A mid-week non-conference game for the Ouachita Tigers ended in an unfavorable manner, as they took on the Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech. The Tigers gave up eight runs in the first two innings of play, and never recovered, as they fell by a score of 16-2.
Six hits in the bottom of the first inning for Arkansas Tech (17-5) led to five early runs, as they put the Tigers (9-9-1) behind by a large margin early on in the game. They then notched another three runs on four hits in the bottom of the second to stretch their lead to eight runs.
Ouachita finally got on the board in the top of the third inning, when they recorded two runs and three hits. Their first run came on a wild pitch that allowed Jace Melby to score, with the second run coming on a sacrifice fly from Keegan Ghidotti that scored Landon Flax.
Arkansas Tech plated another runner in the bottom of the third though, when a runner stole home. Neither team scored in the fourth, but a two run homer in the bottom of the fifth gave the Wonder Boys an 11-2 lead.
Tech again held the Tigers scoreless in the sixth, before putting up another four runs in the bottom of the sixth, making the score 16-2. Ouachita went three up and three down in the top of the seventh, sealing the win for Arkansas Tech.
Luis De Jesus took the loss for the Tigers, throwing one inning and giving up five runs to the Wonder Boys. Mason Reynolds recorded the victory for Arkansas Tech, with a seven inning performance in which he only gave up two runs and six hits.
Ouachita returns to the field on Friday, when they travel to Monticello, Arkansas to take on the Boll Weevils. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
