RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech baseball will wrap up its regular season this weekend, as the Wonder Boys host Harding for a three-game Great American Conference series. The series is scheduled to begin with a doubleheader on Friday at 1 p.m., followed by a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m. Tech seniors will also be recognized on Friday, in between the two games.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live statistics for all three games at Tech Field are available at www.arkansastechsports.com. The games will also be streamed through Facebook Live on the Arkansas Tech University Athletics page.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Arkansas Tech leads the all-time series against Harding, 84-47. The Bisons have won four of the last five contests, including a 5-4 victory over the Wonder Boys on March 29.
 
SCOUTING THE WONDER BOYS
Arkansas Tech (30-17, 22-8 GAC) has won four of its last five games, including three wins against then second-ranked Southern Arkansas last weekend. The most recent win for the Wonder Boys came on Tuesday in a 13-8 victory over Ouachita. The win gave Tech 30 wins in a season for the fourth time in the past five years. Arkansas Tech currently sits in second in the GAC and seventh in the Central Region. The Wonder Boys also received votes in the latest NCBWA Division II Top 25 Poll.
 
In the last 10 games, Tech has posted a .268 team batting average while limiting opponents to hit just .239. Dylan McDearmon leads the Wonder Boys with a .441 average in the last 10 games, and his .363 average on the season ranks sixth in the GAC. Marcus Wilson has hit .361 in the past 10 games, and Cody Wescott has batted .353 during that same span.
 
Kyle Wilson has moved into third in the GAC with a 2.38 earned-run average on the season, and he has not allowed a run in his last 22 innings pitched. Wilson also ranks second in the conference in opponent batting average and fifth in strikeouts. Trent Armstrong follows with a 3.57 ERA, eighth-lowest in the GAC. Jesse Harbin has pitched just 10.0 innings in 11 appearances this season, but his eight saves rank second in the conference.
 
SCOUTING THE BISONS
Harding (21-25, 13-17 GAC) has won five of its last six games, including two wins over Arkansas-Monticello last weekend. The Bisons also took two games from Williams Baptist on Tuesday. Harding currently ranks seventh in the GAC standings and have clinched a spot in the GAC Tournament.
 
Grant Guest leads the Bisons with a .343 batting average on the season. Guest earned GAC Player of the Week after collecting 12 hits in 18 at bats against Ouachita and UAM last week. Chris Taylor follows with a .269 average and a team-high 28 runs batted in.
 
The Bisons rank seventh in the GAC in earned-run average and are led by Austin Allen's 5.18 ERA in 66.0 innings pitched. Logan McCall leads Harding's bullpen with a 3.98 earned-run average in 40.2 innings.