RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Harry Gard went 2-for-3 with a run scored, notching his eighth multi-hit game of the season, but it was not enough as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (12-10, 7-6 GAC) fell 5-3 to Southern Nazarene (9-12, 5-8 GAC) on Friday in the opening game of three-game Great American Conference series.
NEXT UP
- Arkansas Tech returns to Tech Field on Saturday to finish the series with Southern Nazarene. The Wonder Boys and Crimson Storm will battle in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP
- Harry Gard (DH)
- Britt Stroth (CF)
- Riley Hickerson (CF)
- Mark Vaughn (LF)
- Dylan McDearmon (2B)
- Cody Wescott (1B)
- Kyle Gibbs (3B)
- Connor Brady (SS)
- Jake Harvey (C)
Michael Mueller (P)
SOUTHERN NAZARENE LINEUP
- Garrett Perez (CF)
- Cole Lee (RF)
- Cole Wagner (3B)
- Austin Cooper (2B)
- Tanner Maskey (SS)
- Emilio Escobedo (DH)
- Shelby Reese (LF)
- Joe Toilolo (1B)
- Jake Vernon (C)
Ryan Mills (P)
SCORING PLAYS
- SNU 1st - C. Wagner homered to left field, RBI. (SNU 1, Tech 0)
- Tech 1st - M. Vaughn flied out to rf, SF, RBI; B. Stroth advanced to third; H. Gard scored. (Tech 1, SNU 1)
- SNU 2nd - J. Toilolo singled to right field, RBI; E. Escobedo scored. (SNU 2, Tech 1)
- SNU 2nd - G. Perez advanced to second on a wild pitch; J. Vernon advanced to third on a wild pitch; J. Toilolo scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (SNU 3, Tech 1)
- SNU 2nd - C. Wagner flied out to cf, SF, RBI; G. Perez advanced to third; J. Vernon scored, unearned. (SNU 4, Tech 1)
- Tech 3rd - K. Gibbs fouled out to 1b, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to third; R. Hickerson scored. (SNU 4, Tech 2)
- Tech 7th - C. Wescott singled up the middle, RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (SNU 4, Tech 3)
- SNU 8th - E. Escobedo homered to right field, RBI. (SNU 5, Tech 3)
OF RECORD
- Winning Pitcher – Ryan Mills (3-3)
- Losing Pitcher – Michael Mueller (2-3)
NOTABLES
- Gard and Britt Stroth both recorded two hits apiece, while Riley Hickerson went 1-for-4 with a pair of scored runs.
- Mueller pitched 7.0 innings, surrendering four runs over seven hits. Mueller struck out seven batters.
- Tech left 12 runners on base and went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.
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