RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (4-6) fell behind early and couldn't muster enough offense for a comeback as they dropped a Tuesday afternoon home game to Delta State (5-3) 15-3 at Tech Field.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will begin Great American Conference play this weekend against Ouachita Baptist. The Wonder Boys will open the three-game series on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Tech Field.

DSU STARTING LINEUP

1. Brandon Cummins (CF)
2. Trent Giambrone (2B)
3. Will Robertson (LF)
4. Ethan Gill (3B)
5. Ben Pickard (DH)
6. Colton Welch (1B)
7. Jacob Swiney (RF)
8. Matt Barrett (C)
9. Erick Santiago (SS)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (CF)
2. Collin O'Neil (SS)
3. Kyle Love (DH)
4. Josh Watkins (RF)
5. Kaleb Warden (1B0
6. Mark Vaughn (3B)
7. Parker O'Dell (LF)
8. Blake King (C)
9. Dylan McDearmon (2B)

SCORING PLAYS

• DSU 1^st - W. Robertson reached on an error by cf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); Bran Cummins scored. (DSU 1, Tech 0)
• DSU 1^st - Ben Pickard doubled to right center, 2 RBI (2-2 BKFB); E. Gill scored; W. Robertson scored, unearned. (DSU 3, Tech 0)
• DSU 1^st - C. Welch singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Ben Pickard scored. (DSU 4, Tech 0)
• DSU 3^rd - M. Barrett grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 KFBFFB); J. Swiney advanced to second; C. Welch advanced to third; Ben Pickard scored. (DSU 5, Tech 0)
• DSU 3^rd - E. Santiago singled through the left side, RBI (2-0 BB); J. Swiney advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by lf; C. Welch scored. (DSU 7, Tech 0)
• DSU 6^th - W. Robertson doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Bran Cummins scored. (DSU 8, Tech 0)
• DSU 6^th - J. Swiney singled, 2 RBI (0-1 K); C. Welch advanced to third; Ben Pickard scored; E. Gill scored. (DSU 10, Tech 0)
• Tech 6^th - P. O'Dell singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf, RBI (2-0 BB); J. Watkins scored. (DSU 10, Tech 1)
• DSU 7^th - W. Robertson singled, RBI (2-0 BB); Bran Cummins advanced to third; E. Santiago scored. (DSU 11, Tech 1)
• DSU 7^th - E. Gill doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); W. Robertson scored; Bran Cummins scored. (DSU 13, Tech 1)
• Tech 8^th - B. King doubled to right center, 2 RBI (3-2 BBFBK); P. O'Dell scored; M. Vaughn scored. (DSU 13, Tech 3)
• DSU 9^th - J. Burney tripled to right center, RBI (2-1 BBF); W. Robertson scored. (DSU 14, Tech 3)
• DSU 9^th - Ben Pickard singled to right center, RBI (2-2 BKSB); J. Burney scored. (DSU 15, Tech 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jake Brumfield (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Chris McKeehan (0-1)

NOTABLES

• Junior left fielder Parker O'Dell led the Wonder Boys at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Blake King also went 1-for-4 with a 2-RBI double.
• Geoffrey Birkemeier pitched two scoreless innings in relief, recording four flyouts, a groundout, and a strikeout. Lane Norwood also pitched a scoreless inning in relief, giving up just one hit and striking out one.