RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Jonathon Arrieta turned in a three-hit day with a pair of home runs and five RBIs and Patrick Miner registered five hits on the day, however the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (28-21, 20-12 GAC) could not fend off Harding (31-19, 19-14 GAC) falling 22-8 in the opener and 4-2 in the nightcap on Saturday afternoon at Carl Baswell Field.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech has completed its 2019 regular season and has clinched a spot at the GAC Tournament next weekend and will wait to see what seed they will be. The GAC Championships are set to begin Friday, May 3 in Enid Okla.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (Game 1)
1. Britt Stroth (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (CF)
3. Harry Gard (RF)
4. Riley Hickerson (DH)
5. Zack Kesterson (2B)
6. Patrick Miner (3B)
7. Korey Thompson (SS)
8. Jonathon Arrieta (1B)
9. Michael Post (C)
Kohl Drake (P)
 
HARDING LINEUP (Game 1)
1. Nolan Fertig (LF)
2. Miles Humphreys (1B)
3. Luke Van Dover (2B)
4. Connor Kelly (SS)
5. David Butterfield (3B)
6. Ben Bailey (DH)
7. Ben Brauss (CF)
8. Jack Thomas (RF)
9. Brendan Perrett (C)
Logan McCall (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• HU 1^st – L. Van Dover flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2); M. Humphreys advanced to third; N. Fertig scored. (HU 1, Tech 0)
• HU 1^st – C. Kelly singled to right field, RBI (3-1); M. Humphreys scored. (HU 2, Tech 0)
• HU 2^nd – B. Perrett homered to left field, RBI (1-0). (HU 3, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – J. Arrieta homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); K. Thompson scored. (HU 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 2^nd – H. Gard singled through the right side, out at first lf to 2b to 1b, 2 RBI (0-2); B. Stroth scored; M. Post scored. (Tech 4, HU 2)
• HU 4^th – B. Perrett doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); B. Brauss scored. (Tech 4, HU 4)
• HU 5^th – Butterfield advanced to second on a wild pitch; C. Kelly advanced to third on a wild pitch; L. Van Dover scored on a wild pitch. (HU 5, Tech 4)
• HU 5^th – B. Brauss singled to center field, RBI (0-0); B. Bailey advanced to second; Butterfield advanced to third; C. Kelly scored. (HU 6, Tech 4)
• HU 5^th – B. Perrett doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-1); B. Brauss advanced to third; B. Bailey scored; Butterfield scored. (HU 8, Tech 4)
• Tech 5^th – P. Miner advanced to second on a wild pitch; R. Hickerson scored on a wild pitch. (HU 8, Tech 5)
• Tech 5^th – J. Arrieta singled to left field, RBI (2-2); P. Miner scored. (HU 8, Tech 6)
• HU 6^th – B. Bailey singled to second base, RBI; C. Kelly scored. (HU 9, Tech 6)
• HU 6^th – J. Thomas flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2); Butterfield scored. (HU 10, Tech 6)
• HU 6^th – N. Fertig tripled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); B. Perrett scored; B. Bailey scored.  (HU 12, Tech 6)
• HU 6^th – M. Humphreys singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); N. Fertig scored. (HU 13, Tech 6)
• HU 7^th – B. Brauss homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-0); B. Bailey scored. (HU 15, Tech 6)
• HU 7^th – B. Perrett homered to left field, RBI (2-1). (HU 16, Tech 6)
• Tech 7^th – M. Post singled through the left side, 2 RBI (2-2); J. Arrieta advanced to second; K. Thompson scored; P. Miner scored. (HU 16, Tech 8)
• HU 8^th – C. Kelly singled to center field, RBI (1-0); M. Humphreys scored. (HU 17, Tech 8)
• HU 8^th – B. Brauss walked, RBI (3-2); B. Bailey advanced to second; Butterfield advanced to third; C. Kelly scored. (HU 18, Tech 8)
• HU 8^th – J. Thomas singled to center field, RBI (2-1); B. Brauss advanced to second; B. Bailey advanced to third; Butterfield scored. (HU 19, Tech 8)
• HU 8^th – B. Perrett walked, RBI (3-1); J. Thomas advanced to second; B. Brauss advanced to third; B. Bailey scored. (HU 20, Tech 8)
• HU 8^th – N. Fertig singled, RBI (1-2); B. Perrett out at second lf to ss; J. Thomas advanced to third; B. Brauss scored. (HU 21, Tech 8)
• HU 8^th – M. Humphreys singled to center field, RBI (3-2); N. Fertig advanced to second; J. Thomas scored. (HU 22, Tech 8)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Kohl Drake (1-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Ryder Yakel (6-2)

NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech allowed a season-high 22 hits and 22 runs.
• Five Wonder Boys notched multi-hit games, led by Patrick Miner who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
• Jonathon Arrieta went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.
• Harry Gard went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, extending his hitting-streak to 30 games.
• Michael Post went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBIs and a run scored.
• Korey Thompson went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP (Game 2)
1. Britt Stroth (LF)
2. Dylan McDearmon (2B)
3. Harry Gard (RF)
4. Riley Hickerson (CF)
5. Zack Kesterson (DH)
6. Patrick Miner (3B)
7. Korey Thompson (SS)
8. Jonathon Arrieta (1B)
9. Michael Post (C)
Hayes Cox (P)
 
HARDING LINEUP (Game 2)
1. Nolan Fertig (LF)
2. Miles Humphreys (1B)
3. Luke Van Dover (2B)
4. Connor Kelly (SS)
5. David Butterfield (3B)
6. Ben Bailey (DH)
7. Ben Brauss (CF)
8. Jack Thomas (RF)
9. Brendan Perrett (C)
Ty Hoecker (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• HU 2^nd – J. Thomas flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2); Butterfield scored, unearned. (HU 1, Tech 0)
• Tech 2^nd – J. Arrieta homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-1); Z. Kesterson scored.  (Tech 2, HU 1)
• HU 4^th – B. Bailey flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-1); C. Kelly scored. (Tech 2, HU 2)
• HU 5^th – M. Humphreys homered to left field, RBI (1-0). (HU 3, Tech 2)
• HU 6^th – J. Thomas flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); B. Brauss advanced to third; Pitaniello scored, unearned.  (HU 4, Tech 2)

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Brian Tims (3-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Hayes Cox (6-5)

NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech was held to six hits and went 2-for-12 with runners on base.
• Patrick Miner turned in a two-hit performance.
• Jonathon Arrieta went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, his seventh home run of the season and his sixth home run in the last five games.
• Harry Gard extended both of his streaks after going 1-for-3 from the plate. Gard has now hit safely in 31 straight games and has reached base safely in 33 straight games. Gard's 31 game hitting-streak is the longest hitting-streak by a Wonder Boy since Arkansas Tech joined the Great American Conference.