GAME DAY INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 14-8 (11-4 GAC)	OUACHITA BAPTIST TIGERS 5-15 (3-12 GAC)
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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech baseball team is back on the road for another three-game Great American Conference series, this time at Ouachita. The series is slated to begin on Thursday, April 1 (No fooling here) with a single game at 3 p.m. It will then conclude the following day with a doubleheader starting at Noon.
 
This will be the second time this season that the Wonder Boys and Tigers have met as the two played an early-season non-conference doubleheader back in Mid-February. That twin-bill was a split as Ouachita took the first game 4-3 on a walk-off home run; the Wonder Boys then bounced back with a 7-1 win in game two.
 
The Wonder Boys will come into the series 14-8 overall and 11-4 in GAC play. In their most-recent action, the Wonder Boys dropped their first conference series of the season as they lost the final two games to Oklahoma Baptist. Both of the losses to the Bison were by a single run. The win for the Wonder Boys in the weekend series was a thrilling 10-7 victory in the opener that extended their streak of double-digit runs scored to five-straight.
 
Statistically, the Wonder Boys are hitting .327 as a team (248-for-759) with a .404 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage. Collectively, the Wonder Boys have totaled 53 doubles, nine triples and 22 home runs. The leading hitter in terms of average is Trace Maddux at .388 (33-for-85). Six other lineup regulars join Maddux in hitting over .300 on the season. Maddux is also second on the team in RBIs with 25. The team-leader in that category is Jonathon Arrieta with 25. Six different Wonder Boys have also hit multiple home runs. Arrieta and Josh Detweiler are tied for the team-lead with five bombs each.
 
On the mound, the Wonder Boys have a team ERA of 4.12 and have struck out 207 batters in 179.0 innings of work. The weekend rotation of Patrick Miner, Hayes Cox and Riyan Rodriguez have combined for a 10-5 record and have registered 107 strikeouts in 109 innings. Cox and Miner are a combined 9-2 and have the lowest ERAs among the starters at 3.79 each. Rodriguez is not far behind that mark with a 4.11 ERA.
 
In terms of the bullpen, the Wonder Boys have six relievers with multiple outings and ERAs under 4.00. Nick Kovar has made the most appearances with nine and has a 1.04 ERA and two saves in 8.2 innings of work. The most innings in relief so far has been Mason Griffin (Rogers, Ark.) with 14.2 innings. He is currently 1-0 with two saves and 27 strikeouts while also sporting a 3.68 ERA.
 
Opposing the Wonder Boys are the Tigers, who will come into play with a 5-15 overall record and a 3-12 mark in GAC play. The Tigers are 4-6 at home and 1-9 on the road, but have lost three-straight home games and are coming off of a sweep at home by the hands of Northwestern Oklahoma.
 
Offensively, the Tigers are hitting .240 as a team (145-for-597) with a .348 on-base percentage and a .355 slugging percentage. Collectively, the Tigers have totaled 23 doubles, five triples and 12 home runs. Currently two batters from their everyday lineup are hitting over .300 with Cade Burris leading the way at .319 (23-for-72). Tyler Riebock is the other Tiger over .300 and he is currently the team leader in home runs with three. The leading RBI-man is Cole Kelly with 17.
 
On the mound, the Tigers have a 6.81 team ERA and have registered 132 strikeouts in 156.0 innings. Six different pitchers have registered 10.0 or more innings for the Tigers. The most overall appearances made is 10, all in relief, by Cooper Timmons. Timmons is 1-2 with a 7.48 ERA and has 22 strikeouts in 21.2 innings. The most innings pitched so far belongs to Luke Skaggs at 35.1. He has also made the most starts on the team with six.