ATU, HSU Meet in Softball and Baseball

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Weekend Great American Conference series on the diamonds between Arkansas Tech University and Henderson State University resulted in a softball series split and a baseball series victory for the Reddies.

The Golden Suns and the Reddies each won twice during their four-game softball series at the Chartwells Women’s Sports Complex in Russellville on Friday and Saturday.

HSU took games one and four, winning by scores of 5-2 and 2-0. ATU won the two middle contests 1-0 and 3-0.

The Golden Suns (8-8 overall, 2-2 GAC) will host Southeastern Oklahoma State University for a four-game GAC series on Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, Feb. 29. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

Henderson State captured 2-of-3 games during a GAC baseball series with Arkansas Tech at Clyde Berry Field in Arkadelphia on Friday and Saturday.

The Reddies won game one 5-4, while the Wonder Boys earned a 7-5 victory in game two. The rubber match went to Henderson State 11-1.

Arkansas Tech (4-9 overall, 3-3 GAC) will welcome Northeastern State University to Carl Baswell Field in Russellville for a 5 p.m. non-conference game on Tuesday, Feb. 25.