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Tigers take two from Tech to complete series sweep

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers won their second-straight home series to start the 2015 season, winning both games of a double header, 10-8 and 4-1, over Arkansas Tech, completing a three-game sweep over their GAC foe. The Tigers are now 5-1 at home this season.

Ouachita jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings. Justin Weigle hit his first homerun of the season in the bottom of the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The Tigers scored seven more runs in the bottom of the second. Drew Feuerbacher and Jace Melby each drove in two runs in the inning. Will Wallace and Reuben Miller accounted for the other two RBI for the Tigers.

The Wonderboys would respond with six runs, trailing the Tigers 8-6 heading into the bottom of the seventh, Tyler Faught homered in the seventh to make it a three-run game and Weigle scored his third run of the game in the bottom of the eighth to make it 10-6. Despite adding two runs in the top of the ninth, Tech dropped game two 10-8.

Tripp Cecil got the win in game one. He went 5.2 innings allowing five runs, three earned, and striking out one.

John Franklin Matros got the start for Ouachita in the second game of the double header. Matros earned his second win in as many starts, throwing a complete game, one-run win, Matros held Tech to only two hits and stuck out four.

Tech's only run of the game came with two outs in the top of the first on a solo homerun by Patrick Castleberry. Matros allowed only one more hit after and the Tigers offense took care of the rest.

Matt Sinclair hit a two-run double to center in the fourth, scoring Reuben Miler and Jace Melby. Miller drove in two more in the bottom of the fifth on a single up the middle. Parker Norris and Feuerbacher came in to score to make it a 4-1 game.

In the three-game series, Ouachita outscored Tech 24-9.
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Players Mentioned

Tyler Faught

#7 Tyler Faught

INF
5' 8"
Senior
Drew Feuerbacher

#10 Drew Feuerbacher

INF/RHP
5' 9"
Junior
Jace Melby

#23 Jace Melby

OF
5' 10"
Senior
Reuben Miller

#4 Reuben Miller

INF
5' 10"
Junior
Parker Norris

#3 Parker Norris

INF/OF
5' 9"
Senior
Matt Sinclair

#24 Matt Sinclair

C
6' 3"
Senior
Will Wallace

#19 Will Wallace

INF
6' 1"
Junior
Justin Weigle

#5 Justin Weigle

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
John Franklin Matros

#31 John Franklin Matros

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
Tripp Cecil

#34 Tripp Cecil

RHP
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tyler Faught

#7 Tyler Faught

5' 8"
Senior
INF
Drew Feuerbacher

#10 Drew Feuerbacher

5' 9"
Junior
INF/RHP
Jace Melby

#23 Jace Melby

5' 10"
Senior
OF
Reuben Miller

#4 Reuben Miller

5' 10"
Junior
INF
Parker Norris

#3 Parker Norris

5' 9"
Senior
INF/OF
Matt Sinclair

#24 Matt Sinclair

6' 3"
Senior
C
Will Wallace

#19 Will Wallace

6' 1"
Junior
INF
Justin Weigle

#5 Justin Weigle

5' 11"
Sophomore
INF
John Franklin Matros

#31 John Franklin Matros

6' 0"
Freshman
RHP
Tripp Cecil

#34 Tripp Cecil

5' 11"
Junior
RHP