RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Despite 13 hits and scoring in five of nine innings, Arkansas Tech suffered a 9-6 loss to No. 25 Southern Arkansas on Tuesday at Tech Field.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech (21-12) returns to Great American Conference play this weekend, as the Wonder Boys travel to Durant, Okla. for a three-game series with Southeastern Oklahoma State. The series is scheduled to begin with a 6 p.m. contest on Friday, April 6.

 
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. Jake Harvey (C)
8. Blake King (DH)
9. Korey Thompson (SS)

        Layton Robinson (P)
 
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LINEUP

1. Austin Baker (2B)
2. Sam Mrstik (LF)
3. Jacob Richardson (3B)
4. Cortland McPherson (1B)
5. Dakota Wright (CF)
6. Mark Fontenot (DH)
7. James Trevanion (RF)
8. Zach Muldoon (C)
9. Riley Orr (SS)

        Brian Archibald (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 2^nd - S. Mrstik singled through the left side, 2 RBI; A. Baker advanced to second; R. Orr scored; Z. Muldoon scored. (SAU 2, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd - K. Thompson singled through the right side, RBI; K. Gibbs scored. (SAU 2, Tech 1)
• Tech 2^nd - B. Stroth singled to right field, RBI; K. Thompson scored. (SAU 2, Tech 2)
• Tech 3^rd - M. Vaughn homered to left field, RBI. (Tech 3, SAU 2)
• SAU 4^th - C. McPherson homered to right field, 3 RBI, unearned; S. Mrstik scored, unearned; R. Orr scored, unearned. (SAU 5, Tech 3)
• Tech 4^th - K. Thompson singled to left field, RBI; J. Harvey scored. (SAU 5, Tech 4)
• Tech 5^th - M. Vaughn singled through the right side, RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (SAU 5, Tech 5)
• SAU 8^th - J. Richardso singled up the middle, RBI; A. Baker scored. (SAU 6, Tech 5)
• SAU 8^th - D. Wright struck out swinging; C. McPherson advanced to second on a wild pitch; J. Richardso scored on a wild pitch. (SAU 7, Tech 5)
• SAU 8^th - Z. Muldoon reached on a fielding error by p; J. Trevanion advanced to second; C. Boyd advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned; C. McPherson scored, unearned. (SAU 9, Tech 5)
• Tech 8^th - S. Pollard advanced to second on the error; B. Stroth stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. (SAU 9, Tech 6)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Nick Starr (1-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Degan Harte (3-2)

 
NOTABLES

• The loss snaps the Wonder Boys' four-game win streak but is just the second loss in Tech's previous 11 games.
• Pollard finished with a game-high three hits, while Thompson and Vaughn combined for four hits and four runs batted in.
• Vaughn's third home run of the season came on the 12^th pitch of his second at bat and gave Tech its first lead of the contest.
• Robinson made his third consecutive midweek start, allowing two earned runs in five innings. Jared Droll pitched two innings in relief of Robinson, allowing just one hit and striking out two.