RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Henderson State forces a rubber match after taking game one of the doubleheader 9-5 but would fall in the series finale 5-2, as Arkansas Tech took the series 2-1.
 
 In game one, the Reddies registered ten hits, led by Hilary Akers, who went 3-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a home run. Lily Warren and Miyah Jackson joined Akers with two hits each, while Jackson batted in a pair of runs. In the second contest, Warren knocked in two of the team's four hits, and Macy Hoskins and Jackson would record the other two.
 
Meagan Allen secured the win in game one after pitching the final two innings, striking out five and giving up only one hit and zero runs. Allen would also go 5.1 frames in the rubber match, and gave up four runs on five hits and struck out two.
 
GAME ONE: HSU 9, ATU 5
The Reddies opened the scoring in the top of the second after Miyah Jackson was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. A single by Hilary Akers moved Jackson to second, and a walk by Justine Burch would load the bases with only one out. Jackson eventually scored on a wild pitch by ATU to make it 1-0. Arkansas Tech replied in the bottom half of the second with a two-run inning to take the lead.
 
HSU would post another crooked number in the top of the third, scoring three runs to go back in front 4-2 after a three-run home run by Akers. Starting pitcher Savannah Carrigan kept the Golden Suns off the scoreboard in the bottom of the third, but the ATU bats made some noise in the fourth, scoring another three runs to regain the lead 5-4.
 
Henderson kept swinging the bat well in the later stages of the game, as Karlye Johnston tied the game 5-5 in the sixth with a solo shot to center field. The Reddies threatened to add more runs in the same frame with the bases loads, but the Golden Suns were able to work out it and strand all three runners.
 
Jackson helped give the Reddies the lead in the top of the seventh with a two-run home run to go ahead 7-5. Henderson plated another two runs in the frame to give them some breathing room, heading into the bottom of the seventh up 9-5. Meagan Allen, who came entered in the sixth, struck out the first two batters in the seventh and would get a ground out to retire the side in order and secure the win.

GAME TWO: ATU 5, HSU 2
Starting pitcher Allen kept Arkansas Tech at bay for most of the game, as she gave the Reddies 5.0 scoreless innings. Henderson would take the lead off the back of Allen's strong start in the top of the second, scoring two runs. A walk by Emylee Bittinger and a single by Warren led to the first two runs after ATU dropped a fly ball from Hoskins, which allowed the pair of runners to reach home.
 
Allen was lights out in the bottom third, fourth and fifth innings, retiring the side in order and had only given up one hit. After being kept quiet for most of the game, the Golden Suns bats finally came to life in the sixth, which saw them take the lead 5-2. Arkansas Tech chained together five hits and an error to score all five runs.
 
HSU threatened in the top of the seventh, trailing by three runs, with runners on first and second with one out. However, the Golden Suns' pitching staff tightened up and would get the next two Henderson batters to pop up for the final two outs to pick up the series win in the rubber match. HSU (10-10, 2-4) heads to the Magnolia State on Tuesday for a doubleheader against Delta State beginning at 2 p.m.