LAFAYETTE, La. – Parker Bates drove a grand slam over the right field wall to kickstart an eight-run seventh inning to lead Louisiana Tech in a 10-0 rout of UL-Lafayette in front of 4,881 at Russo Park.
 
The Bulldogs (3-0) won their third straight game to begin the season, earning an opening weekend sweep that included two wins over the Cajuns (0-3) and one over Southeastern Louisiana. Tech outscored its opponents by combined 13-1 score.
 
Bates went 1-for-2 on the day with 5 RBI and 2 HBP. Saturday night's hero, Adarius Myers finished 2-for-3 and drove in 2 more runs.
 
"Parker came through big-time with the grand slam," said Tech head coach Lane Burroughs. "It wasn't looking good for a second there, but one thing I like about our club is that I never saw any panic in our dugout. We just kept grinding. Our guys had some great at-bats today."
 
Not to be outdone by its offense, the Bulldog pitchers were excellent as well. Jarret Whorff (1-0) punched out 7 Cajuns over 6^1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just a single hit with 3 walks. Casey Ouellette made his Bulldog debut in relief of Whorff and held ULL hitless over the final 2^2/3 innings.
 
The one-hitter was Tech's second in two days. The last one-hitter before this weekend came in 2011.
 
"Every guy who took the mound this weekend attacked the strike zone and when you throw strikes good things happen," Burroughs noted. "We really needed Jarret Whorff to step up today and he was phenomenal. Casey Ouellette came in from the bullpen and did a great job as well."
 
For six innings, the Bulldogs' brilliance on the mound was matched by the Ragin Cajuns, who maintained a shutout of their own until the seventh inning. Tech broke the game open after a walk, error, and infield single brought Bates to the plate with the bases loaded.
 
The offensive onslaught continued after the senior entered the dugout as well. Freshman Cole McConnell drove in Shemar Page with a single, and Myers smoked a triple to right-center field to knock in McConnell and Steele Netterville.
 
Jorge Corona picked up RBI in the seventh and ninth innings with a pair of sacrifice flies.
 
The Bulldogs continue their early season road trip with a stop at McNeese on Tuesday. Tech will take on the Cowboys at 6 p.m. Fans can tune in to KNBB 97.7 FM to hear Dave Nitz call the action.