Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Power hitting lifts Louisiana Tech over ULM on Tuesday night at Lou St. Amant Field. Louisiana Tech (34-13) picked up an 8-4 win over the Warhawks, sweeping three games from their I-20 foe this season.
“I thought every guy that took the mound tonight threw the ball well,” said head coach Lane Burroughs. “We didn’t make an error, and we played great defense. Our offense was good early on in the game while scoring early and often. I am proud of our guys. They are playing well, and they are playing hard while having fun.”
Offensively, Tech started hot and stayed hot for the game, picking up 14 hits Tuesday night.
Lead-off hitter Dalton Davis started the game with a home run to put Tech up. Davis’s lead-off homer was the first since Davis did it last year against UTSA on May 23, 2023.
In the second inning, Will Safford earned two RBIs after he doubled the right-field line, scoring Kasten Furr and Grant Comeaux. Tech kept pouring in runs as Michael Ballard picked two RBI following his single down into left field, extending Tech’s lead to 5-0 in the top of the third inning.
Later, in the fourth inning, Cole McConnell (2-for-3, RBI, HR) launched his 14th homer this season over the left field wall, hitting the scoreboard and making it a 6-0 game. Comeaux and Davis both picked up RBIs in the fifth inning after a Comeaux RBI groundout scored Adarius Myers and a Davis RBI single scored Safford, putting Tech at 8-0 lead.
Tech pitchers Connor Nation (3-0), Nate Crider, and Jacob Havern combined for 4.0 innings of work, allowed three hits and managed to keep ULM scoreless for five frames.
Eventually, ULM jumped on the scoreboard when Matt Abshire sent one over the fence, putting the game at 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Warhawks fought back in the sixth inning while scoring two runs after an RBI single and fielder’s choice.
ULM got on the board after a Michelle Artzberger home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, making it an 8-4 game and the final score.
Louisiana Tech will travel to Las Cruces to face New Mexico State on Friday in a Conference USA showdown. The first pitch for Friday’s game will be at 7 PM CT and will be televised on ESPN+.
