Magnolia, Ark. – The SAU Softball team took both games of today's doubleheader against Henderson State, winning both games by one run margins as the Muleriders close out their regular season tomorrow.
Game one saw freshman
Sarah Evans lead off the scoring with her 11
th home run of the season and her first at Dawson Field. The shortstop drove in the Muleriders' next run in the third inning, scoring
Laina Suesue on an opposite field single. The catcher, batting leadoff once again, went 2-5 on the day as Evans went 3-5 with two of the team's three RBIs on the day.
Suesue knocked in the only run of game two, an RBI single to score
Rachel Miller.
Sydney Wader and
Victoria Taylor both threw complete games for the Muleriders, with Wader giving up the lone run as she allowed four hits while striking out seven in game one. Taylor threw her sixth shutout of the season, striking out eight while allowing only five hits.
The Muleriders are 43-10 on the season and 34-7 in conference play; they close out the season tomorrow against the Reddies.