RUSTON - Louisiana Tech got back in the win column Tuesday night and needed just six innings to run-rule Alcorn State 9-1 at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field. The win moves the Bulldogs to 14-10 (0-3 Conference USA).
 
The Bulldogs outhit the Braves 11-1 with Alcorn recording one single in the sixth inning. LA Tech only allowed five base runners with three reaching on walks, one hit batsman and one hit.
 
Bradi Gallaway, Allie Furr, Reese Torres and Aleah Brooks all registered two hits apiece, while Reagan Marchant led the team with three RBI. Cali Bennett scored three runs in the win while Gallaway crossed the plate twice.
 
Ruby Fidge (2-2) earned the win after pitching 3.0 innings and allowing no hits or runs. Fidge allowed a leadoff walk and then retired the next eight batters she faced.
 
Campos pitched .1 inning as she started off in the circle in the fourth but was pulled after allowing a leadoff walk and hitting a batter. Laney Johnson replaced Campos and pitched 1.2 innings and did not allow a hit or run and struck out three. Alcorn's lone run went to Campos on a groundout induced by Johnson.
 
Ryleigh Shull pitched the sixth inning and struck out three batters while allowing one single and a walk.
 
LA Tech jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Elena Heng led off the game with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a Bennett single. Heng scored on a double steal as Bennett took second. Bennett came home on a Marchant sac fly foul out after taking third on a Gallaway fly out.
 
Alcorn cut the deficit to one in the fourth after two runners reached via walk and hit by pitch. A sac bunt placed a Brave on third while a groundout single scored Alcorn's lone run of the night.
 
Tech made it 3-1 in the bottom of the inning after Torres reached on a single and stole second before coming around to score on a double to right-center from Alannah Rogers.
 
LA Tech scored three more runs on three hits in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. Bennett walked and took second on a wild pitch before coming home to score on a Gallaway double. Gallaway took third on a groundout and would score on an infield single from Furr. Furr stole second and advanced to third on a groundout and would come around to score on an Aleah Brooks single through the left side to make it 6-1.
 
The Bulldogs added three more runs in the sixth to secure the 9-1 run-rule win. Bennett reached on a fielding error to start the inning and advanced to second on a Gallaway single up the middle. Marchant then cleared the bases with a double to center, scoring Bennett and Gallaway to make it 8-1 LA Tech. Avery Jefferson entered as a pinch runner for Marchant and advanced to third on a Furr single before scoring on a Torres single to right to give Tech the win in six innings.

QUOTABLES
Head coach Josh Taylor
 
Coach Taylor's Postgame Comments.…
"It is a good win for us to kind of get back in that win column. It is always nice when you can come back tomorrow and have things to still get better at and learn from after a win. There is a lot in that game that we need to do better, but like you said, we will take the win and move forward from here."
 
NOTABLES
- Josh Taylor moves to 149-101 as head coach at LA Tech.
- LA Tech leads the all-time series 18-1 and has now won 12 straight over the Braves.
- The Bulldog batters did not strikeout.
- The Bulldogs move to 7-2 when collecting 10 or more hits this season.
- Reagan Marchant recorded her fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Bradi Gallaway recorded her ninth multi-hit game of the season while Aleah Brooks and Reese Torres tallied their eighth multi-hit games. Allie Furr registered her sixth.
- The win marked Tech's third run-rule win of the season.  
 
NEXT UP
The Bulldogs' scheduled contest against McNeese at 4 p.m. at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field has been postponed and will be made up at a later date. LA Tech will return to action this weekend, March 13-15, as Delaware comes to town for a Conference USA series.