Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Both of Louisiana Tech’s diamond teams are home this weekend for three-game Conference USA series. Lane Burroughs and the Bulldogs host Jacksonville State while Josh Taylor and the Bulldogs host WKU.
Baseball
Louisiana Tech will open up Conference USA play at home against Jacksonville State tonight at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park. First pitch time of 6 p.m.
The three-game series between the Bulldogs and the Gamecocks will continue Saturday at 2 p.m. and conclude Sunday at 1 p.m.
All three games can be heard on 97.7 FM with Dave Nitz providing the call of the action. All three will also be on ESPN+.
Tech (17-6) is coming off a 6-4 victory over Nicholls on Wednesday night in Thibodaux. Will Safford hit a late-game two-run home run to carry the Bulldogs to a victory.
The Gamecocks (9-1) are coming off a 7-3 loss against Samford on Tuesday night at home. Jacksonville State will be playing its first ever Conference USA series after joining the league in July.
It will be the first time the two programs will compete against each other on the diamond.
During the 2024 season, a limited number of single-game reserved chairback tickets may be available on a game-by-game basis. Any opportunities for unclaimed single-game tickets will go on sale, if available, no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled first pitch.
Single-game standing-room only and right-field berm tickets are also available on a game-by-game basis for $15. To purchase, fans can stop by the LA Tech Baseball Box Office at J.C. Love Field, open two hours before the first pitch, or visit LATechSports.com/Tickets.
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Softball
The Bulldogs resume Conference USA play with a three-game series against Western Kentucky this weekend starting tonight at 6 p.m.
It’s a match-up of two of the three teams currently tied atop the CUSA standings at 5-1 (Liberty is the third).
The series will continue Saturday at 2 p.m. and will conclude Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games can be seen on ESPN+ with Malcolm Butler providing the call of the action.
Louisiana Tech (20-5, 5-1) is coming off a thrilling 5-3 win over UL-Lafayette on Wednesday. The Bulldogs’ victory was their first over the Ragin’ Cajuns since April 25, 1998, snapping a 31-game ULL winning streak in the series. Alannah Rogers hit a three-run home run and drove in a career-high four runs in the victory. Lauren Menzina picked up the win with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief pitching.
The Bulldogs enter the matchup having won six in a row at home, their longest home winning streak in a season since they won 12 straight from April 3-May 8 of 2022.
WKU (19-8-1, 5-1) is coming off a 9-0 run-rule win over Morehead State on Wednesday.
Morgan Sharpe leads WKU with a .467 batting average, 42 hits, five doubles, two triples, and 22 RBI this season. TJ Webster is also batting above the .400 mark at .442. Webster has 34 hits, two doubles, one home run, and nine RBI. Taylor Sanders possesses the most dangerous bat in the lineup, with a team-leading 10 home runs and 32 RBI. Her 10 round-trippers rank 13th nationally.
The Bulldogs and the Hilltoppers will be meeting for the 18th, 19th, and 20th times this weekend. LA Tech leads the all-time series 10-7. The Bulldogs took the last meeting 6-3 (13 inn.) on May 6, 2023.
