Sunday, May 9, 2010

Casey Vernon Jones pitches 9-inning complete game in first start of the year to lead Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to 7-2 victory over Sacramento State

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Recap

Sacramento State vs Louisiana Tech (May 09, 2010)
Box score
Play-by-Play

Box Score

2010 Louisiana Tech Baseball
Sacramento State at Louisiana Tech
May 09, 2010 at Ruston, La. (J.C. Love Field)

Sacramento State 2 (16-29-1,5-11)

Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Powers, Josh 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 2
Miller, Blake 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Chilton, Jake lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
Paine, Trevor dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Young, Kirby ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2
Lamb, Justin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 0
Mezzaneras, J. cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 1
Ayers, Andrew 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
McCarthy, Dan rf 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
Elrod, Tommy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
York, Trevor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guglielmo, Mike p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Galvan, Andrew p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Todd, Logan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 8 24 11 9

Louisiana Tech 7 (25-22,10-10)

Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Roliard, Kyle lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
Threlkeld, Mark 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 4 0
Williams, Alex 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 10 0 0
Mire, Jonathan ph/1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Dageford, Devon rf 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
Ford, Joey 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2
Ewing, Clint c 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0
Gordey, Justin cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Stubbs, Clint ph/cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2
Alvis, Will dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrasas, Taylor ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Hughes, Ashton ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Jones, Casey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 14 7 2 7 27 9 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Sacramento State.... 000 200 000 - 2 8 1
Louisiana Tech...... 003 010 21X - 7 14 1
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E - Elrod, T.; Hughes. DP - Tech 2. LOB - SAC 9; Tech 8. 2B - Miller, B.; Chilton, J.; Ford; Stubbs; Alvis. HBP - Ayers, A.. SH - Hughes. SF - Roliard; Ewing.
Sacramento State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Elrod, Tommy L,0-3 3.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 15 16 1 4 61
York, Trevor 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 1 2 23
Guglielmo, Mike 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 8
Galvan, Andrew 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 3 1 32
Todd, Logan 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 14

Louisiana Tech ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Jones, Casey W,1-0 9.0 8 2 2 3 8 0 0 1 0 34 38 8 9 126
Win - Jones, C. (1-0). Loss - Elrod, T. (0-3). Save - None. HBP - by Jones, C. (Ayers, A.). BK - Elrod, T.. Inherited runners/scored: Guglielmo, M 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Elrod, T. 61/44; York, T. 23/15; Guglielmo, M 8/6; Galvan, A. 32/20; Todd, L. 14/10; Jones, C. 126/85.
Umpires - HP: Ted Kovach 1B: Tom Chandler 3B: Dan Payne
Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:34 Attendance: 403
Weather: Cloudy, 55 Deg.


Play-by-Play

2010 Louisiana Tech Baseball
Sacramento State at Louisiana Tech
May 09, 2010 at Ruston, La. (J.C. Love Field)

Sacramento State starters: 5/1b Powers, J.; 7/2b Miller, B.; 2/lf Chilton, J.; 28/dh Paine, T.; 30/ss Young, K.; 8/c Lamb, J.; 24/cf Mezzaneras; 18/3b Ayers, A.; 21/rf McCarthy, D.; 13/p Elrod, T.;

