Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
The Louisiana Tech baseball team hits Sugarland, Texas, for a three-game series at the Battle of the BallPark starting today and running through Sunday.
Tech will take on Army (today at 6 p.m.), Creighton (Saturday at 1 p.m.), and Air Force (Sunday at 4 p.m.) in a three-game weekend.
All three games can be heard on the LA Tech Sports Network on 97.7 FM with Teddy Allen providing a call of the action.
Reed Smith will get the start today while Luke Nichols is slated for Saturday and Turner Swistak on Sunday.
Tech is off to a 8-0 start for the first time since 2017 after two home series sweep against Northern Colorado and Kent State and a 13-4 road win against McNeese State. The last time the Bulldogs had an eight-game win streak was in 2022.
Tech ranks 11th in the nation in ERA, ranking number one in strike-to-walk ratio. Sam Brodersen leads the team in strikeouts with 11, followed by Grant Hubka and Turner Swistak with 10.
Air Force is 4-4 heading into Sugarland, playing some quality opponents such as Mississippi State, Southern Miss, and UNC-Wilmington. The Falcons are batting at .244 with 62 hits and 42 RBI. Air Force’s bullpen has an ERA of 4.64 with 63 strikeouts and an opposing team batting average of .244.
The Army Black Knights are 4-3 going into Sugarland, Texas. The Black Knights are batting .260 with 63 hits and 41 RBI. Army’s team ERA is 4.50, with 42 strikeouts and a batting average against of .266.
The Creighton Bluejays are 5-0 in the 2024 season with wins against Coppin State, UTSA, Houston Christian, and UIC. The Bluejays have a team batting average of .376 and have 67 hits with 66 RBI. Creighton’s overall ERA is 3.29 with 53 strikeouts, and the batting average against is .234.
Louisiana Tech played Air Force for the first time last year, and split the series. The last time Tech played Creighton was in 2012 when the Bluejays beat Louisiana Tech 3-1. Tech and Army have never played each other before.
