SEARCY, Ark. – Mark Vaughn doubled down the right field line to give Arkansas Tech a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning, but a three-run eighth inning allowed the Harding Bisons to defeat the Wonder Boys, 5-4, on Wednesday.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will be on the road this weekend, as the Wonder Boys take on East Central in Ada, Okla. The three-game series will begin with a doubleheader on Friday, March 31, at 12 p.m. Live video and statistics are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
 ARKANSAS TECH 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)

       Jason Hastings (P)
 
HARDING LINEUP

1. Ben Brauss (CF)
2. Luke VanDover (2B)
3. Chris Taylor (RF)
4. Zach Beasley (DH)
5. Miles Humphreys (LF)
6. Tyler Mohr (3B)
7. Hayden Walraven (1B)
8. Connor Kelly (SS)
9. Brody Ninemire (C)

       Sam Alender
 
SCORING PLAYS

• HU 4^th - M. Humphreys singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); C. Taylor advanced to third; L. VanDover scored. (HU 1, Tech 0)
• HU 4^th - H. Walraven grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-0); T. Mohr advanced to second; M. Humphreys advanced to third; C. Taylor scored. (HU 2, Tech 0)
• Tech 6^th - J. Harvey singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); C. Wescott scored; M. Vaughn scored. (HU 2, Tech 2)
• Tech 7^th - M. Vaughn doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (2-2 BKKB); Klockowski scored; K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 4, HU 2)
• HU 8^th - C. Taylor singled to left center, RBI (2-2 BBSS); L. VanDover advanced to second; B. Brauss scored. (Tech 4, HU 3)
• HU 8^th - T. Mohr singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Pitaniello advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw; C. Taylor scored. (Tech 4, HU 4)
• HU 8^th - H. Walraven singled through the right side, RBI (1-1 BF); T. Mohr advanced to second; Pitaniello scored. (HU 5, Tech 4)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Nash Thomas (1-2)
• Save – Mason Faulkner (4)
• Losing Pitcher – Nate Rutherford (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• Eight out of Tech's nine starters in the lineup recorded a hit in the loss, as the Wonder Boys' 13 hits are tied for second most in a game this season.
• Vaughn led the way with a 3-4 effort at the plate, and he logged his team-leading fifth multiple-RBI game of the season.
• Harvey batted in Tech's first two runs of the game on a single to right center in the sixth inning.