ADA, Okla. – Wonder Boys recorded a season-high 23 hits, led by Zack Kesterson went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs, while Harry Gard went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, helping the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boy baseball team (16-8, 10-2 GAC) defeated East Central (3-20, 3-8 GAC) 18-5 on Saturday afternoon at Ken Turner Field.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will return to the field on Tuesday Mar. 12 as the Wonder Boys travel to Springdale, Ark. to play Pittsburg State. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. 

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

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

Layton Robinson (P)
 
EAST CENTRAL LINEUP

1. Josh Lincoln (SS)
2. Tanner Barnes (RF)
3. Dakota Washington (1B)
4. Dylan Lang (C)
5. Drew Reed (DH)
6. Cordell Bowie (3B)
7. Dillon Mansell (CF)
8. Gage Wall (LF)
9. Zach Lehman (2B)

J. Shafer (P)
 
SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 1^st – Z. Kesterson doubled to center field, RBI; T. Thomas scored. (Tech 1, ECU 0)
• Tech 1^st – T. Thomas doubled to center field, 2 RBI; R. Hickerson scored; H. Gard scored. (Tech 3, ECU 0)
• Tech 1^st – R. Hickerson singled to center field, RBI; H. Gard advanced to second; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 4, ECU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – D. McDearmon doubled to right field, RBI; B. Stroth scored. (Tech 5, ECU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – H. Gard singled to center field, RBI; D. McDearmon scored. (Tech 6, ECU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – R. Hickerson tripled to right field, RBI; H. Gard scored. (Tech 7, ECU 0)
• Tech 2^nd – T. Thomas singled through the right side, RBI; R. Hickerson scored. (Tech 8, ECU 0)
• ECU 2^nd – G. Wall tripled down the rf line, RBI; D. Mansell scored. (Tech 8, ECU 1)
• ECU 3^rd – D. Washingto singled to left center, RBI; J. Lincoln scored. (Tech 8, ECU 2)
• ECU 3^rd – C. Bowie flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; D. Lang advanced to third; D. Washingto scored. (Tech 8, ECU 3)
• Tech 4^th – Z. Kesterson doubled to right field, 2 RBI; T. Thomas advanced to third; R. Hickerson scored; H. Gard scored. (Tech 10, ECU 3)
• Tech 4^th – K. Thompson singled to third base, RBI; Z. Kesterson advanced to third; T. Thomas scored. (Tech 11, ECU 3)
• Tech 4^th – J. Hastings reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; K. Thompson out at second ss to 2b; Z. Kesterson scored. (Tech 12, ECU 3)
• Tech 4^th – B. Stroth singled up the middle, RBI; M. Post advanced to third; J. Hastings scored. (Tech 13, ECU 3)
• Tech 4^th – D. McDearmon singled down the lf line, RBI; B. Stroth advanced to second; M. Post scored. (Tech 14, ECU 3)
• ECU 4^th – HIT D. Lang singled to right center, 2 RBI; T. Barnes advanced to third; J. Lincoln scored; G. Wall scored. (Tech 14, ECU 5)
• Tech 5^th – M. Post advanced to third; J. Hastings advanced to third, scored on an error by p; K. Thompson scored on a wild pitch. (Tech 16, ECU 3)
• Tech 6^th – Z. Kesterson singled to right center, RBI; T. Thomas advanced to third; H. Gard scored. (Tech 17, ECU 3)
• Tech 6^th – K. Thompson singled down the lf line, RBI; Z. Kesterson advanced to second; T. Thomas scored. (Tech 18, ECU 3)

OF RECORD

• Winning pitcher – Layton Robinson (3-1)
• Losing Pitcher – Jared Shafer (0-1)

 
NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech tallied a season-high 23 hits as seven players record multiple hits and six players record three or more hits. Led by Stroth, McDearmon, Hickerson, and Thompson who recorded three hits apiece. Kesterson and Gard notched four hits apiece.
• Nine different Wonder Boys scored a run, led by Gard with four. Thomas and Hickerson scored three runs each, while Thomas also notched three RBIs.
• Kesterson went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and four RBIs.
• Anthony Race pitched 3.2 shutout innings in relief. Race allowed three hits and struck out four.
• Both Stroth and Gard extended their streaks, Gard now has a 16-game hitting-streak and Stroth has reached base safely in all 24 games this season.