MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Zach Skelton went the distance, scattering five hits and striking out 10, while Lonnie Hawkins and Collin O'Neil turned in a pair of hits as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (17-21, 9-13 Great American Conference) picked up a 4-2 win in its series opener against Southern Arkansas (22-13, 13-9 GAC) on Friday evening at Goodheart Field.
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys and Muleriders conclude their three-game series with a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.

TECH STARTING LINEUP 

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

SAU STARTING LINEUP

1. Trevor Rucker (RF)
2. David LaFleur (CF)
3. Billy Germaine (1B)
4. Justin Buchanan (C)
5. Jake Tisevich (LF)
6. Austin Bishoff (DH)
7. Byron Brooks (3B)
8. Josey Langston (2B)
9. Michael Page (SS)

SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 2^nd – J. Langston sacrifice fly to left, RBI; B. Brooks advanced to second; A. Bishoff out at second lf to c to 2b; J. Tisevich scored. (SAU 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Wilson grounded out to ss, RBI; B. King scored. (Tech 1, SAU 1)
• Tech 5^th – K. Warden sacrifice fly to lf, RBI; M. Wilson advanced to second; S. Wheeler advanced to third on a throwing error by lf; B. King scored, unearned. (Tech 2, SAU 1)
• SAU 6^th – A. Bishoff homered to left center, RBI. (Tech 2, SAU 2)
• Tech 8^th – C. O'Neil singled through the right side, RBI; K. Love advanced to second; J. Watkins scored. (Tech 3, SAU 2)
• Tech 9^th – D. McDearmon singled to second base, RBI; M. Wilson scored. (Tech 4, SAU 2)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Zach Skelton (3-5)
  Losing Pitcher: Kenneth Tabor (7-2)

NOTABLES

• Skelton improved to 3-5 on the year after a stellar outing, going the distance and allowing just two runs on five hits, walking two and fanning ten.
• Skelton struck out the final two hitters he faced in the ninth and retired the final 11 hitters he faced.