RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech earned a series sweep over Jax State after a Sunday afternoon victory. Tech (20-6, 3-0 CUSA) secured a 5-1 victory over Jax State (9-14, 0-3 CUSA) on Sunday at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park. 

Tech continued another great hitting performance by collecting ten hits on Sunday. In the bottom of the first inning, Ethan Bates (1-for-3, RBI, BB) picked his six RBI on the weekend after knocking a ball down the left field line, scoring Kasten Furr. Later in the inning, Grant Comeaux batted in a two-RBI single up the middle, forcing Bates and Dalton Davis to score and give Tech a 3-0 lead. 

Eventually, Tech extended its lead after Furr (2-for-4, RBI, 3B) hit a ball way off in the right field corner, giving him a Triple and RBI, allowing Michael Ballard to score home. A Cole McConnell RBI single to the left side of the field in the bottom of the fourth scored Furr, extending Tech's lead 5-0. Then Jax State earned a run after an RBI single from Will Fincher in the top of the fifth inning, resulting in the game being 5-1.

While on the mound, Tech's starting pitcher Turner Swistak, went 5.0 innings of work while striking out four batters and giving up one run. Senior Sam Brodersen fanned down six batters while allowing one walk and two hits in his 2.0 innings of work. Bates closed out the last two innings of the ball with two strikeouts and no hits or walks. 

QUOTABLES 
Coach Lane Burroughs's Quote:
" We didn't strike out today, which is huge, but from a pitching standpoint, we didn't walk a lot of people all weekend. Our guys made pitches in crucial and high-level situations all weekend. Today, most of our damage was done, with two outs, and Comeaux had a big two-out two-RBI single in the first. Furr has the two-out RBI triple in the fourth with Cole McConnell's RBI single as well." 

UP Next 
Louisiana Tech will be at the J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park to take on ULM on Tuesday at 4 PM. 

TICKET INFO. 
During the 2024 season, a limited number of single-game reserved chairback tickets may be available on a game-by-game basis. Any opportunities for unclaimed single-game tickets will go on sale, if available, no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled first pitch.

Single-game standing-room only and right-field berm tickets are also available on a game-by-game basis for $15. 
To purchase fans can stop by the LA Tech Baseball Box Office at J.C. Love Field, open two hours before the first pitch, or visit LATechSports.com/Tickets.

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