SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Wonder Boys rallied in the second game of their doubleheader with the Bison, but Arkansas Tech (9-15, 4-8 Great American Conference) fell short as it lost both games of its doubleheader with Oklahoma Baptist (16-5, 8-4 GAC) 13-4 and 6-5 Monday afternoon.
 
NEXT UP
The Wonder Boys will look to bounce back at home tomorrow, as they will take on Henderson State in a non-conference game scheduled for 6 p.m. at Tech Field.
 
(GAME ONE) TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

 
OBU STARTING LINEUP

1. Dustyn Cook (SS)
2. Kevin Olmeda (2B)
3. Brandon Cuddy (1B)
4. Ryan Joyce (CF)
5. Hunter Heath (RF)
6. Felipe Gonzalez (DH)
7. Joseph Moran (LF)
8. Cody Ziegler (C)
9. Trevor Ezell (3B)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• OBU 1^st - Olmeda doubled to center field, RBI; Cook scored. (OBU 1, Tech 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Ezell walked, RBI; Ziegler advanced to second; Moran advanced to third; Gonzalez scored. (OBU 2, Tech 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Cook singled through the left side, RBI; Ezell advanced to second; Ziegler advanced to third; Moran scored. (OBU 3, Tech 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Olmeda reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Cook out at second 2b to ss; Ezell advanced to third; Ziegler scored. (OBU 4, Tech 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Cuddy doubled to right center, RBI; Olmeda advanced to third; Ezell scored. (OBU 5, Tech 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Joyce singled to left field, 2 RBI; Cuddy scored; Olmeda scored. (OBU 7, Tech 0)
• Tech 4^th - C. O'Neil singled to right field, RBI; K. Love advanced to third; K. Warden scored. (OBU 7, Tech 1)
• OBU 4^th - Cuddy homered to center field, RBI. (OBU 8, Tech 1)
• OBU 4^th - Joyce homered to center field, RBI. (OBU 9, Tech 1)
• Tech 5^th - K. Warden homered to right field, 3 RBI; D. McDearmon scored; M. Wilson scored. (OBU 9, Tech 4)
• OBU 5^th - Joyce lined out to lf, SAC, RBI; Abblitt scored, unearned. (OBU 10, Tech 4)
• OBU 7^th - Abblitt homered to left field, RBI. (OBU 11, Tech 4)
• OBU 7^th - Heath singled to center field, RBI; Joyce advanced to third; Cuddy scored. (OBU 12, Tech 4)
• OBU 7^th - Gonzalez flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Joyce scored. (OBU 13, Tech 4)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Mike Gould (4-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Geofferey Birkemeier (2-1)

NOTABLES

• Kaleb Warden hit his first home run of the season, went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and two runs scored.
• Kyle Love, Dylan McDearmon, and Marcus Wilson all had two hits for the Wonder Boys.

 
(GAME TWO) TECH STARTING LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (2B)
3. Kaleb Warden (C)
4. Kyle Love (1B)
5. Mark Vaughn (3B)
6. Collin O'Neil (SS)
7. Davis Wilson (RF)
8. Corey Hottinger (DH)
9. Seth Wheeler (CF)

 
OBU STARTING LINEUP

1. Dustyn Cook (SS)
2. Kevin Olmeda (2B)
3. Brandon Cuddy (1B)
4. Ryan Joyce (CF)
5. Hunter Heath (RF)
6. Felipe Gonzalez (DH)
7. Joseph Moran (LF)
8. Austin Whitaker (C)
9. Kyle Abblitt (3B)

 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - K. Warden homered to right center, 3 RBI; D. McDearmon scored; M. Wilson scored. (Tech 3, OBU 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Joyce homered to left field, 2 RBI; Cook scored. (Tech 3, OBU 2)
• OBU 6^th - Joyce homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 3, OBU 3)
• OBU 6^th - Moran singled up the middle, RBI; Gonzalez advanced to second; Heath scored. (OBU 4, Tech 3)
• Tech 7^th - K. Love homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 4, OBU 4)
• Tech 7^th - M. Post singled to right field, RBI; M. Vaughn scored. (Tech 5, OBU 4)
• OBU 7^th - Heath singled to shortstop, RBI; Joyce advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned; Ezell scored. (OBU 6, Tech 5)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Carson McPherson (3-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Ryan Vruggink (1-1)

NOTABLES

• Kaleb Warden hit his second home run of the day with a three-run blast in the first. Finished the day 1-for-4 from the plate with three RBIs and a run scored.
• Kyle Love hit his fifth home run of the season in the seventh to tie the game up. Love finished the game 1-of-2 with an RBI, a run scored and a pair of walks.
• Michael Post had a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh to put the Wonder Boys up.