RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Tristan Thomas went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs, Riley Hickerson went a perfect 4-for-4 and Drake Norton pitched six shutout innings, helping lead the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boy baseball team (13-8, 7-2 GAC) to a 10-0 shutout win over Ouachita (8-10, 4-5 GAC) Tuesday afternoon at Carl Baswell Field.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will return to the field on Friday Mar. 8 as the Wonder Boys travel to Ada, Okla. to play East Central. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Britt Stroth (LF)
2. Korey Thompson (SS)
3. Harry Gard (RF)
4. Riley Hickerson (CF)
5. Tristan Thomas (3B)
6. Zack Kesterson (2B)
7. Jonathon Arrieta (1B)
8. Evan Hafley (DH)
9. Matt Robbins (C)

Drake Norton (P)
 
OUACHITA LINEUP

1. Aaron Studdard (SS)
2. Tyler Riebock (3B)
3. Louis Steen (CF)
4. Cade McBride (C)
5. Logan Honeycutt (RF)
6. Bo Sutton (LF)
7. Hunter Gautreaux (1B)
8. Kade Stewart (DH)
9. Chris Willard (2B)

Abe Young (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – T. Thomas singled through the right side, 2 RBI (1-0); H. Gard scored; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 2, OUA 0)
• Tech 3^rd – Z. Kesterson reached on a fielding error by 3b, RBI (2-0); T. Thomas advanced to second; R. Hickerson advanced to third; H. Gard scored. (Tech 3, OUA 0)
• Tech 4^th – R. Hickerson singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-1); H. Gard scored; K. Thompson scored. (Tech 5, OUA 0)
• Tech 5^th – P. Miner tripled to right field, RBI (3-2); Z. Kesterson scored. (Tech 6, OUA 0)
• Tech 5^th – E. Hafley flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); P. Miner scored. (Tech 7, OUA 0)
• Tech 8^th – T. Thomas doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (3-1); R. Hickerson scored; K. Thompson scored. (Tech 9, OUA 0)
• Tech 8^th – Z. Kesterson singled to left field, RBI (2-0); T. Thomas scored. (Tech 10, OUA 0)

 
OF RECORD

• Winning pitcher – Drake Norton (2-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Abe Young (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• With the win Tech moves to 13-8 overall, with a 7-1 record when playing at Carl Baswell Field. The Wonder Boys next seven games will be on the road.
• Tristan Thomas went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs. Giving him his 11^th multi-hit game and his seventh multi-RBI of the season.
• Riley Hickerson went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
• Harry Gard went 1-for-3 with three runs scored, extending his hitting streak to 13 games.
• Zack Kesterson went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored.
• Britt Stroth went 1-for-4 with a run scored. His single in the first extended his reach base safely streak to 21 games.
• Drake Norton picked up his second win of the season after pitching 6.0 shutout innings, while allowing just two hits. Norton also tallied six strikeouts.
• The combined efforts of Anthony Race, Ty Johnson, Jason Hastings and Mason Griffin pitched 3.0 hitless innings of relief out of the bullpen.