Louisiana Tech University
26-11
Arizona
20-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Wildcats Storm Back to Defeat Bulldogs
4/13/2024 11:57:00 PM | Baseball
LA Tech stunned as Arizona puts up six in the ninth inning
For the first eight innings, LA Tech (26-11) was in complete control. After registering a season-low three hits the night before, they had 14 total base knocks with five players having multi-hit games.
Three of those hits came in the first inning alone as Dalton Davis and Cole McConnell posted back-to-back doubles for the first run, followed shortly thereafter by an RBI single from Jorge Corona up the middle to make it an early 2-0 lead for the visitors.
The Bulldogs would gradually add to their lead as the game went on. Will Safford delivered with a sacrifice fly in the fourth to make it 3-0. Later in the eighth inning, McConnell's hot shot to first resulted in an RBI groundout. Then LA Tech tacked on one more in the ninth with Grant Comeaux, who went 3-for-4, recording a single up the middle, making it 5-0.
Meanwhile on the mound, starter Luke Nichols was stellar, throwing a season-high 6.1 innings of shutout baseball while allowing just four hits. Reliever Sam Brodersen came on in relief, keeping the shutout going against Arizona (20-13) through the seventh and eighth inning.
He came back out to finish the game in the ninth, but after walking the first two batters closer Ethan Bates (1-1) was called on from right field to get three outs. Three straight singles by Arizona quickly sliced LA Tech's deficit down to 5-2.
The first out was finally recorded with an infield fly to third, but the Wildcats singled again which scored two to make it 5-4. Bates was able to induce a flyout to right field for the second out. However, Arizona tied the game up with a ground-rule double and then completed the comeback with a single through the left side to overcome the five-run deficit in the final inning.
UP NEXT
LA Tech and Arizona will play the final game of the non-conference weekend series on Sunday. First pitch is set for Noon CT and will be streamed live on Pac-12 Plus.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Swanberg, Jaeden (1-1)
L: Bates, Ethan (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Dalton 1 ; McConnell, Cole 1
RBI: McConnell, Cole 2 ; Corona, Jorge 1 ; Comeaux, Grant 1 ; Safford, Will 1
SH: Comeaux, Grant 1
SF: Safford, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Dalton 1 ; McConnell, Cole 1 ; Ballard , Michael 1 ; Furr, Kasten 1 ; Safford, Will 1
CS: Comeaux, Grant 1
HBP: Furr, Kasten 1
Batting:
2B: White, Mason 1 ; Corona, Emilio 1
RBI: White, Mason 1 ; Caulfield, Garen 1 ; Corona, Emilio 1 ; Breyfogle, Easton 1 ; Mihalakis, Maddox 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Caulfield, Garen 1 ; Summerhill, Brendan 1 ; Guzman, Adonys 1 ; Corona, Emilio 1 ; Breyfogle, Easton 1 ; Mihalakis, Maddox 1
CS: Splaine, Tommy 1
