she previously led-off the frame with a single through the right side of the field.
• In the bottom of the fifth, the Lady Muleriders plated a pair of runs on three hits that gave them the 6-2 cushion over Tech. Casada pulled a 1-2 pitch down the left field line before Godoyo scored her with an RBI single up the middle. Subsequently, Islava banged an RBI double in the left-center field gap that allowed Godoyo to score from first base.
• The final runs for SAU came in the sixth inning as they answered with three more on three hits in the frame. Goad set the tone in the inning with a lead-off double to right field followed by a 4-pitch walk to Dow. A pitching change for ATU and a walk later to Duran loaded the bases for the Lady Muleriders as Casada stroked a single back up the middle that plated a pair of runs. Islava came to the plate with two outs and singled up the middle to plate the third run of the inning resulting in a 9-2 final score.

 
IN THE CIRCLE

• Victoria Taylor registered the win in the circle for SAU with a 2-runs on eight hits pitching performance through seven innings.
• Taylor did not issue any free bases to the Golden Suns and collected six strikeouts in the game.

 
AT THE PLATE

• Casada collected the game-high three RBI's in the game on a pair of hits with a run scored.
• Islava was 4-for-4 at the dish with a pair of RBI's and a run scored.
• Godoyo followed with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate with a pair of RBI's and a run scored.
• Goad was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
• Dow reached base in all four of her plate appearances with a pair of walks and a pair of hits along with an RBI and a run scored.
• Duran and Roye each scored a run.

 
 
UP NEXT

• The Lady Muleriders look to sweep the series with Arkansas Tech tomorrow with another doubleheader scheduled for a noon start at Dawson Field.