Louisiana Tech starters: 21/lf Roliard; 26/3b Threlkeld; 44/1b Williams; 36/rf Dageford; 3/2b Ford; 34/c Ewing; 8/cf Gordey; 33/dh Alvis; 7/ss Terrasas; 29/p Jones, C.;
Sacramento State 1st - Powers, J. struck out looking (2-2 BKKBK). Miller, B. grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). Chilton, J. doubled to right center (0-1 K). Paine, T. grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 1st - Roliard singled to left field (1-2 KBKF). Roliard advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Threlkeld singled to right field (1-2 KFBFF); Roliard advanced to third. Williams struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). Dageford struck out swinging (3-2 BBBSFS). Ford grounded out to 2b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Sacramento State 2nd - Young, K. struck out swinging (2-2 KKFFBBS). Lamb, J. struck out looking (0-2 KSK). Mezzaneras struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 2nd - Ewing singled up the middle (1-0 B). Ewing advanced to second on a balk. Gordey struck out swinging (2-2 KBFFBS). Alvis grounded out to ss (0-1 K); Ewing advanced to third. Terrasas grounded out to p (1-2 KBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sacramento State 3rd - Ayers, A. struck out looking (2-2 SBBFK). McCarthy, D. walked (3-2 BKFBBB). Powers, J. lined into double play 3b to 1b (0-1 K); McCarthy, D. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 3rd - Roliard singled to right field (0-2 KSFF). Threlkeld walked (3-1 BBBKB); Roliard advanced to second. Williams flied out to rf (2-1 BBF); Roliard advanced to third. Dageford singled to shortstop, RBI (1-0 B); Threlkeld advanced to second; Roliard scored. Ford singled up the middle, RBI (0-2 FF); Dageford advanced to second; Threlkeld scored. Ewing reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Ford advanced to second; Dageford advanced to third, out at home ss unassisted. Gordey singled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 KBF); Ewing advanced to third; Ford scored. Ewing out at third c to 3b, picked off. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sacramento State 4th - Miller, B. doubled to right center (0-1 K). Chilton, J. singled to left field (0-2 KF); Miller, B. advanced to third. Paine, T. grounded out to ss, RBI (3-2 KBFBB); Chilton, J. advanced to second; Miller, B. scored. Young, K. singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0 B); Chilton, J. scored. Lamb, J. popped up to ss (2-1 BBS). Mezzaneras grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 4th - York, T. to p for Elrod, T.. Alvis grounded out to 3b (0-0). Terrasas grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). Roliard fouled out to lf (0-2 KSF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sacramento State 5th - Ayers, A. popped up to 2b (0-2 KFF). McCarthy, D. walked (3-2 SBFBBB). Powers, J. grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (2-2 BKKB); McCarthy, D. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 5th - Threlkeld walked (3-2 FKBBBB). Williams struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). Dageford singled to left field (2-0 BB); Threlkeld advanced to second. Ford doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 F); Dageford advanced to third; Threlkeld scored. Guglielmo, M to p for York, T.. Ewing grounded out to p (0-1 K). Stubbs pinch hit for Gordey. Stubbs struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Sacramento State 6th - Stubbs to cf. Hughes to ss for Terrasas. Miller, B. flied out to cf (0-0). Chilton, J. flied out to rf (0-0). Paine, T. singled to second base (2-1 BKB). Young, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 6th - Galvan, A. to p for Guglielmo, M. Alvis flied out to cf (0-0). Hughes struck out looking (1-2 KBSK). Roliard grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sacramento State 7th - Lamb, J. fouled out to 1b (2-0 BB). Mezzaneras struck out looking (2-2 FBSBK). Ayers, A. hit by pitch (1-1 F). McCarthy, D. walked (3-2 BBSBKB); Ayers, A. advanced to second. Powers, J. reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); McCarthy, D. advanced to second; Ayers, A. out at third 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 7th - Threlkeld flied out to cf (1-1 BF). Williams singled to left field (2-2 BKFFBF). Dageford singled to left field (2-1 FBB); Williams advanced to second. Ford reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 BFFB); Dageford advanced to second; Williams advanced to third. Ewing flied out to lf, SF, RBI (3-2 BSBBK); Williams scored. Stubbs doubled down the lf line, RBI; Ford advanced to third, out at home lf to 3b to c; Dageford scored. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sacramento State 8th - Miller, B. grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Chilton, J. flied out to lf (0-0). Paine, T. singled up the middle (0-1 K). Young, K. struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Louisiana Tech 8th - Todd, L. to p for Galvan, A.. Alvis doubled to center field (0-2 KF). Hughes grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); Alvis advanced to third. Roliard flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Alvis scored. Threlkeld singled to left field (1-0 B). Mire pinch hit for Williams. Mire struck out looking (3-2 SKBBBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sacramento State 9th - Mire to 1b. Lamb, J. grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Mezzaneras singled to right field (1-2 KKBF). Ayers, A. singled to center field (1-2 KFB); Mezzaneras advanced to second. McCarthy, D. struck out swinging (2-2 KKBBS). Powers, J. reached on a fielding error by ss (0-1 K); Ayers, A. advanced to second; Mezzaneras advanced to third. Miller, B. flied out to lf (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Louisiana Tech site of Western Athletic Conference championship track and field meet with athletes ranked high on world lists competing

 
LA Tech to Host Some of World's Top Athletes in WAC Track and Field ChampionshipsSeveral nationally ranked athletes to compete at Jim Mize Track Facility on May 12-15

Louisiana Tech's Antoinette Cobb is in the world rankings in three different events.
 
