RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (9-11, 4-5 Great American Conference) split a pair of games against Southern Nazarene (2-17, 2-7 GAC), winning the first game 8-6 and dropping the second game 10-3 in a GAC doubleheader on Saturday. The Wonder Boys took two out of three games in the series against the Crimson Storm.
 
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Arkansas Tech will finish the five-game homestand on Tuesday, March 8 in a non-conference matchup against Harding. First pitch for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Tech Field.
 
(GAME ONE) SNU STARTING LINEUP

1. Dillon Feland (SS)
2. Gaige Webster (CF)
3. Anthony Wiggins (LF)
4. Tyler Stevens (DH)
5. Michael Descisciolo (RF)
6. Shelby Reese (3B)
7. Ryan Tucker (C)
8. Cody Nelson (1B)
9. Jefferson Harris (2B)

 
(GAME ONE) TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

 
SCORING PLAYS

• SNU 1^st - Stevens singled to left field, RBI (0-2 KF); Wiggins advanced to second; Webster advanced to third; Feland scored. (SNU 1, Tech 0)
• SNU 1^st - Descisciolo hit by pitch, RBI (0-0); Stevens advanced to second; Wiggins advanced to third; Webster scored. (SNU 2, Tech 0)
• SNU 1^st - Tucker singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); Descisciolo advanced to second; Stevens advanced to third; Wiggins scored. (SNU 3, Tech 0)
• SNU 1^st - Nelson hit by pitch, RBI (3-2 FBBBF); Tucker advanced to second; Descisciolo advanced to third; Stevens scored. (SNU 4, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd - C. Brady singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); B. King advanced to second; C. O'Neil scored; J. Watkins scored. (SNU 4, Tech 2)
• Tech 3^rd - M. Vaughn homered to left field, RBI (0-0). (SNU 4, Tech 3)
• Tech 4^th - B. King doubled to left field, RBI (0-1 S); D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 4, SNU 4)
• Tech 4^th - M. Wilson singled to center field, 2 RBI (3-1 KBBB); C. Brady scored; B. King scored. (Tech 6, SNU 4)
• Tech 4^th - Klockowski struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2 KBS); M. Wilson scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 7, SNU 4)
• SNU 6^th - Feland doubled to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); Harris scored; Nelson scored. (Tech 7, SNU 6)
• Tech 7^th - B. King homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B) (Tech 8, SNU 6)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Geofferey Birkemeier (2-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Jacob Spruill (0-4)
• Save: Jesse Harbin (5)

NOTABLES

• Connor Brady and Mark Vaughn both recorded three-hit games for the Wonder Boys. Brady went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a run scored and two stolen bases. Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI, and a run scored.
• Blake King hit his second home run of the season and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored to go with a walk. Marcus Wilson was one of three Wonder Boys with two RBIs.
• Geofferey Birkemeier picked up his second win in four days. Birkemeier pitched six innings in relief, giving up two earned runs on five hits and no walks to go with three strikeouts.
• Tech overcame a four-run deficit in the first inning, outscoring the Crimson Storm 8-2 after the first inning.

 
(GAME TWO) SNU STARTING LINEUP

1. Dillon Feland (SS)
2. Gaige Webster (CF)
3. Anthony Wiggins (LF)
4. Tyler Stevens (C)
5. Michael Descisciolo (RF)
6. Ryan Tucker (DH)
7. Shelby Reese (3B)
8. Cody Nelson (1B)
9. Jefferson Harris (2B)

 
(GAME TWO) TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

 
SCORING PLAYS

• SNU 3^rd - Harris homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Nelson scored. (SNU 2, Tech 0)
• SNU 4^th - Wiggins homered to right field, RBI (0-1 F). (SNU 3, Tech 0)
• Tech 4^th - B. King singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); C. O'Neil advanced to second; K. Warden scored. (SNU 3, Tech 1)
• SNU 5^th - Webster singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Feland advanced to second; Harris scored. (SNU 4, Tech 1)
• SNU 5^th - Wiggins homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-0); Webster scored; Feland scored. (SNU 7, Tech 1)
• Tech 5^th - D. McDearmon homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Wilson scored. (SNU 7, Tech 3)
• SNU 7^th - Descisciolo walked, RBI (3-2 KBSBBB); Stevens advanced to second; Wiggins advanced to third; Feland scored. (SNU 8, Tech 3)
• SNU 7^th - Perez reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second, 2 RBI (0-2 KK); Descisciolo advanced to third; Stevens scored, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned; Wiggins scored. (SNU 10, Tech 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Connor Gaughan (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Trent Armstrong (1-4)

NOTABLES

• Dylan McDearmon hit his second home run in the three game series, going 1-for-3 with the two-run blast coming in the fifth inning.
• Mark Vaughn, Kaleb Warden, and Blake King all had two hits for the Wonder Boys. King tallied an RBI and Warden scored a run for Tech.