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Softball Heading to Harding for Final GAC Series of 2022
ADA, Okla. – With just one week left in the 2022 regular-season, the East Central University softball team will head to face Harding and will be looking to claim the final spot in the 2022 Great American Conference Tournament Championship.
The Tigers (12-29, 10-20) are one game behind Arkansas-Monticello (11-18) and one ahead of Henderson State (9-21) in the GAC standings.
ECU will play a doubleheader, Friday, April 29 starting at 4 p.m. and then a single game, Saturday, April 30 at 12 p.m.
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Tiger Quick Hits
- The Tigers played a three-game GAC series with Ouachita Baptist last weekend
- Three players that had at least 8 at-bats hit .300-or-better in the series
- So. Kaleigh Ham: .375 batting avg., 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 3 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
- So. Gabi Quintanilla: .364 batting avg., 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 8 putouts, 7 assisted outs
- So. Jayna Reid: .300 batting avg., 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 BB, 4-for-4 stolen bases, 6 putouts
- So. Megan Lesko and Sr. Emma Barr added extra-base hits
- Lesko: 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 2 BBs, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 3 putouts, 3 assisted outs
- Barr: .500 batting avg., 1 hit, 1 double, 4 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
- All four pitchers saw time in the circle during the series
- So. Taryn O'Brien: 2.55 ERA, 1 complete game, 11.0 IP, 8 hits and 9 runs (4 earned) allowed, 6 Ks, .170 opponent batting avg.
- RJr. Taia Harris: 3.50 ERA, 1 game started, 6.0 IP, 8 hits and 3 runs allowed, 8 Ks
- Sr. Jessica Sisemore: 2 appearances, 1 game started, 3.0 IP, 7 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) allowed, 1 K
- So. Bri Moore: 1 appearance, 3.0 IP, 6 hits and 5 runs allowed, 2 Ks
- As a team the Tigers have set three Single-Season Top-10's so far
- No. 8 Hit By Pitch Drawn – 30
- No. 5 Stolen Bases – 59
- No. 6 Batters Struckout – 227
- ECU also has three players ranked on ECU Single Season Top-10 lists
- RSo. Kenzie Lasker is No. 10 for 3 Triples
- Reid is ranked No. 9 with 8 Hit By Pitches Drawn
- Harris is ranked on four lists
- No. 8 Pitching Games Started – 23
- No. 7 Innings Pitched – 141.2
- No. 5 Complete Games – 17
- No. 2 Strikeouts – 160
- The Tigers also have six players ranked on ECU Career Top-10 Lists
- Sr. Tatiana Bryant is ranked No. 10 for Hit By Pitch – 12
- Sr. Charley Avery is ranked No. 10 in Stole Bases -20
- So. Gabi Quintanilla is ranked No. 9 in Stolen Bases – 23
- Reid is ranked on two lists
- No. 8 Stolen Bases – 30
- No. 8 Hit By Pitch Drawn – 13
- Sisemore is ranked on two lists
- No. 7 Pitching Appearances – 72
- No. 2 Saves – 4
- Harris is ranked on three lists
- No. 9 Pitching Games Started – 49
- No. 7 Strikeouts – 234
- No. 5 Saves – 3
Against the Competition
- The Tigers and the Bisons have battled on 29 previous occasions
- HU leads 18-11 overall and 17-11 as GAC opponents
- HU leads 12-4 when playing in Searcy, Ark.
- In 2021, the Bisons won all three games in the series
- April 30 – L, 0-9 (5) / L, 1-2
- May 1 – L, 2-9
- Two players had more than one hit in the series and two others with a home run
- Ham: 2 hits, 1 stolen base, 2 putouts
- Bryant: 2 hits, 21 putouts
- So. Rikki Hadley: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run
- So. Vanessa Tamayo: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1home run, 3 putouts, 2 assisted outs
- Three pitchers saw action in the series
- Harris: 1 complete game, 7.0 IP, 4 hits and 2 runs (0 earned) allowed, 9 Ks
- Sisemore: 5.0 IP, 4 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) allowed, 4 Ks
- O'Brien: 2.0 IP, 6 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) allowed
