WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Arkansas Tech baseball opened the Great American Conference season with its largest win since March 2015 on Friday, defeating the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs, 17-0. Zach Klockowski led the Wonder Boys with four hits, four runs, three home runs and nine runs batted in.  
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys (3-5, 1-0 GAC) continue their series with Southwestern on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at noon. Live stats and video for both games are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Marcus Wilson (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (SS)
3. Jake Harvey (C)
4. Mark Vaughn (RF)
5. Zach Klockowski (DH)
6. Kyle Love (1B)
7. Cody Wescott (3B)
8. Korey Thompson (2B)
9. Seth Wheeler (CF)

        Kyle Wilson (P)
 
SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. LINEUP

1. Ruben Rodriguez (2B)
2. Joshua Santos (SS)
3. Daniel Richardson (3B)
4. Jason Nichols (1B)
5. Rafael Otero (LF)
6. Joel Baxley (C)
7. Danny-David Linahan (RF)
8. Ted Wisdom (DH)
9. Patrick O'Toole (CF)

        Gunnar Cook (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS
 

• TECH 1^st – Z. Klockowski homered down the lf line, 3 RBI; M. Vaughn scored; M. Wilson scored. (TECH 3, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 3^rd - J. Harvey doubled to left center, RBI; D. McDearmon scored. (TECH 4, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 3^rd - C. Wescott flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Klockowski advanced to third; J. Harvey scored. (TECH 5, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 4^th - M. Vaughn singled up the middle, RBI; D. McDearmon advanced to second, advanced to third on a fielding error by cf; M. Wilson scored, unearned. (TECH 6, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 4^th - Klockowski singled through the right side, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to second; D. McDearmon scored, unearned. (TECH 7, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 4^th - K. Love doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Klockowski scored, unearned; M. Vaughn scored, unearned. (TECH 9, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 6^th - M. Vaughn singled to left field, RBI; D. McDearmon scored. (TECH 10, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 6^th - Klockowski homered to left center, 2 RBI; M. Vaughn scored. (TECH 12, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 6^th - C. Wescott homered to left field, 2 RBI; K. Love scored, unearned. (TECH 14, SWOSU 0)
• TECH 7^th - Klockowski homered to right field, 3 RBI; M. Vaughn scored; P. O'Dell scored. (TECH 17, SWOSU 0)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Kyle Wilson (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher – Gunnar Cook (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• Klockowski's three home runs and nine runs batted in are the most of each in a game for Arkansas Tech since Colt Loehrs homered three times and batted in nine runs against Christian Brothers on March 27, 2010.  
• Wescott also added a home run, his first of the season, giving Tech four home runs in a game for the first time since the Wonder Boys hit four against East Central on March 15, 2015.
• Wilson earned the complete-game victory, the first of his Tech career, allowing just two hits in seven innings while striking out 12 batters.