MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Connor Brady turned in a three-hit day, while Blake King drove in three runs, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (17-23, 9-15 Great American Conference) was unable to overcome the big bats of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders (24-13, 15-9 GAC), falling 17-3 in the day's opener and 6-4 in the nightcap.
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys return to action this Friday and Saturday, hosting Southwestern Oklahoma in the final home Great American Conference series of the 2016 season. Friday's first pitch is set for 7 p.m. while Saturday's first pitch is set for 1 p.m.

(Game One) 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. Jake Tisevich (LF)
2. Trevor Rucker (CF)
3. Justin Buchanan (C)
4. Billy Germaine (3B)
5. Austin Bishoff (1B)
6. Keaton Miller (DH)
7. Josey Langston (2B)
8. Michael Page (SS)
9. Nathan Stubber (RF)

SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 1^st – T. Rucker homered to left field, RBI. (SAU 1, Tech 0)
• SAU 1^st – J. Buchanan homered down the lf line, RBI. (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• SAU 2^nd – M. Page homered down the lf line, RBI. (SAU 3, Tech 0)
• SAU 2^nd – J. Buchanan doubled to right center, 2 RBI; T. Rucker scored; J. Tisevich scored. (SAU 5, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd – M. Page singled to left field, RBI; A. Bishoff scored. (SAU 6, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd – N. Stubber tripled to left field, 2 RBI; M. Page scored; K. Miller scored. (SAU 8, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd – J. Tisevich doubled to left center, RBI; N. Stubber scored. (SAU 9, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd – J. Buchanan singled to left field, RBI; T. Rucker advanced to second; J. Tisevich scored. (SAU 10, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd – A. Bishoff reached on a fielding error by ss, advanced to second on the error; J. Buchanan advanced to second, advanced to third on the error; T. Rucker advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned. (SAU 11, Tech 0)
• Tech 4^th – B. King homered to left field, 2 RBI; C. Brady scored. (SAU 11, Tech 2)
• SAU 4^th – J. Buchanan doubled, advanced to third on the throw, 3 RBI; T. Rucker scored; J. Tisevich scored; M. Page scored. (SAU 14, Tech 2)
• SAU 4^th – B. Germaine singled to shortstop, RBI; J. Buchanan scored. (SAU 15, Tech 2)
• Tech 5^th – J. Watkins sacrifice fly to cf, RBI; D. McDearmon scored. (SAU 15, Tech 3)
• SAU 6^th – A. Bishoff homered to left center, 2 RBI; B. Germaine scored. (SAU 17, Tech 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Hunter Mayo (7-3)
  Losing Pitcher: Ethan Taylor (0-2)

NOTABLES

• Warden picked up a pair of hits for the Wonder Boys.
• Taylor fell to 0-2 on the season after surrendering three runs on four hits in one and one-third innings.

(Game Two) 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. Jake Tisevich (LF)
2. Trevor Rucker (CF)
3. Justin Buchanan (C)
4. Billy Germaine (3B)
5. Austin Bishoff (1B)
6. Keaton Miller (DH)
7. Josey Langston (2B)
8. Michael Page (SS)
9. Nathan Stubber (RF)

SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 1^st – B. Germaine homered to left field, 2 RBI; T. Rucker scored. (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• Tech 3^rd – B. King tripled to left field, RBI; C. Brady scored. (SAU 2, Tech 1)
• Tech 3^rd – S. Wheeler grounded out to ss, RBI; B. King scored. (SAU 2, Tech 2)
• SAU 3^rd – B. Germaine homered down the lf line, 2 RBI; J. Buchanan scored. (SAU 4, Tech 2)
• SAU 5^th – T. Rucker sacrifice fly to cf, RBI; J. Tisevich scored, unearned. (SAU 5, Tech 2)
• Tech 6^th – K. Warden reached on a fielding error by 1b, RBI; D. McDearmon advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned; M. Wilson scored. (SAU 5, Tech 4)
• SAU 6^th – M. Page singled to right field, RBI; J. Langston scored. (SAU 6, Tech 4)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Landon Simpson (4-2)
  Losing Pitcher: Trent Armstrong (4-5)
  Save: Jared Fielden (6)

NOTABLES

• Brady was 2-for-2 in the loss.
• Armstrong suffered the setback after allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits in four innings of work. The junior fanned six while walking none.