RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Home runs from Cody Wescott, Britt Stroth and Korey Thompson helped lead the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (16-10, 10-6 GAC) to a 9-8 win over the Oklahoma Baptist (16-11, 9-7 GAC) on Friday Night.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech returns to the field on Saturday to finish the series with Oklahoma Baptist. The Wonder Boys and Bison will battle in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Britt Stroth (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (DH)
3. Riley Hickerson (RF)
4. Mark Vaughn (1B)
5. Cody Wescott (3B)
6. Kyle Gibbs (2B)
7. Jake Harvey (C)
8. Seth Wheeler (CF)
9. Korey Thompson (SS)

       Michael Muller (P)
 
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST LINEUP

1. Brett Berghammer (CF)
2. Brett Bloomfield (SS)
3. Juan Gonzalez (C)
4. Zane Gelphman (3B)
5. P.J. Harris (DH)
6. Josh Timms (LF)
7. Jake Gozzo (1B)
8. Garrett McKee (2B)
9. Brock Carter (RF)

       Albertus Barber (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - M. Vaughn homered to left center, 2 RBI, R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 2, OBU 0)
• OBU 2^nd - Timms homered inside the park, 2 RBI Gelphman scored.(Tech 2, OBU 2)
• OBU 2^nd - Gozzo homered to center field, RBI. (OBU 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 3^rd - Thompson homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 3, OBU 3)
• Tech 3^rd - M. Vaughn reached on an error by 1b, R. Hickerson scored, unearned. (Tech 4, OBU 3)
• Tech 4^th - M. Vaughn reached on an error by 1b, R. Hickerson scored, unearned. (Tech 5, OBU 3)
• OBU 5^th - Gonzalez doubled to center field, RBI, Bloomfield scored.(Tech 5, OBU 4)
• OBU 6^th - Gozzo homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 5, OBU 5)
• Tech 7^th - B. Stroth homered to right center, RBI. (Tech 6, OBU 5)
• Tech 7^th - M. Vaughn singled through the right side, RBI, R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 7, OBU 5)
• Tech 8^th – JJ. Harvey singled through the right side, RBI, K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 8, OBU 5)
• Tech 8^th – K. Thompson singled to right field, RBI, J. Harvey scored. (Tech 9, OBU 5)
• OBU 9^th - Poulin homered to left field, 2 RBI, McKee scored. (Tech 9, OBU 7)
• OBU 9^th - Berghammer homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 9, OBU 8)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher –  Michael Mueller (3-3)
• Losing Pitcher – Albertus Barber (4-2)

 
NOTABLES

• Mueller earned his third win of the season as he allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks. Mueller struck out seven batters, marking the sixth time this season he has recorded six or more strikeouts.
• Six different Wonder Boys recorded a hit in the victory, led by Thompson with three hits, while Vaughn and Riley Hickerson each recorded two hits apiece. Vaughn added three RBIs while Hickerson scored three runs.
• Stroth extended his hit streak to six games with his home run in the seventh inning.
• Tech left six runners on base while OBU left seven runners on base. The Wonder Boys outhit the Bison 11-10.