Henderson State completed a three-game sweep of Arkansas Tech as the Reddies beat the Wonder Boys 6-3 and 4-3, Saturday at Clyde Berry Field in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
The Reddies, 8-8 overall and 5-1 in the Great American Conference, used timely hitting and again got some solid pitching performances to record the first series sweep of ATU since the teams began playing three-game conference series' in 1999.
 
After a thrilling 6-5 extra-inning win on Friday to open the series, Henderson would win the finale in similar fashion.
 
With Arkansas Tech leading 3-1 in the final inning, the Reddie offense came to life as Jake Gaul and pinch-hitter Joseph Gary began the frame with back-to-back singles.
Alex Morgan entered the game to run for Gaul, while Byrious Hughes replaced Gary.
 
Alan Hall then reached on an infield single to load the bases and set the stage for Hunter Mayall.
 
Mayall, the senior from Bryant, Ark., smacked a single up the middle that scored two runs to tie the score at 3-3 with both runners advancing a base on the throw home.
 
Jordan Taylor would hit a ground ball to second with Hall getting caught in a run down between third and home to allow Taylor to advance to second and Mayall to third.
 
With one out Hayden Lessenberry would hit a hard ground ball to ATU pitcher Jesse Harbin who was forced to throw home to stop Henderson from scoring the game-winning run. However, Mayall broke immediately and was able to beat the throw.
 
Zach Eschberger went the distance on the mound for Henderson to improve to 2-2 on the season.
 
In the opener, the Reddies used a three-run seventh-inning to rally and beat the Wonder Boys.
 
AJ Kruzel got the Reddies going in the second-inning as he led off the inning with a double and scored the first run when Jared Gage grounded out to second base.
 
Tech would load the bases in the fourth-inning with three straight singles, but Reddie pitcher Chris Hunt would get out of the jam when he struck out the side.
 
ATU tied score in the fifth, but the Reddies responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning as Gaul singled followed by a two-run homer by Matt Evans to make the score 3-1.
 
The Wonder Boys would plate two runs in the seventh to tie the score with Parker O'Dell having a double and Kaleb Warden providing a RBI single.
 
The Reddie seventh began with Morgan reaching on a walk and Gaul smacking a single up the middle to put runners on the corners for Evans.
 
Evans collected his third RBI of the game with a sacrifice bunt to score Morgan and give HSU a 4-3 lead.
 
The inning continued as Hall laced a single to left field to score Gaul. Hall then stole second and advanced to third on an error before Mayall hit a sacrifice fly to score Hall with the final run.
 
Hunt would pitch 6 2/3 innings surrendering seven hits while striking out six batters in a no decision.
 
Jay Hawley entered the game in the seventh for Hunt and would get the Reddies out of the seventh-inning to pick up the win.
 
Blake Patterson pitched a flawless eighth striking out a pair of batters with Nick Vanthillo pitching the ninth retiring all three batters he faced to pick up his second save of the year.
 
Kruzel led the Reddies in the three-game series going 6-for-11 with three doubles, while Mayall, Hall and Taylor had four hits each.
 
Henderson State will next play host to Harding in a non-conference affair on Tuesday with first pitch set for 6 p.m. at Clyde Berry Field.