Henderson State will travel to Arkansas Tech for a pivotal four-game Friday/Saturday conference matchup against the #6 ranked Golden Suns on Friday, with the first game set for 3 p.m. in Russellville.
On Saturday, the double-header will begin at Noon.
The Reddies(9-5, 2-2 GAC) come off a series split with Harding last weekend, and were led by Great American Conference Player of the Week
Ashlyn White.
White ended the fourth game with Harding on Saturday with a walk-off grand slam to give HSU an 11-1 victory, and finished the weekend going 8-for-11 with seven runs scores, 11 runs batted in and 3 home runs.
The junior from Longview, Texas posted a .727 batting average and a 1.545 slugging percentage. White was also walked five times in the four game series and sported a .765 on base percentage.
On the season,
Courtney Warren leads the Reddies with a .400 batting average, and has scored 10 runs while compiling 14 hits.
Alexia Lopez holds a .375 average, while cranking out 12 hits and having 9 RBI.
White leads HSU with 14 RBI on the season, while
Keirsten Seahorn has 10 on 12 hits.
From the circle,
Michelle Sorensen holds a 6-2 record and a 1.78 ERA, while striking out 49 batters.
Arkansas Tech(12-1, 4-0) comes in off a four-game conference sweep of Ouachita a weekend ago, and is led by Sydnie Henson who has a .500 batting average in 14 at bats.
Destiny Crumpley has also had a strong season for the Golden Suns, sporting a .478 average with 11 hits and nine RBI.
Jalissa Gum leads ATU in RBI with 14, while also cranking out 15 hits and scoring 12 runs.
Live stats and video streaming will also be available via the HSU Athletics website at www.hsusports.com.