RUSTON – Louisiana Tech is set to host the Lamar Cardinals at the Love Shack on Tuesday, March 10. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Mar. 10 (6 p.m. CT)
Location: J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park (Ruston, La.)
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Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Series History: LA Tech leads 61-51 (since 1968)
 
The Diamond 'Dogs (10-7) are coming off a series win over South Alabama, securing the final two games of the series after dropping Friday's opener. Hudson Rowan and Brooks Roberson both earned the win in each of their starts over the weekend, while Riley Fisher earned his third save as a Bulldog and Thomas Allen picked up his first collegiate save.
 
Trey Hawsey hit homers in Saturday's and Sunday's games, marking the fourth time in his career to hit a homer in consecutive games. Zeb Ruddell snapped a seven-game cold spell of not recording a hit with a double and a go-ahead two-run homer in Saturday's win.
 
After dropping Friday's game by a score of 9-3, the 'Dogs outscored the Jaguars 12-3 through the remaining 18 innings of the weekend.
 
Colby Lunsford still sits among the top 10 in CUSA with a .683 slugging percentage and a 1.127 OPS, along with 17 runs, 20 hits and nine doubles. Hawsey and Sebastian Mexico are also among the top 10 each with 20 base hits, while Hawsey is tied for the fifth-most homers with five.
 
The Cardinals (9-7) enter Tuesday's contest coming off a series loss in Southland play to Stephen F. Austin on the road. Lamar put up a four-spot in the third inning of the series opener to take a 4-2 lead, but allowed four unanswered runs to fall 6-4. The Cardinals won Game 2 with a sizeable 11-3 victory with four runs in the seventh and seven runs in the eighth.
 
The rubber match of the weekend featured an 14-11 shootout, with the Lumberjacks on the winning side of that score. Lamar led 9-3 going into the eighth before giving up 11 runs in the home half.
 
The Bulldogs are looking to avenge their midweek loss to Lamar from 2025, falling 6-5 at the Love Shack on February 25. Prior to last season, Tech had won four of the previous five clashes with the most recent win dating back to the 2012 season by a score of 8-1.
 
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