RUSTON – Louisiana Tech heads to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on the top-10 ranked Razorbacks in a three-game weekend series. This will be the final weekend series for the Bulldogs prior to conference play.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Friday, March 10 (3 p.m.) | Saturday, March 11 (2 p.m.) | Sunday, March 12 (1 p.m.)
Location: Baum-Walker Stadium (Fayetteville, Ark.)
TV/Stream: SECN+ | WatchESPN (Saturday and Sunday only)
Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Radio: Sportstalk 97.7 FM | LA Tech Athletics app
Weekend Rotation: Jonathan Fincher (Friday), Rawley Hector (Saturday), Reed Smith (Sunday)
 
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (8-4)
LA Tech is coming off a weekend sweep over Big 10 op­ponent Northwestern. The Bulldogs averaged 11.7 runs per game, banging out 13 extra-base hits, including six home runs. The team ranks third in C-USA and 57th in the country in total home runs with 17. Nine different Bulldogs have hit a homer this season, led by Philip Matulia who has six jacks.
 
The Bulldogs have been the comeback Bulldogs so far this season. The team has trailed at some point in 10 of their 12 games this season. Four of LA Tech's eight wins have come after trailing by at least four runs. In Sunday's game against the Wildcats, the 'Dogs were trailing 9-3 in the second inning before scoring 13 unanswered runs to win it, 16-9.
 
Dalton Davis batted .385 in the three-game series with Northwestern, including a walk-off RBI single to win the Saturday game. He has reached base in all 12 games and recorded at least one hit in 11 of those games.
 
C-USA Preseason Pitcher of the Year Jonathan Fincher has gone 7.0 innings in each of the last two Friday starts, allowing just three total runs while striking out 12.
 
ABOUT ARKANSAS (10-2)
Arkansas is rank in the top 10 in every major baseball poll, including a No. 3 national ranking by Perfect Game.  They have won five straight, including a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over Army this past Tuesday in a midweek game when they got a three-run go-ahead homer in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Black Knights.
 
The Razorbacks are led offensively by Jace Bohrofen and Jared Wegner who each are batting over .400.  Wegner provides the power, having tallied six home runs and 22 RBIs. 
 
Arkansas will go with a weekend rotation of Hagen Smith (Friday), Will McEntire (Saturday), and Hunter Hollan (Sunday).  All three have claimed two victories on the mound this season.    
 
THE SERIES
Arkansas leads the all-time series over LA Tech, 27-7 (on record).  However, the series has been tight over the last few years as the Razorbacks only hold a slim 5-4 advantage since 2016.
 
This will be the third time since 2019 that LA Tech and Arkansas will face off in a three-game weekend series.  The two last met in a weekend series in Ruston in 2021.  The Razorbacks took the first two games, but the Bulldogs claimed a 2-0 shutout for their first ever victory over a No. 1 ranked team in program history.
 
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