RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Layton Robinson allowed just one unearned run in his first start of the season on Tuesday, pitching a complete-game with 10 strikeouts to lead Arkansas Tech to a 3-1 win over the University of the Ozarks.
NEXT UP
Arkansas Tech will return to Great American Conference play this weekend, as the Wonder Boys travel to Shawnee, Okla. for a three-game series with Oklahoma Baptist. The series is scheduled for a single game at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 23, followed by a doubleheader at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP
Harry Gard (RF)
Britt Stroth (LF)
Riley Hickerson (DH)
Mark Vaughn (1B)
Cody Wescott (3B)
Kyle Gibbs (2B)
Jake Harvey (C)
Seth Wheeler (CF)
Korey Thompson (SS)
Layton Robinson (P)
OZARKS LINEUP
Jordan Jones (CF)
Justin Crider (RF)
Breyden Varner (3B)
Patrick Clifford (1B)
Josh Woolly (SS)
Dakota Ebarb (2B)
Patrick Mixon (LF)
Rocky Liveoak (DH)
Bryce Elder (C)
AJ Chalupka (P)
SCORING PLAYS
UO 3rd - Varner reached on a throwing error by 2b; Crider out at second ss to 2b; Elder advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned. (UO 1, Tech 0)
Tech 3rd - H. Gard singled to left center, RBI; S. Wheeler advanced to second; J. Harvey scored. (UO 1, Tech 1)
Tech 3rd - R. Hickerson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI; B. Stroth out at second ss to 2b; H. Gard advanced to third; S. Wheeler scored. (Tech 2, UO 1)
Tech 8th - C. Wescott fouled out to rf, RBI; S. Pollard advanced to third; B. Stroth scored, unearned. (Tech 3, UO 1)
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher – Layton Robinson (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – AJ Chalupka (0-3)
NOTABLES
Robinson earned his first win of the season in his first start of 2018, recording his first career complete game. Robinson allowed just three hits and three walks, and his 10 strikeouts are a career high.
Six different Wonder Boys recorded a hit in the victory, while Gard, Hickerson and Wescott each batted in one run.
Wescott extended his hit streak to six games with a single in the fourth inning, and Gard extended his reached base streak to 13 games with a single in the third inning.
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