BETHANY, Okla. – Harry Gard went 4-for-5 with five runs scored and three RBIs, while Tristan Thomas went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs, helping the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boy baseball team (17-8, 11 -2 GAC) defeat Southern Nazarene (4-16, 1-12 GAC) 14-1 on Friday afternoon at Feland Field.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will return to the field on Saturday Mar. 16 to complete the three-game series with Southern Nazarene. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at noon.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

Isaac Hale (P)
 
SOUTHERN NAZARENE LINEUP

1. Garrett Perez (CF)
2. Cole Lee (RF)
3. Shelby Reese (2B)
4. Joe Toilolo (1B)
5. Jason Campbell (DH)
6. Emelio Escobedo (C)
7. Elijah Brady (3B)
8. A.J. Nelums (SS)
9. Cobi Ceron (LF)

Jefferson Harris (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – H. Gard singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (3-1 BKBB); B. Stroth scored.(Tech 1, SNU 0)
• Tech 1^st – T. Thomas doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-0 B); H. Gard scored. (Tech 2, SNU 0)
• SNU 1^st – J. Toilolo grounded out to 3b, RBI (3-2 BBBKS); S. Reese advanced to third; C. Lee scored. (Tech 2, SNU 1)
• Tech 3^rd – T. Thomas flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (1-1 KB); D. McDearmon scored, unearned. (Tech 3, SNU 1)
• Tech 3^rd – Z. Kesterson reached on an error by ss, advanced to second (2-2 BKBF); R. Hickerson advanced to third; H. Gard scored, unearned. (Tech 4, SNU 1)
• Tech 3^rd – K. Thompson singled down the rf line, 2 RBI (0-0); Z. Kesterson scored, unearned; R. Hickerson scored, unearned. (Tech 6, SNU 1)
• Tech 5^th – Z. Kesterson singled through the left side, RBI (2-1 FBB); R. Hickerson advanced to second; H. Gard scored. (Tech 7, SNU 1)
• Tech 6^th – D. McDearmon homered to left center, RBI (0-1 S). (Tech 8, SNU 1)
• Tech 6^th – T. Thomas homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-1 BK); R. Hickerson scored; H. Gard scored. (Tech 11, SNU 1)
• Tech 7^th – H. Gard singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); B. Stroth scored; M. Post scored. (Tech 13, SNU 1)
• Tech 7^th – R. Hickerson singled to right center, RBI (2-1 BFB); H. Gard scored. (Tech 14, SNU 1)

OF RECORD

• Winning pitcher – Isaac Hale (6-0)
• Losing Pitcher – Jefferson Harris (1-4)

NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech tallied 18 hits with eight different players recording a hit, led by Harry Gard who went 4-for-5 with five runs scored and three RBIs, extending his hitting-streak to 17 games.
• The Wonder Boys have now recorded ten or more hits in 17 games this season.
• Dylan McDearmon went 2-for-5 with home run and two runs scored. McDearmon's home run is his sixth of the season, which ranks second in the GAC.
• Riley Hickerson notched his 12^th multi-hit game of the season after going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
• Tristan Thomas went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs.
• Britt Stroth went 1-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Stroth has reached base safely in all 25 games this season.
• Isaac Hale moved to 6-0 on the season after pitching 5.0 innings, allowing just two hits and one run. Hale also recorded four strikeouts.
• Michael Mueller pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief out of the bullpen.