RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Zach Klockowski's grand slam in the bottom of the first inning and two-run homer in the seventh inning lifted Arkansas Tech to a 14-5 win and 2-1 series victory over Harding on Saturday.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech has completed its 2017 regular season and has earned the second seed for the GAC Tournament next weekend. The Wonder Boys will host seventh-seeded Harding for the first round of the tournament, beginning with a contest scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, May 5, at Tech Field.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

        Geoffrey Birkemeier (P)
 
HARDING LINEUP

1. Ben Brauss (CF)
2. Grant Guest (2B)
3. Luke VanDover (SS)
4. Chris Taylor (DH)
5. Zach Beasley (1B)
6. Miles Humphreys (LF)
7. J. Paul Fullerton (C)
8. Jack Thomas (RF)
9. Tyler Mohr (3B)

        Logan McCall (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - Klockowski homered to right center, 3 RBI (2-2 BSSB); C. Wescott scored; D. McDearmon scored; M. Wilson scored. (Tech 4, HU 0)
• Tech 1^st - M. Post advanced to second on a wild pitch; K. Gibbs advanced to third on a wild pitch; M. Vaughn scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (Tech 5, HU 0)
• HU 2^nd - T. Mohr homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); J. Thomas scored. (Tech 5, HU 2)
• Tech 3^rd - D. McDearmon walked, RBI (3-2 BBBKFB); M. Wilson advanced to second; M. Post advanced to third; K. Thompson scored. (Tech 6, HU 2)
• HU 5^th - G. Guest flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-1 KB); J. Thomas scored. (Tech 6, HU 3)
• HU 5^th - L. VanDover homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-2 KFBF); T. Mohr scored. (Tech 6, HU 5)
• Tech 5^th - C. Wescott reached on a fielding error by rf, SF, RBI (1-1 BK); D. McDearmon advanced to second; M. Wilson advanced to third; M. Post scored. (Tech 7, HU 5)
• Tech 5^th - M. Vaughn singled through the left side, 2 RBI (2-2 BBSKF); C. Wescott advanced to second; D. McDearmon scored, unearned; M. Wilson scored, unearned. (Tech 9, HU 5)
• Tech 7^th - Klockowski homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 BBSF); C. Wescott scored. (Tech 11, HU 5)
• Tech 7^th - M. Vaughn homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B). (Tech 12, HU 5)
• Tech 8^th - C. Wescott doubled to left center, RBI (2-0 BB); D. McDearmon advanced to third; M. Wilson scored. (Tech 13, HU 5)
• Tech 8^th - M. Vaughn reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-1 KB); Klockowski advanced to second; C. Wescott out at third 3b unassisted; D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 14, HU 5)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Quentin Bowling (5-0)
• Losing Pitcher – Logan McCall (2-3)

 
NOTABLES

• Klockowski gave Tech the first lead of the game with his team-leading 11^th home run of the season and his first grand slam as a Wonder Boy. He later added his second homer of the game and fourth in three games in the seventh, and was immediately followed by a solo home run by Vaughn.
• Klockowski finishes the three-game series with six hits, seven runs scored and 13 runs batted in.
• Vaughn followed Klockowski's six runs batted in with four RBI, including his fifth home run of the season.
• Seven of nine starters crossed home plate in the nine-inning contest. Wilson and McDearmon led all players with three runs scored each.
• Bowling earned his five win of the season after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings in relief of Birkemeier. Branden Bohuslav pitched the final inning and held Harding to zero runs.