ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Despite a two-run home run by Kyle Gibbs and solo homer by Mark Vaughn, Arkansas Tech was eliminated from the Great American Conference Baseball Championships with an 11-3 loss to No. 14 Southern Arkansas on Saturday.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech awaits its NCAA tournament selection fate. The eight-team field for the NCAA Central Region Championships will be announced on Monday.

 
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. Jake Harvey (C)
9. Seth Wheeler (CF)

       Trent Armstrong (P)
 
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LINEUP

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

       Kenneth Tabor (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 2^nd - J. Richardso scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (SAU 1, Tech 0)
• SAU 3^rd - B. Hall reached on an error by cf, scored, unearned (0-0). (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• SAU 4^th - J. Trevanion doubled to right field, RBI (2-2 KBFFB); J. Richardso advanced to third; M. Fontenot scored. (SAU 3, Tech 0)
• SAU 4^th - C. Gallegos reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-1 F); J. Trevanion out at third ss to 3b; J. Richardso scored. (SAU 4, Tech 0)
• Tech 5^th - K. Gibbs homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); M. Vaughn scored. (SAU 4, Tech 2)
• SAU 5^th - T. Rucker homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). (SAU 5, Tech 2)
• SAU 6^th - M. Page walked, RBI (3-1 FBBBB); J. Langston advanced to second; J. Trevanion advanced to third; J. Richardso scored, unearned. (SAU 6, Tech 2)
• SAU 6^th - B. Hall singled to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 KBBKB); M. Page advanced to third; J. Langston scored, unearned; J. Trevanion scored, unearned. (SAU 8, Tech 2)
• Tech 7^th - M. Vaughn homered to right field, RBI (0-1 K). (SAU 8, Tech 3)
• SAU 8^th - M. Fontenot homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-0 BB); M. Page scored; J. Langston scored. (SAU 11, Tech 3)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Kenneth Tabor (11-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Trent Armstrong (5-5)

 
NOTABLES

• Five of SAU's 11 runs were unearned, due to Tech's four errors.
• Armstrong went 5.2 innings as the starter for the Wonder Boys, allowing just three earned runs and striking out five.
• Gibbs led Tech with two runs batted in, both coming on his fourth home run of the season. Vaughn added two hits, two runs and one RBI, including his sixth homer of the year.
• Korey Thompson recorded one hit in the loss, extending his current hitting streak to 13 games.