LAKE CHARLES, La. - Louisiana Tech picked up a victory over McNeese State on Wednesday evening. Louisiana Tech (8-0) beat McNeese State (4-5) 13-4, scoring 13 runs and 20 hits, while McNeese State scored four runs and seven hits on Wednesday night. 

Louisiana Tech had another outstanding performance versus McNeese State, producing 20 hits against the Cowboys in their win on Wednesday. The last time Louisiana Tech had over a 20-hit game was against UTSA on May 18, 2023. 

Cole McConnell (3-for-4, 2 2B, 1 3B) got the game rolling with a double to start the game. 
Dalton Davis's RBI single, scored McConnell put Tech 1-0. The Bulldogs earned three more runs to their score after Cole McConnell's two-RBI triple to right field, scoring Grant Comeaux and Kasten Furr. 

The Bulldogs scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning following a Kasten Furr home run. Tech picked up three runs after three RBI singles from Jorge Corona (3-for-6, 1 RBI, 1 2B), Michael Ballard (3-for-3, 2 RBI, 3 BB), and Grant Comeaux (2-for-5, 2 RBI). 

Kasten Furr (3-for-6, 2 RBI, 1 HR) extended the Bulldogs lead to 8-0 after he scored on a wild pitch. Tech kept scoring runs after picking up in the top of the sixth from a Grant Comeaux Sac-RBI and a Kasten Furr RBI single. 

A Micheal Ballard RBI single, scoring Ethan Bates, pushed Tech to an 11-0 lead in the top of the seventh. McNeese State clawed back into the game, picking three runs from a Connor Westenburg RBI single and Chase Keeton RBI single. 

McNeese State put one more run on the board after a Connor Schneider RBI double. Logan McLeod made the game 13-4 after a 2 RBI triple to right field. 

Tech pitching went six scoreless frames, allowing the first run until the seventh inning. Caden Copeland locked in his second win of the year while tossing five strikeouts, three walks, and three hits. 

Quotable 

Head coach Lane Burroughs's Quote:

"Very proud of our guys and the way we responded to our first road game and midweek game of the year. Caden Copeland was outstanding in his start and the bullpen was pretty electric as well and continued to execute at a high level. The offense was relentless for a third straight game and I thought we were locked in from the opening bell and had some high-level quality at-bats"

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Louisiana Tech will travel to Sugarland, Texas, compete in the Battle of the BallPark on Friday, March 1-3, with the first pitch at 6 p.m. against Army.

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