RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Behind Marcus Wilson's six hits and five runs batted in and Geoffrey Birkemeier's complete-game win, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys swept a doubleheader against East Central on Friday. Tech took the first game, 11-7, before defeating the Tigers, 10-2, in game two.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will finish its series with East Central on Saturday, with a nine-inning game set for noon in Ada. Live video and statistics are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

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)

       Kyle Wilson (P)
 
EAST CENTRAL LINEUP (GAME 1)

1. Jake MeKeel (3B)
2. Kaleb Matthews (1B)
3. Connor Stevenson (DH)
4. Dalton Etheredge (CF)
5. JT Stevenson (C)
6. Trevor Huie (RF)
7. Grant Powell (2B)
8. Zach Lewis (SS)
9. Kodiak O'Ravez (LF)

       Dylan Sanchez (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - M. Vaughn singled up the middle, RBI; Klockowski advanced to second; K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 1, ECU 0)
• Tech 1^st - C. Wescott doubled to left center, 2 RBI; M. Vaughn scored; Klockowski scored. (Tech 3, ECU 0)
• ECU 2^nd - Z. Lewis singled to center field, RBI; T. Huie advanced to second; JT Stevenson advanced to third; D. Etheredge scored. (Tech 3, ECU 1)
• ECU 2^nd - K. O'Ravez singled through the left side, RBI; Z. Lewis advanced to second; T. Huie advanced to third; JT Stevenson scored. (Tech 3, ECU 2)
• ECU 2^nd - J. MeKeel singled to left center, 2 RBI; K. O'Ravez advanced to third; Z. Lewis scored; T. Huie scored. (ECU 4, Tech 3)
• ECU 2^nd - K. Matthews singled through the left side, RBI; J. MeKeel advanced to second; K. O'Ravez scored. (ECU 5, Tech 3)
• Tech 4^th - M. Wilson homered to left field, 3 RBI; S. Wheeler scored; J. Harvey scored. (Tech 6, ECU 5)
• Tech 5^th - J. Harvey singled to left field, RBI; C. Wescott advanced to third; M. Vaughn scored. (Tech 7, ECU 5)
• Tech 5^th - S. Wheeler doubled to left field, 2 RBI; J. Harvey scored; C. Wescott scored. (Tech 9, ECU 5)
• ECU 6^th - JT Stevenson singled through the left side, 2 RBI; D. Etheredge advanced to second; K. Matthews scored; K. O'Ravez scored. (Tech 9, ECU 7)
• Tech 9^th - S. Wheeler reached on an error by 1b, SAC, bunt; K. Thompson scored, unearned. (Tech 10, ECU 7)
• Tech 9^th - D. McDearmon stole second; M. Wilson stole home, unearned. (Tech 11, ECU 7)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Kyle Wilson (5-0)
• Save – Branden Bohuslav (2)
• Losing Pitcher – Dylan Sanchez (1-8)

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

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)

       Geoffrey Birkemeier (P)
 
EAST CENTRAL LINEUP (GAME 2)

1. Jake MeKeel (1B)
2. Dalton Etheredge (CF)
3. Connor Stevenson (DH)
4. Josh Reeves (C)
5. JT Stevenson (3B)
6. Austin LoBue (SS)
7. Zach Lewis (RF)
8. Grant Powell (2B)
9. Kodiak O'Ravez (LF)

       Brandon Dusenberry (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 5^th - Klockowski singled up the middle, RBI; K. Gibbs advanced to second; M. Wilson advanced to third; S. Wheeler scored, unearned. (Tech 1, ECU 0)
• Tech 5^th - C. Wescott reached on an error by 3b; Klockowski advanced to third; K. Gibbs scored, unearned; M. Wilson scored, unearned. (Tech 3, ECU 0)
• Tech 6^th - M. Wilson tripled to right center, 2 RBI; S. Wheeler scored; M. Post scored. (Tech 5, ECU 0)
• Tech 6^th - D. McDearmon singled to right field, RBI; M. Wilson scored. (Tech 6, ECU 0)
• Tech 6^th - C. Wescott singled to left field, RBI; P. O'Dell advanced to second; D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 7, ECU 0)
• Tech 7^th - Klockowski walked, RBI; K. Gibbs advanced to second; D. McDearmon advanced to third; M. Post scored. (Tech 8, ECU 0)
• Tech 7^th - P. O'Dell doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Klockowski advanced to third; K. Gibbs scored; D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 10, ECU 0)
• ECU 7^th - Z. Lewis flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; JT Stevenson advanced to third; J. Reeves scored. (Tech 10, ECU 1)
• ECU 7^th - G. Powell singled through the left side, RBI; JT Stevenson scored. (Tech 10, ECU 2)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Geoffrey Birkemeier (5-3)
• Losing Pitcher – Brandon Dusenberry (4-4)

 
NOTABLES

• With the two wins, Tech keeps its place at second in the Great American Conference standings, but the Wonder Boys jumped to just 1.5 games behind first-place Southern Arkansas.
• M. Wilson hit his first home run of the season in game one, giving Tech its second and final lead of the game in the fourth inning. Wilson finished the day batting 6-10 with four runs five RBI. He also stole home for the second time this season.
• All nine batters for the Wonder Boys recorded a hit in game one, with Wilson and Gibbs recording three each.
• K. Wilson moved to 5-0 on the season with the win in game one. Bohuslav pitched the final 3.1 innings of the first game to earn his second save of the season.
• M. Wilson, Klockowski and Parker O'Dell each batted in two runs in game two, as the Wonder Boys took a 10-0 lead of 6.5 innings of action.
• ECU scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but Birkemeier forced a ground ball with two outs to end the game and earn his first complete game of the season.