ADA – The East Central University softball team will hit the road this weekend for a Great American Conference series against No. 19 Harding.  The series was originally scheduled for Friday/Saturday, but due to weather expected on Friday in Searcy, Ark., it has been moved to Sunday/Monday, April 8-9. 

The teams will play doubleheaders each day, with Sunday's starting at 2 p.m. and Monday's at 12 p.m.

The Tigers are currently 15-21 overall and 10-16 in the GAC after their first two games against arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State earlier this week. 

In the last six games, junior Ellanee Allison and sophomore Catherine Barrera have led the team.  Allison had a .400 average, six hits, a run and an RBI, while Barrera added a .350 average, seven hits, four runs, a home run and an RBI.

The Bisons come into the series with a 25-11 record overall and a 17-9 mark in league play after dropping two arch rival games against Arkansas Tech Wednesday and splitting the series with Southeastern the weekend before.

Four of Harding's 12 batters have an average of .300 or higher on the season, with Peyton Mills leading the group with a .379 average.  Mills has recorded 36 hits, 22 runs, seven home runs and 17 RBIs.

The Bisons have four pitchers on the staff, with one seeing just 1.2 innings or work and the other three splitting the remaining of the time.  Amanda Berry has seen the most action, with 99.1 innings.  Berry has a 2.89 ERA, 8-5 record, thrown six compete games, has four shutouts, allowed 102 hits and 42 runs, while striking out 55.

Harding holds a slight 10-7 advantage over ECU in the all-time series, with the record coming down to 9-7 when playing as league opponents.  The Bisons have done a better job at home, winning six of the eight games played in Searcy since 2014.