RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech Baseball program will host its annual "First Pitch Banquet" on Friday, January 30, 2026, in the Thomas Assembly Center. 
 
Tickets are on sale now; individual seats are $55 and reserved tables are $600 with each table seating eight people. Table sponsors will receive a gift for their purchase. Floor seating availability is limited, and additional stadium seating will become available once floor seating has been sold out.
 
Doors to the event open at 5:30 p.m. for the interactive portion of the event including an autograph session, silent and live auctions, a cash bar, raffles and more. Dinner and the formal programming will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Those in attendance can look forward to hearing from the event's guest speaker, Cade Gibson, who is the program's 15th Bulldog to reach the Major League level with the Miami Marlins during the 2025 season.

Current Bulldog players will take on producing and performing in a Player Awards Show.
 
Fans interested in purchasing tickets to the event should visit: LATechSports.com/FirstPitch26

The Bulldogs are scheduled to play 31 home games inside J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, beginning with a four-game series Feb. 13-15 versus Houston Christian.
 
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