Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech (21-16, 9-6 CUSA) closes out a four-game homestand tonight when it hosts the Little Rock Trojans (20-16, 8-4 OVC) at the JC Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.
First pitch of the contest is set for 6 p.m. CT and the contest can be seen on ESPN+.
The meeting will be the 88th time the two sides meet since their first meeting in 1976, with the Bulldogs winning by a score of 9-0. The ‘Dogs won 7-6 over the Trojans in 2024 after seeing their three-game winning streak over Little Rock snapped in 2022, falling to the Trojans, 8-7, in Little Rock.
Tech has won 10 of the last 12 meetings when playing Little Rock on its home diamond.
The ‘Dogs have their longest winning streak of the season after notching their sixth-straight win to cap off a weekend sweep over Middle Tennessee. Tech has not seen a winning streak of at least six games since the 2025 season (Apr. 2-Apr. 12). With Tech outhitting the Blue Raiders in all three games, the Bulldogs are a perfect 19-0 when outhitting their opponents.
The Bulldogs are off to a 6-1 start in the month of April after posting a dismal 7-12 record in the month of March. Tech started the season 8-3 in the month of February.
Declan Dahl, who was named CUSA’s Pitcher of the Week for the second time on Apr. 13, fired off seven innings while fanning eight batters in Friday night’s series-opening win over the Blue Raiders. It is the second-straight start and fourth time this season to punch out at least eight opponents on the mound.
Casey McCoy had a stellar weekend at the plate, going 5-9 with a pair of homers and collecting his second career triple in the series finale.
The Trojans enter Tuesday’s matchup coming off a series loss to SIU-Edwardsville on the road this past weekend. Little Rock took a 3-0 shutout in the series opener before falling 6-2 on Saturday and 3-2 in Sunday’s rubber match.
Little Rock is just 5-6 in their last 11 games yet have won two Ohio Valley weekend series during that span. The Trojans’ 8-4 mark in league play is good to tie for the third-best record in the OVC.
