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Softball
Louisiana Tech got back in the win column Tuesday night and needed just six innings to run-rule Alcorn State 9-1 at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field. The win moves the Bulldogs to 14-10.
Tech’s scheduled contest for tonight against McNeese has been postponed due to the forecast and will be rescheduled at a later date.
The Bulldogs outhit the Braves 11-1 with Alcorn recording one single in the sixth inning. LA Tech only allowed five base runners with three reaching on walks, one hit batsman and one hit.
“It is a good win for us to kind of get back in that win column,” said head coach Josh Taylor. “It is always nice when you can come back tomorrow and have things to still get better at and learn from after a win. There is a lot in that game that we need to do better, but like you said, we will take the win and move forward from here.”
Bradi Gallaway, Allie Furr, Reese Torres and Aleah Brooks all registered two hits apiece, while Reagan Marchant led the team with three RBI. Cali Bennett scored three runs in the win while Gallaway crossed the plate twice.
Ruby Fidge (2-2) earned the win after pitching 3.0 innings and allowing no hits or runs. Fidge allowed a leadoff walk and then retired the next eight batters she faced.
Campos pitched .1 inning as she started off in the circle in the fourth but was pulled after allowing a leadoff walk and hitting a batter. Laney Johnson replaced Campos and pitched 1.2 innings and did not allow a hit or run and struck out three. Alcorn’s lone run went to Campos on a groundout induced by Johnson.
Ryleigh Shull pitched the sixth inning and struck out three batters while allowing one single and a walk.
LA Tech jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Elena Heng led off the game with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a Bennett single. Heng scored on a double steal as Bennett took second. Bennett came home on a Marchant sac fly foul out after taking third on a Gallaway fly out.
Alcorn cut the deficit to one in the fourth after two runners reached via walk and hit by pitch. A sac bunt placed a Brave on third while a groundout single scored Alcorn’s lone run of the night.
Tech made it 3-1 in the bottom of the inning after Torres reached on a single and stole second before coming around to score on a double to right-center from Alannah Rogers.
LA Tech scored three more runs on three hits in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. Bennett walked and took second on a wild pitch before coming home to score on a Gallaway double. Gallaway took third on a groundout and would score on an infield single from Furr. Furr stole second and advanced to third on a groundout and would come around to score on an Brooks single through the left side to make it 6-1.
The Bulldogs added three more runs in the sixth to secure the 9-1 run-rule win. Bennett reached on a fielding error to start the inning and advanced to second on a Gallaway single up the middle. Marchant then cleared the bases with a double to center, scoring Bennett and Gallaway to make it 8-1 LA Tech.
Avery Jefferson entered as a pinch runner for Marchant and advanced to third on a Furr single before scoring on a Torres single to right to give Tech the win in six innings.
The Bulldogs will host Delaware this weekend in a three-game Conference USA series.
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Baseball
Louisiana Tech baseball opened up their five-game homestand falling to Lamar, 6-0, at the Love Shack on Tuesday night.
“It’s kind of a mystery to me, that we can come out and play like we did on Saturday and Sunday [at South Alabama], and tonight we looked like a totally different team,” said head coach Lane Burroughs. “The guys were in a good place, we had a brief practice yesterday and I thought that went well, then we come out and play the way we did tonight-it’s just a total mystery.”
The Bulldogs (10-8) and the Cardinals (10-7) battled through a pitcher’s duel through the first seven innings of the contest. Lamar took the 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single, while Tech put on seven baserunners with five walks, a single and a hit-by-pitch going into the eighth.
Tech put pressure on Lamar early in the bottom of the first after Colby Lunsford reached base on a one-out walk and ended up on third following a pair of stolen bases. The Bulldog third baseman stole second on a strikeout before swiping third with no defender covering the base, but a groundout ended the threat.
In the fourth inning, Colton Coates drew a two-out walk before advancing to third on a base hit by Matt Houston, the first and only hit of the game for the ‘Dogs. Houston ended up on second advancing on the throw to third, but both runners were left stranded with a strikeout to end the frame.
Lamar ended their streak of four-straight innings without a hit with a two-out single in the top of the seventh. The runner stole second, but was left stranded following a swinging strikeout.
The Cardinals blew the game open with a four-spot in the eighth before extending to a 6-0 lead with a run added in the ninth. A walk, single and an error are how the top of the eighth started for Lamar, putting runners on the corners with no outs. A fielder’s choice was hit to allow a run to score, before a pair of doubles, a single and a sacrifice fly gave the visitors a five-run lead going into the final frame.
The Cardinals’ bats continued to find contact with three-straight base hits to start the ninth, and scoring their sixth run on a double play with the bases loaded and no outs.
Landon Fontenot tossed the first two innings of the game, allowing one run on one hit and three walks while striking out three batters. Blake Hooks threw two scoreless innings, allowing just one runner via walk and punching out four Cardinal hitters. Nate Crider also fanned four while tossing 2 2/3 innings allowing one hit to the nine batters he faced.
This is the second time this season the ‘Dogs were shut out at home, and have not been held to one hit in a game since February 21, 2025 at Southern Miss. The Bulldog pitching staff punched out 12 total batters on the night, marking the ninth time this season Tech has recorded double-digit punchouts and the fourth time with 12 or more.
“I’m at a loss for words-to come out and only get one hit, made a couple of huge defensive mistakes,” said Burroughs. “We only struck out five times and walked eight times, so we had runners on-not many, but we put a lot of easy outs in the air. We didn’t really put any pressure on them.”
The Bulldogs will host Delaware this weekend in a three-game series opening up Conference USA action.