Louisiana Tech's Antoinette Cobb is in the world rankings in three different events. 
May 8, 2010

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RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech's Jim Mize Track Facility will showcase some of the world's top athletes when Tech hosts the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 12-15.
The WAC Championship meet will host five athletes and two relays that are currently ranked in the world rankings maintained by the IAAF, the international governing body for track and field.
The highest ranked athlete to compete at LA Tech's Jim Mize Track Facility at the WAC Championships will be Hawaii's Amber Kaufman. Kaufman is ranked sixth in the world in the high jump with a mark of 6' 3.25". Kaufman is set to compete in the women's high jump at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 15.
Louisiana Tech's Antoinette Cobb is in the international rankings in three separate events. In her signature event, the 100m hurdles, the Weyanoke, La. native is ranked 35th in the nation with a school record time of 13.22. She will be challenged by Idaho's Christie Gordon, who is ranked 60th in the world in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.34. Fans attending the WAC Championships can see Cobb and Gordon vie for WAC supremacy in the hurdles with the prelims set to run at 4:05 p.m. on Friday, May 14.
Cobb is also ranked 35th in the world rankings in the 4x100m relay along with teammates Rakeisha Green, Chasidee Lewis-Baker and Quanisha Sales. The quartet ran a mark of 44.83 earlier this year and will compete in the 4x100m relay at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 15.
Two members of that 4x100m relay team - Cobb and Sales - are ranked in the 200m dash. Cobb is ranked 54th in the world with a wind-aided mark of 23.26 while Sales is ranked 31st in the world with a wind-aided time of 23.12. Sales, who was named the WAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in February, won the WAC title in the 200m during the indoor meet and the freshman from Nashville, Tenn. will challenge Cobb and the rest of the league for the 200m title beginning with the prelims on Friday, May 14 at 7:10 p.m.
Boise State's Maria-Elena Kafourou is ranked 38th in the world in the long jump and will be challenged by Tech's Quatisha Williams and Chelsea Hayes when the women's long jump competition gets underway on Friday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Tech's 4x400m relay team - comprised of Kamelia Stroy, Monique Wright, Lashannda Worthy and Shante Benion - is currently ranked 31st in the world and will run at 7:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 in the meet's final meet.
Louisiana Tech is hosting the WAC Track and Field Championships for the first time in program history with the Lady Techsters challenging for their sixth consecutive outdoor title and a WAC Championship for the 11th time in 12 years including indoor and outdoor seasons.
The WAC Championships start with the heptathlon and decathlon competitions starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12 and continuing at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 13. Individual field events start on Friday, May 14 at 12:30 with running events beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.
Tickets for the WAC Track and Field Championships can be purchased at the Louisiana Tech Ticket Office, by calling (318) 257-3631 or by e-mailing techtickets@latech.edu with all-session passes available for $25. Friday and Saturday only passes are on sale for $15 while single day passes for adults are only $5. Kids 12 and under and college students receive free admission with a student ID. Parking is free and will be available on the north end of the Jim Mize Track and Field Complex and in the parking lots around Joe Aillet Stadium.
For complete coverage of Louisiana Tech Track and Field, please visit the official home of Louisiana Tech Athletics at LATechSports.com. 
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Aubrey James Shepherd on October 31, 2004, his 64th birthday and playing softball

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Earth Day Festival began Friday night with Caring for Creation at Mount Sequoyah; Earth Day at World Peace Wetland Prairie from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, offers eduction and fun for all ages

