MONTICELLO – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team was held to only three hits in each of its 10-0 and 9-1 losses to Arkansas Tech on Saturday in Gulf South Conference action.
 
In the 10-0 loss, the Wonder Boys (21-9, 4-1 GSC-West) scored four runs in the second inning, two runs in the third, one run in the fourth and three runs in the fifth for the run-rule victory. Chad Wynn, Joe Walton and Josh Riley all tied for the team high of two hits.
 
The Boll Weevils (17-12, 3-2 GSC-West) only collected three hits in the loss, with senior Brian Johnson’s double to left center in the second, sophomore Wayne Hawkins’ bunt single in the third and junior Michael Diffie’s single to center in the fourth. Hawkins’ hit came in his only official at bat of the game after getting hit by a pitch in both of his other plate appearances.
 
Sophomore Craig Pellegrin (1-1) took the loss for UAM after allowing 10 runs (six earned) off six hits with two strikeouts and three walks. ATU’s Josh Floriani (7-0) picked up the complete-game shutout after allowing three hits with 11 strikeouts and only two walks.
 
In the second game, ATU scored one run in each of the second, third and fourth innings with two runs in the fifth and four insurance runs in the seventh.
 
UAM plated its lone run of the day in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI-single to center by senior Drew Harper to score senior Matt Lewis, who led off the inning with a single through the middle of the infield. Johnson had a single in between Lewis and Harper for UAM’s only other hit of the game.
 
Freshman Austin Crisp (0-2) was saddled with the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) off five hits with three strikeouts and only one walk in the first three and one third innings of the game. ATU’s Caleb Powers (5-0) picked up the second complete-game victory of the day for the Wonder Boys after allowing only one run off three hits with five strikeouts and two walks in seven innings.
 
The two squads conclude the GSC series on Sunday (3/21) with a single nine-inning game at noon at Weevils Field.