Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Junior left fielder Parker O'Dell didn't start the home opener for the Wonder Boys, but he ended a marathon 12 inning game on a walk-off single with the bases loaded to give Arkansas Tech the 8-7 victory in the opening game of a doubleheader at Tech Field on Saturday. Arkansas Tech (2-3) didn't fare so well in the second game of the doubleheader as Missouri Western (1-1) rallied from a 2-1 deficit to pull out a 10-5 victory over the Wonder Boys.
 
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The Wonder Boys and Griffons will meet again on Sunday for the rubber match with a 12 p.m. first pitch at Tech Field.
 
GAME ONE - MWSU STARTING LINEUP

1. Orencio Fisher (CF)
2. David Glaude (2B)
3. Cosimo Cannella (1B)
4. Nick Gawley (LF)
5. Brandon Downs (DH)
6. Jeremy Alvarado (3B)
7. Alex Heuring (RF)
8. Ozzie Rodriguez (C)
9. Landon Mason (SS)

GAME ONE - TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (CF)
2. Josh Watkins (RF)
3. Kaleb Warden (DH)
4. Zach Klockowski (1B)
5. Mark Vaughn (3B)
6. Colin McDonough (LF)
7. Collin O'Neil (SS)
8. Blake King (C)
9. Connor Brady (2B)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• MWSU 4^th – J. Alvardado singled to center field, RBI; B. Downs advanced to second; N. Gawley scored.
• Tech 4^th – K. Warden singled to right center, RBI; J. Watkins scored.
• MWSU 5^th – D. Glaude flied out to center, RBI; O. Fisher advanced to third; O. Rodriguez scored.
• MWSU 5^th – C. Cannella homered to left center, 2 RBI; O. Fisher scored.
• MWSU 6^th – O. Fisher grounded out to 2b, RBI; L. Mason advanced to third on the throw; O. Rodriguez scored on the throw, unearned.
• MWSU 6^th – L. Mason scored on a wild pitch, unearned.
• Tech 7^th – C. O'Neil grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; P. O'Dell advanced to second; M. Vaughn advanced to third; Klockowski scored.
• Tech 7^th - B. King advanced to second on a balk; P. O'Dell advanced to third on a balk; M. Vaughn scored on a balk.
• Tech 7^th - M. Wilson doubled to center field, 2 RBI; B. King scored; P. O'Dell scored.
• MWSU 8^th – A. Heuring homered, RBI.
• Tech 8^th - P. O'Dell flied out to cf, SF, RBI; K. Warden scored.
• Tech 9^th - J. Watkins singled, out at second rf to 2b, RBI; M. Post scored.
• Tech 12^th - P. O'Dell singled to left field, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to second; Klockowski advanced to third; M. Wilson scored.

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Nate Rutherford (1-1)
  Losing Pitcher: Weston Caindec (0-1)

NOTABLES

• After coming in as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, O'Dell had two of the biggest plate appearances of the game for Tech. O'Dell hit a sacrifice fly to center field in his first at-bat to cut the MWSU lead to 7-6 and then came up with the game-winning walk-off single that rolled just out of the reach of MWSU shortstop Fisher in the 12th to give the Wonder Boys the victory.
• Watkins continues to swing a hot bat for the Wonder Boys, going 5-for-6 with a double, triple, an RBI and a run scored. Watkins is 8-for-11 in the last two games.
• Brandon Bohuslav pitched two strong innings of relief, striking out four of the six batters he faced. Nate Rutherford picked up the win by pitching a scoreless 12th.

GAME TWO – MWSU STARTING LINEUP

1. Orencio Fisher (CF)
2. David Glaude (2B)
3. Cosimo Cannella (1B)
4. Nick Gawley (LF)
5. Jeremy Alvarado (3B)
6. Michael Downs (C)
7. Alex Heuring (RF)
8. D' Andre Heggie (DH)
9. Landon Mason (SS)

 
GAME TWO – TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (CF)
2. Josh Watkins (RF)
3. Kaleb Warden (DH)
4. Mark Vaughn (3B)
5. Zach Klockowski (1B)
6. Collin O'Neil (SS)
7. Parker O'Dell (LF)
8. Blake King (C)
9. Korey Thompson (2B)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• MWSU 1^st – C. Cannella homered, RBI.
• Tech 2^nd – P. O'Dell homered, 2 RBI; C. O'Neil scored.
• MWSU 3^rd – C. Cannella singled to center field, RBI; D. Glaude advanced to second; L. Mason scored.
• Tech 3^rd - K. Warden singled to right center, RBI; M. Wilson scored.
• MWSU 4^th – D. Heggie flied out to rf, SF, RBI; B. Downs advanced to third; J. Alvarado scored.
• MWSU 4^th – L. Mason reached on an error by 2b, RBI; A. Heuring advanced to third; B. Downs scored.
• MWSU 5^th – C. Cannella flied out to right field, SAC fly, RBI; D. Glaude scored, unearned.
• MWSU 5^th – B. Downs homered to left center, 3 RBI; J. Alvarado scored; N. Gawley scored.
• Tech 5^th - J. Watkins doubled down the lf line, RBI; S. Wheeler scored.
• Tech 5^th - M. Vaughn grounded out to ss, RBI; J. Watkins scored.
• MWSU 6^th – C. Cannella doubled down the lf line, RBI; D. Glaude scored.
• MWSU 7^th – D. Heggie, doubled to right field, RBI; B. Downs scored.

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Alex Clavet (1-0)
  Losing Pitcher – Isaac Hale (0-1)

NOTABLES

• O'Dell hit the Wonder Boys first home run of the season in the second inning, finishing the game by going 1-for-3 from the plate with two RBIs and a run scored.
• O'Neil reached base four times, going 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.
• Hale took his first loss of the season in his second start, going 4 1/3 innings giving up eight runs, seven earned on nine hits and three walks to go with three strikeouts.