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MANY REASONS TO PROTECT LAND SUCH AS WORLD PEACE WETLAND AND PINNACLE PRAIRIE FOREVER:
World Peace Wetland Prairie is the riparian zone of a small stream that historically was fed by seep springs and rainwater from three directions when the first westward immigrants settled Fayetteville, Arkansas. World Peace Wetland Prairie has the deepest layer of dark, rich soil in its subwatershed because leaves and other vegetative matter accumulated as the flowing water slowed and soaked into the absorbent soil and enriched that soil. Pinnacle Foods Inc.'s mounded wet prairie to the west is the main source of clean water flowing to World Peace Wetland Prairie at this time. Before the railroad was built, water flowed off Rochier Hill to the northwest and from the prairie and savannah to the north of WPWP that has been replaced by fill dirt and paving for apartments. Water from the east and north slopes of the high land where Pinnacle Foods Inc. now sits flowed to WPWP along with all the water from the high ground near 15th Street, which moved north to WPWP before flowing east to the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River. Such remnants of prairie help keep the water where it falls and recharge the groundwater. Like the many similar remnants of such prairie in our diverse geographical area, WPWP and Pinnacle Prairie are the surface manifestation of a significant bedrock fault. Such sunken wetland is a characteristic feature that appears above geological faults worldwide. The Karst map of Washington County Arkansas shows the WPWP watershed in red, meaning that it is a critical groundwater recharge area. Preserving such depressional wetland in our city is the least expensive way to reduce downstream flooding and siltation of our water supply. Hundreds of native plants grow. Many birds and other wildlife prosper on healthy wetland vegetation. And prairie vegetation sequesters carbon dioxide and cleans the ground water.

KEEP the WATER where it FALLS!
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs beat University of Minnesota on March 27, 2010 in the very first baseball game played in the Minnesota Twins new Target Field

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Gopher Baseball Target Field Blog - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics

Gopher Baseball Target Field Blog - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
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Minnesota vs Louisiana Tech at the Twins' new Target Field

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Gopher Baseball Target Field Blog - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics

Gopher Baseball Target Field Blog - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Tech baseball team wins at UT-Pan American 




  
 
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Broncs Suffer 9-5 Loss to Bulldogs in 13 InningsCourtesy - UTPA Media Relations






Alex San Juan   Alex San Juan 







March 6, 2010



Final Stats







The University of Texas-Pan American baseball program (4-3) suffered a 9-5 decision to the LA Tech Bulldogs (8-2) this Saturday (Mar. 6) afternoon at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

"We are leaving too many men on base; we have to come up with a time to hit and we didn't do it today," said head coach Manny Mantrana.

"All our pitchers did a great job today. Cody was outstanding on the mound and Wally (Barrera) did well. He let a couple balls get away from him but overall, our pitching was great today."



What looked like another slow start for the Broncs turned out to be a neck-to-neck game in the sixth. Both ball clubs scored runs in the first for the first tie of the game.

The Broncs then took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third as Alex Carnall scored on a triple to right byAngel Ibanez.

With the Broncs up by one, LA Tech came back in the top of the fifth and scored three runs on the Broncs. Louisiana Tech's Kyle Roliard, who pinch hit for Phillip Menou, scored on a RBI single to the left side; Ashton Hughes scored on a sacrifice fly to left; and Clint Stubbs scored on a RBI single to the left side.

Texas-Pan American was able to score in the bottom of the fifth to come within one of the Bulldogs as Carnall scored on a sacrifice fly to center to make the score 4-3.

The Bulldogs scored one more run in the top of the sixth to extend their lead to 5-3 as LA Tech's Will Alvis scored on a RBI single to center.

The Broncs were back in the game in the sixth as the men scored two runs to tie the contest for the second time.

With catcher Alex San Juan on first and Jose Mendoza at the plate, San Juan advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt by the catcher to the second baseman. Mendoza then doubled to left center to drive in San Juan from second to score the Broncs first run of the sixth.

Two batters later and a runner on second (Mendoza), Abraham Garcia doubled, in his first at-bat, and drove in Mendoza to tie the score at five.

Thirteen innings in, the Bulldogs finally broke the silence as LA Tech scored three runs in the top of the 13th. With runners on second and third, Mark Threlkeld drove in Hughes and Dan Breazeale. In the next at-bat by Alex Williams, who won the game for the Bulldogs the day before, doubled to left and drove in Threlkeld from first to lead 9-5 and the ball game.

Offensively, the Broncs were led by Alex San Juan, who finished 3-for-4 with a single run, while Stuart MacInnes was 3-for-7 with a run. Freshman Guadalupe Barrera picked up his first loss of the season with two and one-third innings pitched as he gave up four runs on three hits and struck out two.

Louisiana Tech's closer, Caleb Dudley, notched his first win of the season in a season-high five and one-third innings pitched along with two strikeouts.

The Broncs wrap-up the weekend series with LA Tech tomorrow (Mar. 7) afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

UTPA Media Relations
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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Casey closes game 3 of McNeese series


Jefferson Shines in Tech's 8-5 Win over McNeeseTech's Dageford a triple away from hitting for the cycle.

