SEARCY, Ark.  – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (20-14, 14-8 GAC) fell to the Harding University Bisons (18-15, 13-9 GAC) by a final score of 8-3 today in game one of their three game series.
 
The Bisons got the scoring going early in the first inning plating three runs to take an early 3-0 lead. Harding followed by plating three more runs in the bottom of the second inning plating another three runs to take a commanding 6-0 lead as SAU struggled to push anything across in the early going. Another two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for Harding gave the Bisons an 8-0 lead after five complete. The Muleriders offense found the run column in the top of the sixth inning for the first time as Jacob Lang recorded an RBI sacrifice fly to score Tate Elliott, 8-1. One hitter later, Ayden Slott reached on a throwing error by the second baseman to score David Chandler as SAU continued to chip away at the Bisons lead, 8-2. Luke Noack collected an RBI sacrifice fly of his own one hitter later as Christian Gutierrez scampered home plating another run, 8-3. The comeback stalled out in the sixth, but SAU was able to cut into the Bisons lead. After six complete innings, Harding led 8-3. Both offenses went cold in the seventh, eighth and ninth inning as the Muleriders fell short in game one of the series.
 
Top Performers
David Chandler: 3-for-4, 1 run scored
Wyatt Fielding: 2-for-5
Luke Noack: 1-for-4, 1 RBI
Jacob Lang: 1 RBI
Ayden Slott: 1 RBI
Cody Edwards: 3 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 strikeouts
 
Up Next
The Muleriders will wrap up their three-game series tomorrow, Friday, April 3rd as the teams play a double header starting at 1:00 p.m.