HOUSTON, Texas – Tristan Thomas went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs, helping the Arkansas Tech baseball team (2-1) rally for six runs in the eighth inning to notch a 13-11 come from behind win over No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville (1-0) on Sunday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will return to the field on Tuesday Feb. 5 as the Wonder Boys travel to Jackson, Tenn. To play Union University. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Britt Stroth (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (SS)
3. Harry Gard (RF)
4. Riley Hickerson (CF)
5. Tristan Thomas (3B)
6. Matt Robbins (DH)
7. Jason Hastings (1B)
8. Korey Thompson (2B)
9. Michael Post (C)

Zack Kesterson (P)
 
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE LINEUP

1. Austin De Leon (LF)
2. Seth Spinn (CF)
3. Manny Loredo (DH)
4. Giancario Servin (3B)
5. Cameron Melcher (C)
6. Pablo Hernandez (1B)
7. Dylan Hutchenson (RF)
8. Kohl Ullman (2B)
9. Alex Gonzalez (SS)

Zach Boyett (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 2^nd – T. Thomas doubled to lf, RBI, out at second lf to 3b to 2b to 3b to 2b to ss (0-0); R. Hickerson scored (Tech 1, TAMUK 0)
• TAMUK 3^rd – M. Loredo doubled to left center, RBI (2-1 BBK); S. Spinn scored (TAMUK 1, Tech 1)
• TAMUK 3^rd – C. Melcher singled to center field, RBI (1-1 BF); G. Servin advanced to second; M. Loredo scored (TAMUK 2, Tech 1)
• Tech 3^rd – R. Hickerson singled to right field, RBI (0-0); H. Gard advanced to second; D. McDearmon scored, unearned (Tech 2, TAMUK 2)
• TAMUK 4^th – K. Ullman advanced to third; D. Hutchenson scored on a wild pitch (TAMUK 3, Tech 2)
• TAMUK 4^th – S. Spinn singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-2 BKK); A. De Leon advanced to second; A. Gonzalez scored; K. Ullman scored (TAMUK 5, Tech 2)
• TAMUK 4^th – M. Loredo singled down the 1b line, 2 RBI (3-2 BBBFF); S. Spinn scored; A. De Leon scored (TAMUK 7, Tech 2)
• TAMUK 5^th – K. Ullman homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); D. Hutchenson scored (TAMUK 9, Tech 2)
• TAMUK 7^th – K. Ullman singled to center field, RBI, out at second p to 2b (1-2 FBF); D Hutchenson advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by cf, unearned; C. Melcher scored (TAMUK 11, Tech 2)
• Tech 7^th – D. McDearmon doubled to center field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); B. Stroth scored; G. Kochakian scored, unearned (TAMUK 11, Tech 4)
• Tech 7^th – T. Thomas singled to right field, RBI, advanced to third on a fielding error by rf (0-2 SKF); R. Hickerson scored, unearned; D. McDearmon scored (TAMUK 11, Tech 6)
• Tech 7^th – T. Thomas scored on a wild pitch (TAMUK 11, Tech 7)
• Tech 8^th – R. Hickerson walked, RBI (3-1 BFBBB); H. Gard advanced to second; D. McDearmon advanced to third; B. Stroth scored (TAMUK 11, Tech 8)
• Tech 8^th – T. Thomas hit by pitch, RBI (0-1 K); Riley Hickerson advanced to second; H. Gard advanced to third; D. McDearmon scored (TAMUK 11, Tech 9)
• Tech 8^th – T. Thomas advanced to second; R. Hickerson advanced to third; H. Gard scored on balk (TAMUK 11, Tech 10)
• Tech 8^th – T. Thomas advanced to third; R. Hickerson scored on a wild pitch (TAMUK 11, Tech 11)
• Tech 8^th – D. Chew advanced to second; T. Thomas scored on a wild pitch (Tech 12, TAMUK 11)
• Tech 8^th – C. Thessing advanced to second; D. Chew scored on a wild pitch (Tech 13, TAMUK 11)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning pitcher – Mason Griffin (1-0)
• Losing Pitcher – Bryce Galvan (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• The Wonder Boys did most of their damage in the seventh and eighth innings, as they scored a combined 11 runs on five hits, highlighted by a McDearmon double that allowed Stroth and Garrett Kochakian to score.
• Tech scored six runs in the eighth inning on three wild pitches, a balk, a batter hit by a pitch and a walk.
• Tristan Thomas led the Wonder boys with his second straight 3-hit game after he went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs.
• Dylan McDearmon and Riley Hickerson both recorded two hits apiece and scored a combined six runs.
• Britt Stroth went 3-for-6 with two runs scored.
• Mason Griffin recorded his first win as a Wonder Boy after he pitched 1.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
• Nolan Withrow tallied his first save of the year after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.