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        RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team dropped a pair of Gulf South Conference baseball games to the Christian Brothers Buccaneers Saturday afternoon at Tech Field by the scores of 9-8 and 10-4. With the losses Tech’s record dropped to 17-13 and 6-2 in GSC play.

Game 1 – Christian Brothers 9, Arkansas Tech 8

          A ninth inning solo homerun by CBU right fielder Bobby Lawrence proved to be the difference as Tech was unable to push a run across the plate in the bottom of the ninth and the Buccaneers were awarded their fourth conference win of the year. Lawrence finished the game going 3 for 4 at the plate with two RBIs.

          The Bucs led by the score of 8-7 going into the bottom of the eighth inning but Tech was able to tie the game up on a Josh Holloway (Booneville, Ark.) RBI single that scored freshman outfielder Tyler Tate (Fort Smith, Ark.) who had put himself into scoring position by stealing second.

          Tech threatened in the ninth inning as Jantzen Black (Greenwood, Ark.) led off the inning with a walk and then advanced to second on a beautiful sacrifice bunt by freshman designated hitter Jonathan Houston (Conway, Ark.). Black would advance as far as third on a groundout but was stranded there as CBU pitcher Steven Thomas was able to record to final out to pick up the victory for the Bucs.

          Thomas, whose record now stands at 1-0 on the year, came on in relief of starter John Daush who hurled seven innings allowing nine hits, seven runs, giving up three walks and striking out one.

          Cody Taylor (Jacksonville, Texas) was hit with the loss for the Wonder Boys. He relieved starting pitcher Zach Weiss (Barnhart, Mo.) in the sixth inning. Taylor tossed four innings, giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out two.

          Offensively, the Wonder Boys were led by Tate who reached base all five times as he was 3 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Tate also drew a walk, was hit by a pitch, and stole three bases. Black had a pair of hits, two RBIs and a stolen base of his own. Catcher Justin Bollig (Moore, Okla.) also added three hits for Tech.

          CBU, who pounded out 18 hits in the game, was led by first baseman Joseph Kaminski as he went 4 for 5 with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs scored. Designated hitter Will Britt also had a pair of RBIs in the ballgame.

Game 2 – Christian Brothers 10, Arkansas Tech 4

          CBU completed the doubleheader sweep of the Wonder Boys as they got 10 runs on 15 more hits, giving them a total of 33 hits on the day, at Tech Field Saturday evening.

          In addition to the 15 hits, CBU starting pitcher Dave Delugach got the victory by throwing a complete game. He was solid as he only allowed nine Tech hits and four runs.

          Craig Cameron (Knoxville, Iowa) was saddled with the loss for the Wonder Boys. His record fell to 2-2 on the year.

          Kaminski had another nice game for CBU going 3 for 5 with two RBIs and a run scored. Britt also had two more RBIs as he was 2 for 3 in game two. Left fielder Josh Shelton finished the game 2 for 3 with three runs scored and an RBI of his own.

          For Tech, Black finished the contest 2 for 3 at the dish with a run scored. With Black’s second inning double to left field he extended his hitting streak to 28 games. The 28 game hitting streak now stands as the fifth longest in GSC history.

          Tate continued to hit the ball well and be a menace on the bases as he was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. That stolen base was Tate’s twentieth on the year.

          The Wonder Boys are back in action Sunday afternoon to try to save at least one game of the three-game set with CBU. The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 1 p.m. at Tech Field.

-- Tech Athletics --