Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
For the second straight weekend, Louisiana Tech will face a team its tied with atop the Conference USA standings.
The Bulldogs face Liberty in a three-game series in Lynchburg, Virginia, with the two teams tied for first place in the league with identical 7-2 marks after three weekends of conference action.
Today’s game is set for 6 p.m. with Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. All three games can be seen on ESPN+
Last weekend the Bulldogs took two out of three at home against WKU with both teams entering that series in a three-way tie for first.
Louisiana Tech (23-6, 7-2) is coming off a 8-0 run-rule (5 inn.) win over Grambling State Tuesday night in a game that saw Nicole Hammoude hit a first inning grand slam to set the tone. Hammoude has homered in back-to-back games and has 10 RBI in the past four games.
Hammoude leads LA Tech with 24 RBI this season and has recorded four RBI in consecutive games, the first Bulldog with four or more RBI in back-to-back games since Anna Cross accomplished the feat on Feb. 22, 2014.
As a team, LA Tech has already recorded 10+ hits in 10 games this season after doing it eight times a year ago.
Opponents are hitting just .230 against the Bulldogs’ pitching staff in 2024. LA Tech holds a team ERA of 1.95 and a 1.10 WHIP in 197 innings pitched this season, both ranking No. 1 in CUSA. In the last two seasons the Bulldog pitchers have held opponents to two runs or less in 46 of their 84 games played. The Bulldogs have shutout four opponents this season.
LA Tech has won its first three conference series, marking the first time since 2010 that Tech has accomplished the feat when the Bulldogs were a member of the WAC.
The Flames (17-14, 7-2) played a very challenging non-conference schedule that included Oregon, Clemson, Missouri, Penn State, Oklahoma, UL-Lafayette, Duke, and Charlotte. The Flames are coming off a 3-1 loss to Virginia on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs and the Flames will be meeting for the third, fourth and fifth times this week. Liberty leads the all-time series 2-0 with a pair of wins in 2016.
