ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers' baseball team lost to Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark. on Tuesday night by a final of 13-8. Ouachita held a one-run lead in the seventh inning, but a six-run rally by Tech in the bottom half of the inning put the game out of the Tigers reach.
Aaron Studdard led the Tigers with three RBI followe dby
Jakahari Howell who drove in two.
Ryan Hammer,
Preston Speers and
Justin Weigle had two hits each in the game.
Down 4-0, the Tigers scored four run in the top of the third inning to tie game.
Ty Owens scored on a wild pitch to get the Tigers on the scoreboard.
Kyle Alexander drove in a run on a sacrifice fly and Studdard's single through the left side of the infield scored to more base runners in the inning. Ouachita added two more runs in the fourth to take a 6-4 lead. Studdard's third RBI of the game came on a bases loaded walk in the inning.
Tech tied the game 6-6 with runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings. The Tigers took a 8-6 in the sixth inning off a two-run single to right center by Howell. Tech cut the lead to one run in the bottom of the inning and then scored six more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Down 13-8,
Justin Weigle tripled in the top of the ninth with one out.
Kyle Alexander followed with a walk, gicing the Tigers runners at the corners. The final two batters of the inning were retired and Ouachita would fall 13-8. Â