TECH BASEBALL BEATEN BY NORTHEASTERN STATE IN 10 INNINGS

        TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State River Hawks were able to avenge a 3-2 loss suffered at Tech Field on March 11 by defeating the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys by the score of 5-4 in extra innings at Rousey Field Tuesday afternoon.

          Justin Delay was the hero for the River Hawks as his one out double in the bottom of the 10th inning plated Kevin Campbell who had reached on an error. It was Delay’s only hit and only RBI in the contest.

          Tech was able to dent the scoreboard in their first time at bat as Josh Holloway (Booneville, Ark.) led the game off with a double. Junior Tony Sanchez (Mesquite, Texas) then singled him in. Sanchez would later score when senior Brad Green (Cabot, Ark.) reached safely on a fielder’s choice.

          The River Hawks got one in the bottom half of the first when Blake Neighbors doubled, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and then scored on a passed ball. NSU went on to take the lead in the bottom of the third as Brett Roberts hit a solo homerun to tie the game, and then Kyle Davidson doubled which scored Scott Sittell who reached after being hit by a pitch.

          Tech came back to tie the game in the top of the fifth when Holloway singled, stole second and then scored on an RBI single by senior Jantzen Black (Greenwood, Ark.). Tech then regained the lead in the top of the seventh in a similar manner. Holloway led things off with a single, advanced to second on an error by the center fielder and then scored on a base hit by Black.

          The River Hawks had an answer in their half, however. A hit batsman, a single, and a sacrifice bunt allowed Davidson to push across the tying run on a sacrifice fly to center field.

          Each team was held scoreless until the bottom of the 10th when NSU claimed the game which moved Tech’s record to 21-21 overall this season. The River Hawks improved to 21-26 with the victory.

          Jacob Lago was rewarded with the victory in the contest for NSU. He pitched three solid innings of relief allowing just three hits and no runs while striking out three. Blake Bailey (Malvern, Ark.) took the loss for Tech, although he pitched very well. Bailey pitched the majority of the game out of the pen going 6 1/3 innings allowing only five hits, two runs, one of which was earned while recording three strikeouts.

          The Wonder Boys return to Gulf South Conference play this weekend when they travel to Searcy to take on the Harding Bisons in a vital three-game series. Currently the Wonder Boys have a conference record of 8-9 while the Bisons have a record of 7-9. Each team is fighting for that fourth and final spot in the GSC tournament in Millington, Tenn. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday which will get underway at 12 p.m. The series will be completed on Sunday afternoon with one nine inning game which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

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