MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (20-13, 14-7 GAC) are set for their weekend series in Searcy, Arkansas against the Harding University Bisons (17-15, 12-9 GAC). The series will begin on Thursday, April 2nd with a single game starting at 4:00 p.m.
Broadcast Information
This weekend's games will be broadcast on the Harding Sports Network.
Series History
SAU at HU || 4/2 (4:00 PM) & 4/3 (1:00 PM & 4:00 PM)
SAU leads series 78-27
First meeting: 2/28/1991 – SAU wins 11-1
Last meeting: 4/7/2025 – SAU wins 3-1
SAU Notables
>>> The Muleriders come into the weekend looking to regain momentum after falling in their last three contests. Currently, the Muleriders ride a six-game winning streak against Harding with their last loss coming on 3/5/2023 to the Bisons.
>>> The Muleriders currently sit with a 14-7 record in conference play and only have two series losses in league play on the year. SAU sits in third place in the GAC standings and are currently two games up on the Bisons who sit with a 12-9 record in league play.
>>> In their most recent outing,
Michael Herndon had a career-high day going 3-for-5 at the plate and setting a new career mark with five RBI in a single game. Herndon drove in five of the Muleriders seven runs against the Boll Weevils.
>>> Wyatt Fielding still leads the team in batting average with a mark of .398 but trailing closely behind is
Michael Herndon with a mark of .331. Fielding is currently seventh in the GAC in batting average while
Preston Smith leads the league with six triples.
>>> The Muleriders pitching staff currently leads the GAC with a 4.66 ERA.
Eli Hutcherson is second in the league with his 52 strikeouts.
>>> Eli Hutcherson leads the team with his 3.59 qualifying ERA while boasting 52 strikeouts to lead the team. He is also coming off the best performance of his career as he threw nine complete innings allowing no runs while striking out 10 hitters. Hutcherson also has the only complete game of the year for the Muleriders on the mound.
HU Notables
>>> The Bisons come into the series with a 17-15 overall record and are 12-9 in conference play. Harding are losers of four of their last five games including riding a three-game losing streak after falling in the final two games of the UAM series and losing in a midweek to Ouachita on Tuesday by a final of 12-2 in seven innings.
>>> Easton Jones leads the Bisons at the plate with his .345 batting average while leading the team in doubles 14. Cooper Newsom leads the team with 40 RBI while also having six home runs. Harding ranks ninth in the GAC in team batting average with a mark of .274.
>>> Merrit Jay leads the team in qualifying ERA with a mark of 4.39. Kyle Lane leads the team in strikeouts with 42 total while also leading the team in innings pitched with 50.2. The Bisons currently rank seventh in the GAC in team ERA with a mark of 7.04
