RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Trent Armstrong tied Arkansas Tech's Division II record with his 21^st career win as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (18-12, 14-4 Great American Conference) split its doubleheader with Oklahoma Baptist (16-12, 10-8 GAC), winning the opener 3-2 before falling 8-1 in the nightcap.

NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys head to Harding for a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, March 28. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.

(Game One) OBU STARTING LINEUP

1. Brett Berghammer (RF)
2. Kevin Olmeda (2B)
3. Hunter Heath (DH)
4. Josh Timms (LF)
5. Zane Gelphman (3B)
6. Juan Gonzalez (C)
7. Joe Moran (CF)
8. Nick Burnham (1B)
9. Dustyn Cook (SS)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - Klockowski singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); K. Gibbs scored, unearned. (Tech 1, OBU 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Timms homered to left center, RBI (1-1 BK). (OBU 1, Tech 1)
• Tech 3^rd - M. Vaughn sacrifice fly to rf, RBI (0-2 KS); K. Gibbs advanced to third; D. McDearmon scored, unearned. (Tech 2, OBU 1)
• Tech 4^th - S. Wheeler sacrifice fly to lf, RBI (1-0 B); K. Thompson scored. (Tech 3, OBU 1)
• OBU 9^th - Gonzalez singled to right field, RBI (1-2 BKS); Heath scored. (Tech 3, OBU 2)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Trent Armstrong (4-2)
• Losing Pitcher:  Jinni Parra (4-3)
• Save: Jesse Harbin (5)

NOTABLES

• With his second strikeout, Trent Armstrong became the third pitcher in Arkansas Tech history to notch 200 career strikeouts.
• Armstrong got the win after scattering six hits over eight innings, allowing two earned runs and fanning eight.
• The win gave Armstrong 21 career wins, tying Michael Freeman (1999-2002) for the most of the Division II era.
• Jesse Harbin worked a third of an inning for his fifth save of the season.
• Dylan McDearmon and Korey Thompson both had two hits in the win.

OBU STARTING LINEUP

1. Brett Berghammer (RF)
2. Kevin Olmeda (2B)
3. Hunter Heath (DH)
4. Josh Timms (LF)
5. Zane Gelphman (3B)
6. Juan Gonzalez (C)
7. Joe Moran (CF)
8. Nick Burnham (1B)
9. Dustyn Cook (SS)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• OBU 1^st - Gelphman doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); Heath advanced to third; Olmeda scored. (OBU 1, Tech 0)
• OBU 1^st - Gonzalez doubled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 KSBB); Gelphman scored; Heath scored. (OBU 3, Tech 0)
• OBU 3^rd - Gonzalez singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI (1-1 BF); Heath scored. (OBU 4, Tech 0)
• Tech 3^rd - K. Gibbs sacrifice fly to lf, RBI (1-2 BKF); D. McDearmon advanced to second; M. Wilson advanced to third; S. Wheeler scored. (OBU 4, Tech 1)
• OBU 5^th - Gonzalez singled to right center, RBI (0-0); Gelphman advanced to third; Heath scored.(OBU 5, Tech 1)
• OBU 7^th - Timms doubled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Olmeda scored. (OBU 6,Tech 1)
• OBU 7^th - Burnham singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 BSBSF); Moran advanced to second; Gelphman scored; Timms scored. (OBU 8, Tech 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Tyler Gibson (2-2)
• Losing Pitcher:  Geoffrey Birkemeier (4-3)

NOTABLES

• Birkemeier took the loss after scattering six hits in three innings of work, allowing four runs.
• Dylan McDearmon and Michael Post both had two hits in the loss.