RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech claimed its first three-game sweep of the season on Saturday, defeating East Central, 15-5 and 14-6, at Tech Field. The Wonder Boys finish the three games with a combined eight home runs and 41 runs scored, the most runs scored in a three-game span since 2011.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech (21-11, 14-7 GAC) returns to Tech Field on Tuesday, April 3, as the Wonder Boys host Southern Arkansas in a midweek non-conference battle. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 1)

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)

        Zack Kesterson (P)
 
EAST CENTRAL LINEUP (GAME 1)

1. Cale Ridling (RF)
2. Bryce Dimitroff (SS)
3. Trevor Crone (CF)
4. Connor Stevenson (DH)
5. Dakota Washington (1B)
6. Zach Trueblood (C)
7. Marcus Sonnier (LF)
8. Garrett Oldham (2B)
9. Josh Lincoln (3B)

        Kiyaanii Bohan (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st - R. Hickerson singled to right field, RBI; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 1, ECU 0)
• ECU 3^rd - B. Dimitroff grounded out to ss, RBI; J. Lincoln scored. (Tech 1, ECU 1)
• ECU 3^rd - T. Crone homered to left field, RBI. (ECU 2, Tech 1)
• Tech 3^rd - R. Hickerson homered to right field, 3 RBI; S. Pollard scored; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 4, ECU 2)
• Tech 3^rd - D. McDearmon reached on a fielding error by lf, advanced to second on the error; K. Gibbs scored, unearned; C. Wescott scored, unearned. (Tech 6, ECU 2)
• ECU 5^th - C. Ridling homered to left field, 2 RBI; J. Lincoln scored. (Tech 6, ECU 4)
• ECU 5^th - T. Crone homered to right field, RBI. (Tech 6, ECU 5)
• Tech 5^th - K. Gibbs stole second; C. Wescott stole third; M. Vaughn stole home. (Tech 7, ECU 5)
• Tech 5^th - K. Thompson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI; D. McDearmon advanced to second; K. Gibbs out at third ss to 3b; C. Wescott scored. (Tech 8, ECU 5)
• Tech 5^th - B. Stroth homered down the rf line, 3 RBI; K. Thompson scored; D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 11, ECU 5)
• Tech 7^th - S. Pollard hit into double play 2b to ss to 1b; B. Stroth out on the play; K. Thompson advanced to third; J. Harvey scored. (Tech 12, ECU 5)
• Tech 8^th - K. Gibbs singled up the middle, RBI; C. Wescott advanced to second; M. Vaughn scored. (Tech 13, ECU 5)
• Tech 8^th - J. Harvey singled through the left side, RBI; D. McDearmon advanced to second; K. Gibbs advanced to third; C. Wescott scored. (Tech 14, ECU 5)
• Tech 8^th - K. Thompson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI; J. Harvey advanced to second; D. McDearmon advanced to third; K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 15, ECU 5)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Zack Kesterson (1-3)
• Losing Pitcher - Kiyaanii Bohan (0-4)

 
NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech scored a season high in runs to win the first game of the doubleheader. The Wonder Boys' also claimed their sixth consecutive series victory with the 10-run win.
• Tech stole a season-high six bases, including two from Vaughn. Vaughn leads the Wonder Boys this season with eight stolen bases on eight attempts.
• Stroth finished with a team-high four hits, including his second home run of the season. He also scored three runs and batted in three runs.
• Hickerson was 2-for-4 in the winning effort with four runs batted in, three of which coming on his third homer of the season.
• Kesterson pitched 5.0 innings with five strikeouts to pick up his first win of the season, while Anthony Race added 2.0 scoreless innings in relief.

 
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (GAME 2)

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. Blake King (DH)
8. Korey Thompson (SS)
9. Michael Post (C)

        Hayes Cox (P)
 
EAST CENTRAL LINEUP (GAME 2)

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

        Alec Lemmon (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• ECU 1^st - D Washington singled through the right side, RBI; B. Dimitroff scored, unearned. (ECU 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd - K. Thompson singled to left field, RBI; B. King advanced to second; K. Gibbs scored. (ECU 1, Tech 1)
• Tech 2^nd - B. Stroth singled to left field, RBI; K. Thompson advanced to second; B. King scored. (Tech 2, ECU 1)
• ECU 3^rd - M. Sonnier doubled to left center, RBI; Y. Tremblay advanced to third; B. Dimitroff scored. (Tech 2, ECU 2)
• ECU 3^rd - T. Sparks singled to left center, out at second cf to c to 2b, 2 RBI; M. Sonnier scored; Y. Tremblay scored. (ECU 4, Tech 2)
• Tech 3^rd - K. Thompson walked, RBI; B. King advanced to second; K. Gibbs advanced to third; M. Vaughn scored. (ECU 4, Tech 3)
• Tech 4^th - M. Vaughn singled to right center, 2 RBI; R. Hickerson advanced to third; S. Pollard scored; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 5, ECU 4)
• Tech 4^th - C. Wescott flied out to cf, SF, RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 6, ECU 4)
• Tech 5^th - R. Hickerson homered to right field, 3 RBI; S. Pollard scored; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 9, ECU 4)
• Tech 5^th - C. Wescott homered down the lf line, RBI. (Tech 10, ECU 4)
• ECU 6^th - C. Ridling homered to left center, 2 RBI; J. Lincoln scored. (Tech 10, ECU 6)
• Tech 6^th - S. Pollard homered to left center, 3 RBI; B. Stroth scored; J. Harvey scored. (Tech 13, ECU 6)
• Tech 6^th - C. Wescott homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 14, ECU 6)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Hayes Cox (5-2)
• Losing Pitcher – Alec Lemmon (0-7)

 
NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech hit a season-high four home runs in the final game of the series.
• Stroth went 4-for-4 with three runs and one run batted in, totaling a team-high eight hits on the day. Hickerson, Pollard and Wescott each batted in three runs, while Wescott hit his team-leading sixth and seventh home runs of the season.
• Cox recorded his team-leading fifth win of the season, pitching 5.0 innings with four strikeouts. Degan Harte closed the game, pitching a hitless seventh inning.
• Thompson extended his hit streak to nine games with one hit in game one and two in game two.
• With the series sweep, Arkansas Tech is ranked fourth in the Great American Conference standings.