ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Drake Norton pitched 8.0 shutout innings, while
Dylan McDearmon went 2-for-5 with a home run and a pair of RBIs, helping the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boy baseball team (21-10, 14-4 GAC) defeat Henderson State (15-14, 9-9 GAC) 6-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Clyde Berry Field.
NEXT UP
- Arkansas Tech will return to the field on Friday Mar. 29 as the Wonder Boys travel to Weatherford, Okla. for a three game series with Southwestern Oklahoma. A single game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP
- Korey Thompson (SS)
- Dylan McDearmon (CF)
- Tristan Thomas (3B)
- Zack Kesterson (2B)
- Garrett Kochakian (1B)
- Evan Hafley (DH)
- Michael Post (LF)
- Jason Hastings (RF)
- Matt Robbinsp (C)
Drake Norton (P)
HENDERSON STATE LINEUP
- Brandon Pollock (SS)
- Danny Mitchell Jr. (CF)
- Joseph Shepherd (RF)
- CalebCarr (LF)
- Jackson Murphy (1B)
- Ryan Wieligman (2B)
- Daniel Colasanto (3B)
- Joe Meyers (DH)
- Danny Spradlin (C)
Dalton O'Donnell (P)
SCORING PLAYS
- Tech 1st – Z. Kesterson singled to center field, RBI; T. Thomas advanced to second; K. Thompson scored. (Tech 1, HSU 0)
- Tech 6th – M. Post flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; G. Kochakian scored. (Tech 2, HSU 0)
- Tech 7th – D. McDearmon homered to center field, RBI. (Tech 3, HSU 0)
- Tech 8th – D. McDearmon singled through the right side, RBI; K. Thompson advanced to third; M. Robbins scored. (Tech 4, HSU 0)
- Tech 8th – T. Thomas reached on an error by 1b; D. McDearmon scored, unearned; K. Thompson scored, unearned. (Tech 6, HSU 0)
OF RECORD
- Winning pitcher – Drake Norton (3-1)
- Losing Pitcher – Dalton O'Donnell (2-1)
NOTABLES
- Arkansas Tech tallied seven hits on the day, led by McDearmon with two hits.
- McDearmon's home run in the seventh inning is his eighth of the season, which is tied for the third most in the conference.
- With his pair of hits, McDearmon notched his 16th multi-hit game of the season and with his two RBIs, he recorded his tenth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Zack Kesterson went 1-for-4 with an RBI, extending his hitting-streak to eight games.
- Tristan Thomas walked twice and has now reached base safely in 21 straight games.
- Norton picked up his third win of the season after scattering three hits over 8.0 shutout innings. Norton also fanned a season-high ten batters.
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