BETHANY, Okla. – It was anything but a restful Sunday afternoon for the Southern Arkansas bats as the Muleriders recorded 30 hits, 20 of which went for extra bases and included eight home runs, and plated 29 runs as SAU earned a Great American Conference series sweep of Southern Nazarene and in the process moved into first place exclusively in the league standings. Not to be lost in the box score were two dominant starting pitching performances the first of which saw Mulerider sophomore starter Jacob Womack strike out a career-high 13 batters in six innings of work to remain unbeaten on the season at 6-0.

A seven-run third inning highlighted by a two-run double from the bat of junior Jacob Martinez and a three-run home run by sophomore Mason Peterson backed Womack's start. The Muleriders added three more runs in the top of the fifth inning as an RBI single from Martinez and a two-run double by sophomore Brett McGee helped push the Mulerider lead to 10-1.

After a single run scored in the sixth inning, SAU put the game out of reach in the seventh with a five run frame that included home runs by sophomores Conner Allen and Riley Orr.

Womack faced 24 batters on Sunday and allowed just five hits, one walk and single run. He used three groundouts and a pair of fly outs to turn away the Crimson Storm offensively. Junior Reed Osborn worked the seventh with one hit, one walk, one run and a strikeout to close out the game.

In the finale, the offensive onslaught continued for Southern Arkansas. McGee homered in the second inning for the game's first run and Peterson followed with an RBI double to make it 2-0 in favor of Mulerider sophomore starter Remy Bilodeau. Senior Zach Muldoon left the yard in the home half of the third inning, a two-run blast that highlighted the four-run frame.

The Muleriders struck for four more runs in the sixth with Ty Manning's three-run blast pushing SAU out front 11-2. In the seventh, freshman Chris Sutton and senior Kobe Morris each connected on solo home runs to round out scoring.

Bilodeau worked 6.0 innings, scattered six hits and allowed just a single earned run. He struck out four and walked only one. Freshman Brandon Gonzalez tossed the final frame picking up a strikeout as he faced the minimum.

For the day, Martinez recorded five hits with three doubles, with four runs scored and seven RBI. Morris also collected five hits with two doubles and a homerun to go with four runs and two RBI. McGee and Manning scored four times and Manning added three RBI. SAU drew 16 walks on Sunday.

The Muleriders prepare for their final home series of the season as SAU welcomes in Arkansas-Monticello, who is fresh off of a series win over Oklahoma Baptist, for Senior Day Weekend. First-pitch for Friday's opener is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader is slated for a 2 p.m. start with senior day festivities taking place prior around 1:40 on Saturday. Live coverage links are available at www.MuleriderAthletics.com.