Box Score WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The eight-seed Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (23-29) will advance to Arkadelphia in the Great American Conference Tournament after upsetting top-seeded Southwestern Oklahoma (33-15) for the second day in a row, topping the Bulldogs 13-6 Saturday afternoon in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
 
The Wonder Boys rallied from a 6-2 deficit, scoring 11 unanswered runs in the final four frames. Down 6-5 in the seventh inning with the bases loaded with two outs, Seth Wheeler slapped a two-RBI single to left field to give Tech the 7-6 lead. Two pitches later, Marcus Wilson put the game away with a three-run blast to left center field to make it a 10-5 ballgame. Collin O'Neil added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth and ninth innings to give the Wonder Boys the victory.
 
NEXT UP
Arkansas Tech will travel to Arkadelphia next week to take on No. 4 seed Henderson State (29-23) in the next round of the GAC Tournament. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Thursday, May 12 at Clyde Berry Field on the Henderson State campus.
 
TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (2B)
3. Kaleb Warden (1B)
4. Josh Watkins (RF)
5. Collin O'Neil (3B)
6. Parker O'Dell (DH)
7. Connor Brady (SS)
8. Blake King (C)
9. Seth Wheeler (CF)

 
SWOSU STARTING LINEUP

1. Tanner Dearman (CF)
2. C.J. Faddis (2B)
3. Korbin Polston (RF)
4. Jacob Spring (LF)
5. Zach Barton (DH)
6. Joel Baxley (C)
7. Trent Troxell (1B)
8. Cole Wagner (3B)
9. Haden Houska (SS)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - K. Warden homered down the lf line, RBI (0-0). (Tech 1, SWOSU 0)
• SWOSU 3^rd - T. Dearman homered to center field, RBI (2-0 BB). (Tech 1, SWOSU 1)
• SWOSU 3^rd - CJ Faddis stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c, scored on a fielding error by cf. (SWOSU 2, Tech 1)
• SWOSU 3^rd - T. Troxell doubled down the lf line, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, 2 RBI (0-1 K); J. Baxley scored; J. Spring scored. (SWOSU 4, Tech 1)
• Tech 5^th - J. Watkins walked, RBI (3-2 BKFFBBB); K. Warden advanced to second; D. McDearmon advanced to third; M. Wilson scored. (SWOSU 4, Tech 2)
• SWOSU 5^th - K. Polston homered down the lf line, RBI (1-0 B). (SWOSU 5, Tech 2)
• SWOSU 5^th - J. Spring homered to left center, RBI (2-1 BBK). (SWOSU 6, Tech 2)
• Tech 6^th - M. Wilson singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, RBI (3-2 BBKBF); C. Brady advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned; P. O'Dell scored. (SWOSU 6, Tech 4)
• Tech 6^th - D. McDearmon reached on a dropped fly by 2b (1-2 KBF); M. Wilson scored, unearned. (SWOSU 6, Tech 5)
• Tech 7^th - S. Wheeler singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); C. Brady advanced to third; P. O'Dell scored; J. Watkins scored. (Tech 7, SWOSU 6)
• Tech 7^th - M. Wilson homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-0 B); S. Wheeler scored; C. Brady scored. (Tech 10, SWOSU 6)
• Tech 8^th - C. O'Neil singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); K. Warden scored. (Tech 11, SWOSU 6)
• Tech 9^th - C. O'Neil singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); D. McDearmon advanced to third; M. Wilson scored, unearned. (Tech 12, SWOSU 6)
• Tech 9^th - C. O'Neil out at second c to 2b, picked off; D. McDearmon stole home, unearned. (Tech 13, SWOSU 6)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Branden Bohuslav (3-4)
• Losing Pitcher: Jeremy Smith (2-2)

 
NOTABLES

• The Wonder Boys scored their 13 runs on 15 hits.
• Marcus Wilson led the Wonder Boys bats, going 3-for-6 with four RBIs and four runs scored.
• Collin O'Neil went 3-for-6 with a pair of RBIs.
• Parker O'Dell was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and Connor Brady also scored a pair of runs with a 2-for-4 performance from the plate.
• Branden Bohuslav pitched 2-1/3 innings of scoreless relief to get the win, giving up just one hit and tallying a pair of strikeouts. Ryan Vruggink also pitched a scoreless inning giving up just two walks and striking out a pair.