Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
The Louisiana Tech Softball team returns home to close out its non-conference slate by hosting McNeese at 6 p.m. tonight at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field.
The game can be seen on ESPN+
Louisiana Tech is 29-18 this season and coming off a 2-1 series win at New Mexico State to move into a tie for third place with the Aggies in the CUSA standings. The Bulldogs took games one and two by the scores of 11-7 and 5-4 before falling in the finale 6-0.
Freshman Mattison Buster was phenomenal last week with a 1.50 ERA and four strikeouts in 9.1 innings pitched while helping the Bulldogs earn a series win at New Mexico State. She earned her second career save in a series-clinching victory at New Mexico State on Saturday. The Sulphur Springs, Texas, product yielded just two hits and one run with a strikeout in three innings of work.
McNeese is 35-17 this season and 19-2 in league play. The Cowgirls are coming off a 2-1 series win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. McNeese took the series opener and finale by the scores of 1-0 (8 inn.) and 3-1 while dropping game two, 2-1.
McNeese owns a 2.33 team ERA. Shaelyn Sanders is their ace with a 1.76 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 170.2 innings pitched. Ryann Schexnayder also plays a significant role in the rotation. The sophomore is 6-2 with a 2.46 ERA in 59.2 innings pitched.
The Bulldogs and Cowgirls will meet for the 91st time on Tuesday and the third time this season. LA Tech leads the all-time series 59-31 and won the first two meetings this season. Tech took the first game 8-0 at the Purple and Gold Challenge (March 3). Two days later, the Bulldogs defeated the Cowgirls 3-1 in Lake Charles.
