ENID, Okla. – Jared Droll tossed 4.1 innings of stellar relief, fanning six, Nolan Withrow notched his sixth save of the season, Shane Pollard added a pair of hits and Korey Thompson belted his second home run of the season as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (29-22) held off elimination with a 9-5 win over Southwestern Oklahoma (24-24) on Sunday at the David Allen Memorial Ballpark.
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys face Oklahoma Baptist in a 7 p.m. contest.

SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA LINEUP

1. Bryan Miranda (CF)
2. Alex Pimentel (SS)
3. Rogello Sanchez (1B)
4. Brady Burtner (2B)
5. Chase Duncan (LF)
6. Daniel Richardson (3B)
7. Marion McLean (CF)
8. Nick Ward (DH)
9. Robert Perea (C)
   Tyler Tuck (P)

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Shane Pollard (LF)
2. Harry Gard (RF)
3. Riley Hickerson (CF)
4. Cody Wescott (3B)
5. Mark Vaughn (1B)
6. Dylan McDearmon (DH)
7. Kyle Gibbs (2B)
8. Korey Thompson (SS)
9. Michael Post (C)
   Michael Mueller (P) 

SCORING PLAYS

• SWOSU 2^nd – B. Burtner homered to right field, RBI. (SWOSU 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – D. McDearmon singled through the right side, RBI; M. Vaughn advanced to third; C. Wescott scored. (Tech 1, SWOSU 1)
• Tech 2^nd – K. Thompson squeeze bunt, out at first, RBI; D. McDearmon advanced to third; M. Vaughn scored. (Tech 2, SWOSU 1)
• SWOSU 3^rd – A. Pimentel homered to left field, RBI; B. Miranda scored. (SWOSU 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 4^th – S. Pollard singled to pitcher, 2 RBI; K. Thompson advanced to second; K. Gibbs scored; D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 4, SWOSU 3)
• SWOSU 5^th – R. Perea singled to center field, RBI; M. McLean scored. (Tech 4, SWOSU 4)
• Tech 7^th – H. Gard singled up the middle, RBI; M. Post scored. (Tech 5, SWOSU 4)
• Tech 7^th – C. Wescott singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw; 2 RBI; S. Wheeler scored; H. Gard scored. (Tech 7, SWOSU 4)
• Tech 8^th – K. Thompson homered to left field, 2 RBI; K. Gibbs scored. (Tech 9, SWOSU 4)
• SWOSU 9^th – A. Pimentel doubled to left field, RBI; B. Miranda advanced to third; R. Perea scored, unearned. (Tech 9, SWOSU 5)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Jared Droll (3-1)
• Losing Pitcher: Tyler Tuck (2-6)
• Save: Nolan Withrow (6)

NOTABLES

• Withrow notched the final out of the game for his sixth save of the season.
• Droll entered the game with runners at second and third and one out in the fifth inning, and after hitting the first batter he faced fanned the next two to escape the jam. He also struck out the side in the seventh.