ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys are 9-0 in conference play for the first time in program history, after defeating Ouachita twice, 17-1 and 3-2, on Saturday.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will be on the road again for its next contest, as the Wonder Boys travel to Cleveland, Miss. for a midweek battle against Delta State on Tuesday, March 7, at 3 p.m. The Wonder Boys will then take on the Statesmen again on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

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

Trent Armstrong (P)
 
OUACHITA LINEUP (GAME 1)

1. Jakahari Howell (CF)
2. Ty Owens (LF)
3. Justin Weigle (SS)
4. Kyle Alexander (1B)
5. Austin White (DH)
6. Jackson Noakes (C)
7. Garrett Smith (3B)
8. Aaron Studdard (2B)
9. Ryan Hammer (RF)

Abe Young (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• TECH 1^st - M. Vaughn reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second on the throw; D. McDearmon scored, unearned. (TECH 1, OBU 0)
• TECH 1^st - M. Vaughn scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (TECH 2, OBU 0)
• OBU 1^st - A. White singled through the left side, RBI; K. Alexander advanced to second; J. Weigle scored. (TECH 2, OBU 1)
• TECH 2^nd - J. Harvey singled to left field, RBI; K. Thompson advanced to third; K. Gibbs scored. (TECH 3, OBU 1)
• TECH 2^nd - M. Wilson advanced to second; J. Harvey advanced to third; K. Thompson scored on a wild pitch. (TECH 4, OBU 1)
• TECH 2^nd - M. Wilson advanced to third; J. Harvey scored on a wild pitch. (TECH 5, OBU 1)
• TECH 4^th - M. Vaughn singled up the middle, RBI; M. Wilson scored. (TECH 6, OBU 1)
• TECH 5^th - K. Gibbs struck out swinging, reached first on an error by c, advanced to second on the throw, advanced to third; K. Love scored, unearned; Klockowski scored, unearned. (TECH 8, OBU 1)
• TECH 5^th - K. Thompson tripled down the lf line, RBI; K. Gibbs scored, unearned. (TECH 9, OBU 1)
• TECH 5^th - J. Harvey doubled down the lf line, RBI; K. Thompson scored. (TECH 10, OBU 1)
• TECH 5^th - D. McDearmon singled through the right side, RBI; S. Wheeler advanced to second; M. Post scored. (TECH 11, OBU 1)
• TECH 5^th - D. McDearmon advanced to second; S. Wheeler scored on a wild pitch. (TECH 12, OBU 1)
• TECH 6^th - K. Gibbs homered to left field, RBI. (TECH 13, OBU 1)
• TECH 7^th - M. Collins walked, RBI; C. Brady advanced to second; Hollinshead advanced to third; S. Wheeler scored. (TECH 14, OBU 1)
• TECH 7^th - K. Gibbs doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; M. Collins scored; C. Brady scored; Hollinshead scored. (TECH 17, OBU 1)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Trent Armstrong (3-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Abe Young (2-3)

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

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

Geoffrey Birkemeier (P)
 
OUACHITA LINEUP (GAME 2)

1. Jakahari Howell (CF)
2. Ty Owens (LF)
3. Justin Weigle (SS)
4. Kyle Alexander (C)
5. Austin White (DH)
6. Ryan Hammer (RF)
7. Sheldon McCown (1B)
8. Aaron Studdard (2B)
9. Josh Salim (3B)

Adam Bahoul (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• TECH 3^rd - Klockowski tripled to center field, RBI; M. Wilson scored. (TECH 1, OBU 0)
• TECH 5^th - D. McDearmon doubled to left field, RBI; M. Wilson scored, unearned. (TECH 2, OBU 0)
• TECH 5^th - M. Vaughn singled through the left side, RBI; D. McDearmon scored. (TECH 3, OBU 0)
• OBU 6^th - J. Weigle homered to right field, 2 RBI; T. Owens scored. (TECH 3, OBU 2)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Geoffrey Birkemeier (3-1)
• Save – Jesse Harbin (3)
• Losing Pitcher – Adam Bahoul (2-2)

 
NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech remains the only team in the Great American Conference that is unbeaten in conference play.
• Tech scored 17 runs for the second time this season in game one, including Gibbs' first home run of the season. Gibbs finished the game with four runs batted in to lead all players.
• Armstrong went the distance on the mound in game one, allowing just one run in seven innings. He also struck out five to pick up his third consecutive win.
• Tech was held to just five hits in game two, but the Wonder Boys capitalized with a third-inning triple by Klockowski to give Tech the first lead of the game.
• Birkemeier earned his third consecutive win in game two, pitching 5.1 innings and allowing two runs. Branden Bohuslav and Harbin combined for a hitless 1.2 innings on the mound, with Harbin recording his third save of the season.