RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Marcus Wilson turned in a four-hit effort and Dylan McDearmon bashed a pair of home runs, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (29-17, 22-8 Great American Conference) could not overcome the late offensive firepower of No. 2 Southern Arkansas (34-10, 26-4), falling 12-4 to the Muleriders on Monday at Tech Field.

NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys host Ouachita Baptist in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, April 25. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

(Game One) SAU STARTING LINEUP

1. Blake Hall (CF)
2. Trevor Rucker (RF)
3. Mark Fontenot (1B)
4. Jacob Richardson (3B)
5. Cortland McPherson (DH)
6. Jake Tisevich (LF)
7. Cory Gallegos (C)
8. Josey Langston (2B)
9. Michael Page (SS)

TECH STARTING LINEUP

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

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – D. McDearmon homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 1, SAU 0)
• SAU 4^th – T. Rucker homered to left field, RBI. (SAU 1, Tech 1)
• SAU 4^th – J. Richardson homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Fontenot scored. (SAU 3, Tech 1)
• Tech 4^th – D. McDearmon homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Wilson scored. (Tech 3, SAU 3)
• Tech 7^th – C. Wescott singled to center field, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to second; D. McDearmon advanced to third; M. Wilson scored, unearned. (Tech 4, SAU 3)
• SAU 8^th – T. Rucker homered to left center, RBI. (SAU 4, Tech 4)
• SAU 8^th – C. McPherson homered to left field, RBI; J. Richardson scored. (SAU 6, Tech 4)
• SAU 9^th – T. Rucker doubled to left field, 2 RBI; B. Hall advanced to third; M. Page scored; J. Langston scored. (SAU 8, Tech 4)
• SAU 9^th – C. McPherson tripled down the right field line, 3 RBI; J. Richardson scored; T. Rucker scored; B. Hall scored. (SAU 11, Tech 4)
• SAU 9^th – Jake Tisevich sacrifice fly to right field; C. McPherson scored. (SAU 12, Tech 4)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher:  E. Schildt (2-2)
• Losing Pitcher:  I. Hale (3-5)
• Save: M. Larsen (7)

NOTABLES

• Marcus Wilson was 4-for-4 in the loss.
• Dylan McDearmon went 2-for-4 with two home runs, while Cody Wescott and Korey Thompson both picked up two hits.
• Isaac Hale suffered the loss in relief after allowing three runs on three hits in 4.1 innings of work.