ADA, Okla. – The East Central University softball team will have strong competition this weekend, as they travel to Magnolia, Ark., to face No. 1 Southern Arkansas, March 14-15. Doubleheaders are set for each day, with Saturday, March 14's starting at 2 p.m. and Saturday, March 15's at 12 p.m.
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- The Tigers (4-15, 1-11 GAC) picked up their first Great American Conference win of the season
- Went 1-3 against Arkansas Tech at Tiger Field
- Two games were forced into extra innings
- ECU outhit the Golden Suns 39-29 over the weekend
- ECU .320 batting avg. / ATU .240 batting avg.
- Three Tiger's hit over .400 for the series
- Jr. Tatiana Bryant: .500 batting avg., 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 6 BBs, 23 putouts, 3 assisted outs
- RFr. Megan Lesko: .467 batting avg., 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 17 putouts, 4 assisted outs
- Fr. Kaleigh Ham: .438 batting avg., 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 sacrifice bunt, 1-of-1 stolen bases, 2 putouts, 9 assisted outs
- Four ECU pitchers saw action in the circle, with two recording over 10 innings of work
- Jr. Carla Torres: 3.82 ERA, 2 games started, 1 complete game, 14.2 IP, 14 hits and 15 runs (8 earned) allowed, 7 Ks, .230 opponent batting avg.
- So. Paige Leschber: 3.94 ERA, 3 appearances, 2 games started, 1 complete game, 10.2 IP, 8 hits and 8 runs (6 earned) allowed, 4 BBs, 4 Ks, .190 opponent batting avg.
- As a team, the Tigers have only been caught stealing once this season
- Team is 8-of-9 in stolen base attempts
Against the Competition
- ECU and SAU have battled on 44 previous occasions
- The Muleriders lead 30-14 overall and 24-8 when playing at GAC opponents
- When playing in Magnolia, SAU leads 14-5
- The Muleriders took all four games a season ago
- Bryant is the top returner from the series
- .286 batting avg., 2 hits, 9 putouts, 4 assisted outs
- Lesko and Sr. Kaytlyn Kizarr are the only two other fielders that saw action in the series
- Leschber is the top returner in the circle
- 2 appearances, 1 game started, 6.1 IP, 6 hits and 6 runs (5 earned) allowed, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, .240 opponent batting avg.
