DURANT, Okla. – Mark Vaughn went a combined 8-for-9 on the day with three home runs and six runs batted in as the Arkansas Tech Baseball team (23-13, 16-8 GAC) picked up a pair of wins over Southeastern Oklahoma State (16-21, 11-13 GAC) on Monday afternoon at The Ballpark in Durant. The Wonder Boys took the opening game 16-3 and won the nightcap 10-8 in extra innings.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech returns to the diamond on Tuesday, April 10, as the Wonder Boys host Lyon at Tech Field. The midweek contest is scheduled for 6 p.m.

 
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA LINEUP (GAME 1)

1. Bryce Deatherage (LF)
2. Travis Spinney (CF)
3. Austin Ferguson (1B)
4. Brett Akins (3B)
5. Easton Elliot (RF)
6. Jett Swigart (SS)
7. Joseph Cerda (DH)
8. Harrison Whitworth (C)
9. Cade Clay (2B)

            Greg Hubbell (P)

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. Blake King (DH)
8. Korey Thompson (2B)
9. Michael Post (DH)

            Hayes Cox (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – K. Gibbs singled to shortstop, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to second, R. Hickerson advanced to third, S. Pollard scored. (Tech 1, SE 0)
• Tech 2^nd – S. Pollard doubled to left center, 2 RBI; M. Post scored, unearned, K. Thompson scored. (Tech 3, SE 0)
• Tech 2^nd – R. Hickerson homered to right field, 2 RBI; S. Pollard scored. (Tech 5, SE 0)
• Tech 3^rd – K. Thompson reached on a throwing error by p, SAC, bunt, advanced to second, B. King advanced to third, K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 6, SE 0)
• Tech 3^rd – M. Post flied out to cf, SF, RBI; B. King scored, unearned. (Tech 7, SE 0)
• Tech 4^th – M. Vaughn homered to center field, 2 RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 9, SE 0)
• Tech 4^th – K. Thompson singled through the left side, RBI; B. King advanced to second, K. Gibbs advanced to third, C. Wescott scored. (Tech 10, SE 0)
• Tech 4^th – B. Stroth reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; K. Thompson out at second p to ss, B. King advanced to third, K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 11, SE 0)
• SE 4^th – B. Akins homered to left field, 2 RBI; T. Spinney scored. (Tech 11, SE 2)
• Tech 5^th – M. Vaughn homered to left field, RBI (Tech 12, SE 2)
• Tech 6^th – M. Post homered to left field, 2 RBI; K. Thompson scored. (Tech 14, SE 2)
• Tech 6^th – M. Vaughn homered to left field, 2 RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 16, SE 2)
• SE 6^th – B. Akins homered to left field, RBI (Tech 16, SE 3)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Hayes Cox (6-2)
• Losing Pitcher – Greg Hubbell (3-3)

 
NOTABLES

• Tech hit five home runs, the most in a game since the Wonder Boys hit seven home runs against Harding on April 24, 2012. Vaughn led the charge, hitting three home runs on his way to recording his first career multi-home run game. Hickerson hit his fifth home run of the season in the second inning, while Post hit his first career home run in the sixth inning.
• Vaughn's three home runs are the most in a game for Arkansas Tech since Zach Klockowski hit three home runs against Southwestern Oklahoma State on Feb. 17 last season. The previous record was held by Colt Loehrs' three home runs against Christian Brothers on March 27, 2010.
• Both Hickerson and Vaughn notched their team-high tenth multi-RBI game of the season, while Hickerson also recorded his team-high 17^th multi-hit game of the season.
• Tech scored a season-high 16 runs, seven Wonder Boys recorded a hit and eight scored a run led by Hickerson and Vaughn who each scored three times.  
• Cox notched his team-high sixth win of the season after pitching a complete –game, while allowing three runs over five hits.

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA LINEUP (GAME 2)

1. Travis Spinney (CF)
2. Caleb Dubler (LF)
3. Austin Ferguson (1B)
4. Brett Akins (3B)
5. Easton Elliot (RF)
6. Jett Swigart (SS)
7. Cade Clay (2B)
8. Harrison Whitworth (DH)
9. Dan Weer (C)

           Bryce Deatherage (P)

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. Korey Thompson SS)
8. Jake Harvey (C)
9. Patrick Miner (DH)

            Layton Robinson (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SE 1^st – J. Swigart walked, RBI; A. Ferguson advanced to second C. Dubler advanced to third, T. Spinney scored. (SE 1, Tech 0)
• SE 1^st – C. Clay singled to right field, 2 RBI; J. Swigart advanced to third, A. Ferguson scored, C. Dubler scored. (SE 3, Tech 0)
• SE 1^st – H. Whitworth homered to left field, 3 RBI; C. Clay scored, J. Swigart scored. (SE 6, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – K. Gibbs flied out to cf, SF, RBI; C. Wescott advanced to third, M. Vaughn scored. (SE 6, Tech 1)
• Tech 2^nd – Thompson singled up the middle, RBI; C. Wescott scored. (SE 6, Tech 2)
• Tech 4^th – Stroth singled up the middle, RBI; D. McDearmon advanced to third, J. Harvey scored. (SE 6, TECH 3)
• Tech 4^th – S. Pollard flied out to cf, SF, RBI; D. McDearmon scored. (SE 6,  TECH 4)
• Tech 5^th – R. Hickerson homered to left center, RBI (SE 6, TECH 5)
• Tech 5^th – C. Wescott singled to right field, RBI; M. Vaughn scored. (Tech 6, SE 6)
• Tech 6^th – R. Hickerson reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; S. Pollard out at second 2b to ss, B. Stroth scored. (Tech 7, SE 6)
• SE 6^th – B. Akins singled through the left side, RBI; A. Ferguson advanced to second, C. Dubler scored. (Tech 7, SE 7)
• Tech 8^th – M. Vaughn singled to center field, RBI; R. Hickerson advanced to second, S. Pollard scored. (Tech 8, SE 7)
• Tech 8^th – C. Wescott doubled to left field, RBI, advanced to third, M. Vaughn advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned, R. Hickerson scored, unearned. (Tech 10, SE 7)
• SE 8^th – Elliott singled up the middle, RBI; A. Ferguson advanced to second, C. Dubler scored. (Tech 10, SE 8)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher – Jared Droll (2-1)
• Losing Pitcher –  Hayden Grimes (1-7)

 
NOTABLES

• Tech has now won seven straight Great American Conference series and sits in fourth place in the GAC standings.
• Eight different Wonder Boys recorded a hit as Tech tallied a season-high 16 hits.
• Vaughn and Wescott went a combined 8-for-9, Wescott added two doubles, a run scored and two RBIs, while Vaughn added three runs and an RBI.
• Hickerson's home run in the fifth was his second of the day and sixth of the season.
• Thompson went 1-for-3, his single in the 2^nd extended his hitting streak to a team-high 12 games.
• Droll picked up his second win of the season after pitching 3.0 innings of relief, allowing four hits and surrendering one lone run.
• Nolan Withrow pitched the final two outs of the eighth inning and picked up his fourth save of the season.