BENTONVILLE, ARK. – After waiting for three days to actually start the 2019 Great American Conference Championship Tournament, the East Central University softball team fell 3-2 to rival Southeastern Oklahoma State.

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ECU Lineup

1. Sr. Sable Hankins (3B)
2. Sr. Breecia Crawford (c)
3. So. Tarah Hilton (DP)
4. So. Jacey Henry (P 1^st – 5^th /1b – 6^th / 7^th (4^th Batter))
5. Sr. Ellanee Allison (2B)
        Jr. Catherine Barrera (PR – 7^th)
6. Sr. Bridget Gleason (RF)
7. Jr. Kaytlyn Kizarr (LF)
8. Sr. Aundrea Hamric (CF)
9. Sr. Mariah Ewy (SS)
   So. Tatiana Bryant (1B -5^th / 7^th (4^th Batter))
        Fr. Paige Leschber (P 6^th – 7^th (3^rd Batter))

SEOSU Lineup

1. Symphoni Shomo (SS)
2. Destiny Riddle (3B)
        K Wallace (PR – 4^th)
3. Elexis Watson (1B)
4. Keshia Thompson (CF)
5. Katie McCullar (P 1^st – 5^th (3^rd Batter) / DP – 5^th (4^th Batter))
6. Mykaela Wallace (2B)
7. Ivy Amador (DP)
8. Karsyn Brigance (C)
9. Kennedy Salyers (RF)
        H Deanda (PH – 6^th / RF – 7^th)

Brittany Chatellier (LF)
Emily Cudd (P 5^th (4^th Batter))
Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: E. Cudd (5-10)
• Losing Pitcher: Leschber (9-5)

Scoring

• SEOSU 1^st – E. Watson SAC BU, RBI; S. Shomo scored (ECU 0, SEOSU 1)
• ECU 2^nd – K. Kizarr singled to LF, RBI; B. Gleason scored, unearned (ECU 1, SEOSU 1)
• ECU 5^th – E. Allison flied out to RF, SF, RBI; T. Hilton scored (ECU 2, SEOSU 1)
• SEOSU 7^th – H. Deanda doubled down LFL, 2 RBI; K. Brigance scored; A. Amador scored (ECU 2, SEOUS 3)

Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers (26-25) out-hit the Savage Storm (28-27) 11-4
  • Kizarr led the team with 3 hits
    • 3 hits, 1 RBI
• Henry and Allison added two hits each
  • Henry: 2 hits, 2 putouts, 4 assisted outs
  • Allison: 2 hits, 1 RBI, 4 putouts, 1 assisted out
• Since 1999 today's game was just the second between the Tigers and the Savage Storm in the postseason
  • April 28, 2016 – W, 9-4 (Opening Round)
  • April 30, 2015 – W, 9-8 (Semifinals)
• ECU had a record breaking season, setting a single season team top-10 in 12 categories
  • No. 3 Batting Avg. - .329
  • No. 4 Hits – 457
  • No. 4 Runs Scored – 282
  • No. 2 Doubles – 88
  • No. 8 Triples – 9
  • No. 3 Home Runs – 44
  • No. 4 RBIs – 265
  • No. 3 Total Bases – 695
  • No. 4 Slugging Pct. - .500
  • No. 3 Walks Drawn – 152
  • No. 3 Hit by Pitch Drawn – 38
  • No. 8 Bases Stolen – 45
• The Tigers also saw eight players earn top-10 mark in the individual season records
  • Hankins claimed seven top-10 spots
    • No. 10 Batting Avg. - .405
    • No. 1 Runs – 55
    • No. 1 Home Runs – 15
    • No. 4 RBIs – 49
    • No. 1 Total Bases – 117
    • No. 3 Slugging Pct. - .791
    • No. 1 Walks Drawn – 41
  • Hilton claimed four spots
    • No. 8 Batting Avg. - .407
    • No. 4 RBIs – 47
    • No. 7 Slugging Pct. .675
    • No. 7 Walks Drawn – 21
  • Henry made it onto ?? lists
    • No. 2 Pitching Games Started - 32
    • No. 8 Innings Pitched - 138.2
    • No. 3 Saves - 2
  • Crawford earned the No. 10 spot in Slugging Pct. - .658
  • Hamric took over the No. 10 spot in Stolen Bases (13)
  • Allison moved into the No. 7 spot in Hit by Pitch Drawn (9)
  • So. Jessica Sisemore claimed the No. 2 spot in Saves (3)
• The Tigers also saw 18 new career record set
  • Hankins set two career records in just one season
    • No. 2 Batting Avg. - .405
    • No. 8 Home Runs – 15
  • Allison set six record
    • No. 2 Games Played – 208
    • No. 6 At-Bats – 553
    • No. 9 Hits – 148
    • No. 8 RBIs – 79
    • No. 9 Walks Drawn – 44
    • No. 4 Hit by Pitch Drawn – 19
  • Ewy earned a spot on three lists
    • No. 1 Games Played – 209
    • No. 10 Runs Scored – 80
    • No. 6 Walks Drawn – 48
  • Hamric has moved onto two lists
    • No. 10 Runs Scored – 80
    • No. 4 Stolen Bases – 37
  • Henry moved up on two lists
    • No. 10 Pitching Appearances – 53
    • No. 4 Saves - 4
  • Crawford made it to No. 8 in Home Runs (14)
  • Kizarr earned the No. 7 spot on the Batting Avg. list (83)
  • Sisemore moved up to No. 2 in saves (4)