Henderson State looks to continue its surge to the top of the GAC standings as the Lady Reddies play host to Southern Nazarene in a four-game series beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. at Dee White Field.
The series was originally set to begin on Friday, but due to heavy rains expected for Thursday and early Friday, officials agreed to push the games back to Saturday and Sunday.
The Lady Reddies, 19-14 overall and 15-7 in the GAC, have won 9 of their last 11 games and have recorded an 11-game winning streak at home.
Henderson's offense continues to stay hot as the Lady Reddies are hitting .319 as a team. In the last four games, Henderson has banged out 45 hits including five doubles and 27 runs scored.
Amber Klug is hitting a team-best .394 after going 4-for-8 in Tuesday's double-header against Ouachita Baptist.
In the last 10 games, the senior from Kingwood, Texas is 12-for-23 and has a .583 slugging percentage.
Ashlyn White has been productive both at the plate and in the pitching circle.
White is hitting .384 including a team best 5 home runs along with 26 runs batted in.
The freshman from Longview, Texas is 5-3 on the year with three saves and a 4.31 earned run average.
Tricia Hock has a .366 average including 3 triples, while Sarah Gibson leads Henderson in runs batted in with 28 while having a .337 average.
Cagen Medlock has a 7-3 record with a 4.37 ERA. In 65.2 innings of work, the senior from Whitehouse, Texas has struck out a team-best 45 batters.
Southern Nazarene enters the series with an 11-18 overall record and a 5-13 mark in league play.
The Crimson Storm has a team batting average of .282. Kylie Lang leads the team hitting .380, while Lindy Fluman is hitting .351 with a team-best 6 doubles and 3 home runs.
Live stats for the entire series are available on the HSU athletic web site at www.hsusports.com.