RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Korey Thompson delivered the clutch hit for the Wonder Boys as his RBI-single in the ninth allowed the Arkansas Tech Baseball (19-11, 12-7 GAC) team to win in walk-off fashion, defeating East Central (2-26, 1-18 GAC) 12-11 at Tech Field on Friday night.

NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech concludes its series with East Central with a doubleheader on Saturday scheduled for 1 p.m. at Tech Field.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

        Michael Mueller (P)
EAST CENTRAL LINEUP

1. Cale Ridling (RF)
2. Bryce Dimitroff (SS)
3. Yan-Eric Tremblay (DH)
4. Trevor Crone (CF)
5. Connor Stevenson (1B)
6. Dakota Washington (C)
7. Marcus Sonnier (LF)
8. Hayden George (2B)
9. Josh Lincoln (3B)

        Logan Lannon (P)
SCORING PLAYS

• ECU 1^st - Y. Tremblay grounded out to 2b, RBI; C. Ridling scored. (ECU 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 1^st - M. Vaughn singled up the middle, out at second 3b to 2b, RBI; R. Hickerson advanced to third; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 1, ECU 1)
• Tech 2^nd - K. Gibbs homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 2, ECU 1)
• ECU 4^th - C Stevenson walked, RBI; T. Crone advanced to second; Y. Tremblay advanced to third; B. Dimitroff scored. (Tech 2, ECU 2)
• ECU 4^th - D Washington flied out to rf, SF, RBI; T. Crone advanced to third; Y. Tremblay scored. (ECU 3, Tech 2)
• ECU 4^th - M. Sonnier singled to right field, RBI; C Stevenson advanced to second; T. Crone scored. (ECU 4, Tech 2)
• ECU 4^th - H. George singled, bunt; M. Sonnier advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b; C Stevenson advanced to third, scored on the throw. (ECU 5, Tech 2)
• ECU 4^th - J. Lincoln reached on an error by 1b, SAC, bunt, RBI; H. George advanced to second; M. Sonnier scored, unearned. (ECU 6, Tech 2)
• Tech 4^th - K. Gibbs grounded out to ss, RBI; C. Wescott scored, unearned. (ECU 6, Tech 3)
• ECU 5^th - D Washington homered to left field, 3 RBI; C Stevenson scored; T. Crone scored, unearned. (ECU 9, Tech 2)
• Tech 5^th - M. Vaughn flied out to cf, SF, RBI; R. Hickerson advanced to third; S. Pollard scored, unearned. (ECU 9, Tech 4)
• Tech 6^th - J. Harvey singled to right field, RBI; K. Gibbs scored, unearned. (ECU 9, Tech 5)
• Tech 6^th - S. Pollard doubled to left field, 2 RBI; K. Thompson scored; J. Harvey scored. (ECU 9, Tech 7)
• Tech 7^th - K. Gibbs singled to left field, RBI; C. Wescott advanced to second; M. Vaughn scored, unearned. (ECU 9, Tech 8)
• Tech 7^th - K. Thompson walked, RBI; J. Harvey advanced to second; K. Gibbs advanced to third; C. Wescott scored, unearned. (ECU 9, Tech 9)
• Tech 7^th - B. Stroth hit by pitch, RBI; K. Thompson advanced to second; J. Harvey advanced to third; K. Gibbs scored, unearned. (Tech 10, ECU 9)
• ECU 8^th - T. Crone reached on a fielding error by 3b, RBI; Y. Tremblay advanced to second; B. Dimitroff advanced to third; C. Ridling scored. (ECU 10, Tech 10)
• ECU 8^th - C Stevenson reached on an error by cf, SF, RBI; T. Crone advanced to second; Y. Tremblay advanced to third; B. Dimitroff scored, unearned. (ECU 11, Tech 10)
• Tech 8^th - M. Vaughn flied out to cf, SF, RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 11, ECU 11)
• Tech 9^th - K. Thompson singled down the rf line, RBI; J. Hastings scored. (Tech 12, ECU 11)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Nolan Withrow (2-0)
• Losing Pitcher – Robert Leffler (1-2)

NOTABLES                         

• Arkansas Tech took the first lead of the game on a Kyle Gibbs solo home run, his fourth of the season, to give Tech a 2-1 advantage in the second inning.
• Mark Vaughn and Gibbs each finished with a team-high three runs batted in, notching Vaughn's fourth game and Gibb's second game this season with at least three RBIs.
• Korey Thompson went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and the game-winning walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth.
• Tech went 7-18 with runners on base and 4-for-12 with runners in scoring position. ECU went 8-for-23 with runners on and 5-for-17 with runners in scoring position.
• Tech committed a season-high six errors