Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech softball will face Northwestern State for the 114th time in program history today when the Demons visit Ruston for a 4 p.m. matchup at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Malcolm Butler providing a call of the action. This marks the first mid-week contest of the season for LA Tech.
This will be the 114th meeting all-time between LA Tech and NSU as the Bulldogs hold a 62-52 advantage. The two schools split the series last season as LA Tech earned a 2-1 victory over NSU in Ruston but fell 8-6 to the Demons in Natchitoches.
The Bulldogs and Demons first met in 1980 with NSU winning the first four contests. Tech won 14 straight over NSU from 1986-89. The two programs have played each other every season since 1985 expect 2010 and 2020.
LA Tech (4-5) enters its first mid-week of the season with a 4-5 record, after going 2-2 in the LA Tech Classic this past weekend. The Bulldogs took down ULM 3-1 on Thursday night to start the four-team event and defeated Southern Miss 7-4 on Sunday night in the final game of the classic. Tech fell to No. 13 Arkansas 9-1 in five innings and Friday, followed by an 9-8 loss in extra innings to the Warhawks on Saturday.
Allie Floyd added two more wins to her name as she moves to 4-2 in the circle. The right-hander from Texas pitched her third complete game of the season on Thursday as she limited ULM to just one run on four hits while matching her career-high in strikeouts with eight.
Floyd picked up a win in relief on Sunday versus USM after she took over for Alyssa Martin who logged a quality start. Martin went 3.0 innings and held the Golden Eagles to one run on three hits while registering three strikeouts. Floyd pitched the final four frames and earned the win as she allowed three runs (two earned) and striking out seven, including three batters in the seventh to secure the victory.
Junior outfielder Alannah Rogers had a solid weekend at the dish, as she recorded 6 hits, including three on Saturday against ULM and two against USM. The Arizona native tallied seven runs on the weekend and now shares the team lead with Claire Raley who has nine.
Raley leads the team with a .481 batting average and 13 hits, while ranking second among LA Tech batters with six RBI. Nicole Hammoude leads the team with seven RBI and ranks second with a .458 average and 11 hits.
South Carolina transfer Reagan Marchant hit her first two collegiate home runs this weekend, including a solo shot versus No. 13 Arkansas and two-run home run against Southern Miss. She is third on the team with nine hits, four of which are four extra bases.
True freshman Elena Heng had a solid weekend at the plate and in the field. Heng recorded a two multi-hit games with two hits against ULM on Saturday and two more on Sunday. She scored two runs, stole two bases, and made several plays in the outfield including a double play assist, and run-down catch that stole extra bases from USM.
The Demons (1-8) enter Tuesday’s contest with a 1-8 record after going 1-3 in the Northwestern State Classic this past weekend. First-year head coach Jenny Fuller picked up her first D1 win as NSU defeated Memphis 4-3 in 10 innings. The Demons would drop two games to Jax State and one to Memphis to finish 1-3.
Brooklynn Stohler leads the team in innings pitched (35.0) and ERA (3.80). Sophia Livers leads the team with eight hits, followed by Riley Schwisow who has seven. The Demons have two players with three RBI and two with two RBI.
