Zack Gray's three-run home run and Zach Eschberger's third complete game on the mound helped Henderson State earn a split of Arkansas Tech Sunday at Clyde Berry Field.
 
Arkansas Tech, 11-9 overall and 6-5 in the Great American Conference, rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win the first game 7-5, with the Reddies winning the nightcap 6-1.
 
In the second game, the Reddies went down in order the first three-innings before striking for three runs in the fourth.
 
ATU pitcher Zack Kesterson hit Reddie leadoff batter Bryson Haskins to lead off the frame. Jordan Harris collected his first of the day with a single just off the glove of Tech shortstop Connor Brady.
 
Gray stepped to the plate and got ahead in the count 3-0. Kesterson worked his way back to a full count on the Reddie first baseman.  Gray, however, took Kesterson's next offering over the centerfield fence for his third home run of the season to give Henderson a 3-0 lead.
 
ATU answered with a run in the fifth as Jake Harvey doubled off the wall to left field and later scored on a Harry Gard sacrifice fly.
 
Henderson, 13-7 and 8-3 in the GAC, added three runs in the sixth-inning as Brandon Pollock reached on a one out single to right field and scored when Brentten Schwaab lined a double to right-centerfield.
 
The inning continued when Nolan Ryan reached on an error to put runners on first and second. With two outs, Daniel Colasanto fell behind in the count 0-2 before working it full. The sophomore third baseman delivered a two-run double to center field to give the Reddies some insurance runs.
 
Eschberger went the distance on the mound striking out four batters and allowing just one run on five hits to improve to 3-0 on the year.  
 
In game one of the series, Henderson jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first game with the help of three home runs beginning with Schwaab's solo blast to lead off the third-inning.

The inning continued with Joe Myers reaching on an infield single followed by a two-run homer by Ryan to make the score 3-0.
 
With two outs in the Reddie fourth, Myers walked and Ryan then hit a shot off the right-field wall with right fielder Harry Gard getting caught in the fence and the ball rolling to the corner which allowed Ryan to round the bases and give the Reddies a 5-0 advantage.
 
ATU, however, scored two unearned runs in the sixth-inning with Riley Hickerson providing a two-out, two-run triple to cut the deficit to 5-2.
 
In the seventh-inning, the Wonder Boys again took advantage of another Reddie error that led to five unearned runs. The big hits came with two outs as Gard and Dylan McDearman hit back-to-back doubles to give Tech a 7-5 advantage.
 
The Reddies managed just one hit after Ryan's inside-the-park home run in the fourth as Michael Mueller got the win on the mound for ATU pitching 8 innings while striking out six to improve to 2-2.
 
Schwaab and Ryan led Henderson's offense with two hits each.
 
The two teams will play the series finale on Monday with the first pitch at Clyde Berry Field set for 1 p.m.