RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.  – Cody Wescott notched four hits and five RBIs with a three-run home run on the day to help the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (14-10, 9-6 GAC) beat Southern Nazarene (9-14, 5-10) 10-4 in the opening game and 8-5 in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys will return to the field next weekend as Tech travels to Shawnee, Okla. for a three-game series with Oklahoma Baptist. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 23.

 
TECH STARTING LINEUP (Game One)
 
1. Harry Gard (RF)
2. Britt Stroth (DH)
3. Riley Hickerson (CF)
4. Mark Vaughn (LF)
5. Dylan McDearmon (2B)
6. Jake Harvey (C)
7. Cody Wescott (1B)
8. Kyle Gibbs (SS)
9. Korey Thompson (SS)
 
          Zack Kesterson (P)
 
 
SOUTHERN NAZARENE STARTING LINEUP (Game One)
 
1. Garret Perez (CF)
2. Cole Lee (RF)
3. Cole Wagner (3B)
4. Austin Cooper (2B)
5. Tanner Maskey (SS)
6. Emilio Escobedo (DH)
7. Shelby Reese (LF)
8. Joe Toilolo (1B)
9. Jake Vernon (C)
 
          Jeff Harris (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SNU 5^th – C. Lee singled up the middle, RBI; G. Perez advanced to second; J. Toilolo advanced to third; S. Reese scored. (SNU 1, Tech 0)
• SNU 5^th – C. Wagner doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; C. Lee scored; G. Perez scored; J. Toilolo scored.  (SNU 4, Tech 0)
• Tech 5^th – C. Wescott singled to right center, RBI; J. Harvey advanced to third; D. McDearmon scored. (SNU 4, Tech 1)
• Tech 5^th – K. Gibbs flied out to rf, SF, RBI; J. Harvey scored. (SNU 4, Tech 2)
• Tech 5^th – H. Gard doubled to center field, 2 RBI; K. Thompson scored; C. Wescott scored. (SNU 4, Tech 4)
• Tech 5^th – B. Stroth singled to right field, RBI; H. Gard scored. (Tech 5, SNU 4)
• Tech 6^th – C. Wescott doubled to left field, RBI; J. Harvey advanced to third; M. Vaughn scored. (Tech 6, SNU 4)
• Tech 6^th – C. Wescott advanced to third on a wild pitch; J. Harvey scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 7, SNU 4)
• Tech 6^th – K. Gibbs doubled to left center, RBI; C. Wescott scored. (Tech 8, SNU 4)
• Tech 6^th – H. Gard advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on the error; K. Gibbs advanced to third on a wild pitch, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. (Tech 9, SNU 4)
• Tech 7^th – J. Harvey grounded out to c, SAC, bunt, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to third; S. Wheeler scored. (Tech 10, SNU 4)
   

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jared Droll (1-1)
  Losing Pitcher:  Jefferson Harris (1-2)

NOTABLES

• Cody Wescott went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.
• Jared Droll notched his first win of the season as he pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief, surrendering just two hits while striking out five.
• Jake Harvey threw a pair of runners out attempting to steal. Throwing Garrett Perez out in the top of the first and Cole Wagner out in the top of the fourth.
• Tech went 6-for-12 with runners on and 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position, while holding SNU to 6-for-20 with runners on and 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

TECH STARTING LINEUP (Game Two)
 
1. Harry Gard (RF)
2. Britt Stroth (LF)
3. Riley Hickerson (DH)
4. Mark Vaughn (1B)
5. Cody Wescott (3B)
6. Kyle Gibbs (2B)
7. Connor Brady (SS)
8. Seth Wheeler (CF)
9. Michael Post (SS)
 
          Hayes Cox (P)

 
SOUTHERN NAZARENE STARTING LINEUP (Game Two)
 
1. Garret Perez (CF)
2. Cole Lee (RF)
3. Cole Wagner (3B)
4. Austin Cooper (2B)
5. Shelby Reese (LF)
6. Emilio Escobedo (C)
7. Tanner Maskey (SS)
8. Joe Toilolo (1B)
9. David Dent (DH)
 
          David Gustafson (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SNU 1^st – S. Reese singled through the left side, RBI; A. Cooper advanced to second; C. Wagner scored. (SNU 1, Tech 0)
• SNU 1^st – E. Escobedo singled to left field, RBI; S. Reese advanced to third; A. Cooper scored. (SNU 2, Tech 0)
• Tech 1^st – Wescott homered to left field, 3 RBI, unearned; R. Hickerson scored, unearned; B. Stroth scored, unearned. (Tech 3, SNU 2)
• Tech 1^st – K. Gibbs homered to left field, RBI, unearned. (Tech 4, SNU 2)
• SNU 2^nd – C. Lee singled to shortstop, RBI; G. Perez advanced to second; C. Dent advanced to third; J. Toilolo scored. (Tech 4, SNU 3)
• SNU 2^nd – C. Lee singled to shortstop, RBI; G. Perez advanced to second; C. Dent advanced to third; J. Toilolo scored. (Tech 4, SNU 3)
• SNU 2^nd –  C. Wagner grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; C. Lee out on the play; G. Perez advanced to third; C. Dent scored. (Tech 4, SNU 4)
• Tech 4^th – H. Gard tripled to right center, RBI; S. Wheeler scored. (Tech 5, SNU 4)
• Tech 4^th – M. Vaughn grounded out to ss, RBI; R. Hickerson advanced to second; B. Stroth advanced to third; H. Gard scored. (Tech 6, SNU 4)
• SNU 5^th – T. Maskey homered to right field, RBI. (Tech 6, SNU 5)
• Tech 6^th – K. Thompson singled to left field, RBI; C. Wescott advanced to second; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 7, SNU 5)
• Tech 6^th – C. Brady doubled down the lf line, RBI; K. Thompson advanced to third; C. Wescott scored. (Tech 8, SNU 5)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Degan Harte (3-1)
  Losing Pitcher: David Gustafson (3-4) 

NOTABLES 

• Wescott and Gibbs hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning. Wescott recorded his fifth home run of the season while Gibbs notched his third home run of the season.
• Degan Harte came in the top of the fourth with one out and pitched Tech out of a bases loaded jam, getting the first batter to foul out to the catcher and striking out the next batter to take the Wonder Boys to the bottom of the fourth unscathed.
• Harte picked up his third win of the season after allowing one run and one hit in 1.2 innings of work.
• Nolan Withrow pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, fanning two on his way to picking up his third save of the season.
• Tech went 7-for-18 with runners on base and 4-for-12 with runners in scoring position.