RUSTON, La. â A strong pitching performance from right-hander Ryan Jennings and clutch hitting from seniors Hunter Wells and Parker Bates helped Louisiana Tech s baseball team split Saturday s doubleheader at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.
No. 13 LA Tech (25-8, 11-3 C-USA) knocked off Southern Miss 5-3 in the second game on Saturday, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth to break a 3-3 tie. The Bulldogs have now won 17 of their past 20 games and will have another opportunity on Sunday to win their fourth straight Conference USA series to open the 2021 season.
Southern Miss (22-11, 9-4 C-USA) won game one 4-3 in a back-and-forth contest at the Love Shack. USM s Reed Trible broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with the Golden Eagles second homer of the first contest.