RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Junior center fielder Kambri Hill launched a two-run walkoff home run deep to center field to lift the top-seeded Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (48-9) over No. 4 seed Minnesota State (45-16) 2-0 in 11 innings to advance to the NCAA D-II Central Region 1 Championship game tomorrow.
 
NEXT UP
The Golden Suns will face the winner of the Minnesota State vs. Upper Iowa game at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex for the regional championship.

MSU STARTING LINEUP

1. McKenzie Paap (LF)
2. Tatum Klein (1B)
3. Dana Mogren (SS)
4. Ashley Thell (2B)
5. Jess Meidl (CF)
6. Samantha Buhmann (3B)
7. Kara Lattery (DP)
8. Cori Kennedy (C)
9. Karli DesLauriers (RF)

 
TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Alex Edinger (3B)
2. Jalissa Gum (P)
3. Destiny Crumpley (DP)
4. Kambri Hill (CF)
5. Sarah Coronado (SS)
6. Janie Knowles (C)
7. Megan Goodnight (1B)
8. Sydnie Henson (LF)
9. Ashley Anderson (RF)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 11^th - K. Hill homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-2 KKBFF); G. Vasquez scored. (Tech 2, MSU 0)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jalissa Gum (21-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Coley Ries (29-7)

 
NOTABLES

• Jalissa Gum pitched a complete game, going 11 innings and giving up just two hits and six walks while tying a career-high 16 strikeouts in the game.
• Gum lowered her season earned run average to 0.59, the lowest earned run average in all of Division II.
• Hill's walkoff is Suns' first home walkoff play since defeating Southeastern Oklahoma 5-4 on March 26.
• Janie Knowles threw out two Mavericks baserunners trying to steal in the game, including Dana Mogren for the final out in the top of the 11^th inning.