Devon Dageford was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle

Devon Dageford was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle 
Feb. 28, 2010

Box Score


RUSTON--Mike Jefferson (1-0) pitched six and a third scoreless innings and both Devon Dageford and Alex Williams added three RBI a-piece to help lead Louisiana Tech (5-2) to an 8-5 win over McNeese State (4-3) Sunday afternoon at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.
Jefferson pitched six and a third solid innings and picked up his first win of the season. He struck out seven batters while giving up just three hits and allowing only one run.
"Mike (Jefferson) was outstanding today vs. a good hitting team in McNeese," head coach Wade Simoneaux said. "Usually on Sundays the hitters take over, but Mike held them down and gave us a chance to win. At the end of the game we held on by kind of piecing it together with a few different relievers because we're waiting on some guys in our bullpen to get healthy."
Louisiana Tech got on the board first with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After Mark Threlkeld reached on an error by the first baseman,Devon Dageford stepped in with two outs and crushed a line-drive homerun over the centerfield fence to make it 2-0 Tech. The homerun was Dageford's second of the season and the series.
With Tech pitcher Jefferson cruising through five scoreless innings, the Tech offense would get on the board again with a four-run bottom of the fifth. Freshman second baseman Taylor Terrasas began the inning with a walk and moved to second on a Kyle Roliard bunt. The Cowboy's pitcher fielded the bunt and attempted to throw Terrasas out at second but was unsuccessful putting runners on first and second. Threlkeld would then bring in Terrasas from second with a single into leftfield.


The hero who hit the walk-off homerun in game two of the series, Alex Williams, delivered another huge blow in game three today by launching a three-run homerun over the centerfield fence to increase the Bulldogs lead to 6-0."We did a good job of moving runners into scoring position and then scoring runners from third today," Simoneaux said. "Dageford had two big hits for us and Alex (Williams) hit a big three-run homerun in the fifth inning."
With one out in the top of the seventh inning and McNeese's Lee Orr on first, Jefferson was relieved on the mound byWill Alvis. The usual designated hitter for Tech recorded the second out of the inning before the Cowboy's bats began to heat up. Orr stole second for McNeese before being driven in by a Bryn Thompson single up the middle. The run was charged to Jefferson who walked Orr to begin the inning.
Back-to-back singles by Jordan Venable and Andy Riche then scored Thompson chasing Alvis out of the game. Left fielder Kyle Roliard came into pitch for Alvis and Justin Gordey took Roliard's spot in left. Roliard struck out Blake Ellender to close the door and end the inning with Tech still in front 6-2.
Tech put some more space between them and the Cowboys in the bottom of the seventh when Dageford connected with a double off the bottom of the right-centerfield wall to score Threlkeld from first who reached with a single. The RBI by Dageford gave hime three for the day and pushed the Tech lead to 7-2. The double by Dageford in addition to his homerun and a single, left him just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle on the day.
After trimming the Tech lead to 7-4 in the top of the eighth, the Bulldogs answered with a run in the bottom of the eighth, making the score 8-4 going into the final inning.
Casey Jones came in to close the game for Tech and the Cowboys did not make it easy for him as they began to rally after a one out double by Ellender. Steve Irvine then moved Ellender to third with a fly ball to left-centerfield before Jace Petersen drove him in to cut the Tech lead to 8-5. Orr then singled behind Peterson advancing him to third with two outs. However, McNeese's Seth Granger grounded out to Williams to end the game giving Tech the 8-5 win in the game and the 2-1 series win.
"I think the guys passed our first tough test of the season," said Simoneaux. "McNeese is a good team and is going to be right there in the hunt at the top of the Southland Conference. We passed the first of a number of tough tests this year, but I think we still have a long way to go."
Tech will now get ready to begin a very tough ten game road stint in which the Bulldogs will first travel to Waco, Texas to take on Baylor on Wednesday. Tech will then play a three game series with UT-Pan American over the weekend before coming back to play Baylor on Tuesday March 9. After a few days off LA Tech will then travel to face New Mexico in a four game series beginning on March 12 and will end the road stint on March 17 at Central Arkansas.
Tech fans are reminded that single game tickets are now available through TicketMaster and the Tech Ticket Office along with a number of premium chair-backs still available which can be hand-picked by fans for $130 online at www.latechsports.com, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling the Tech Ticket Office at 318-257-3631.
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