2024 LOUISIANA TECH SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Softball Contact: Hunter Corneliusen | hunter@latech.edu | (913) 689-8407
GAME
LA Tech at ULL| Feb. 20 | 6 p.m.| Lafayette, La. Louisiana Tech 2024 Record: 6-0 CUSA: 0-0 |H: 2-0 |A: 2-0 | N: 2-0
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Louisiana-Lafayette 2024 Record: 5-5 sbC: 0-0 |H: 5-3|A: 0-2 | N: 0-0
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BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE...
RAGIN’ CAJUNS AT A GLANCE...
HEAD COACH : Josh Taylor | Record: 310-212 (12) | LA TECH Record: 77-44 (2)
HEAD COACH : Gerry Glasco| Record: 260-74 (7) | ULL Record: SAME (7)
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2024 SCHEDULE
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Saint Louis Ruston, La. Canceled Saint Louis Ruston, La. Canceled Saint Louis Ruston, La. Canceled Texas A&M Corpus Christi Ruston, La. W, 4-1 Southeastern Ruston, La. W, 4-1 vs. Lindenwood^ Monroe, La. W, 8-0 (5) at ULM ^ Monroe, La. W, 5-2 vs. Lindenwood ^ Monroe, La. W, 28-2 (5) at ULM^ Monroe, La. W, 10-4 at UL-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6 p.m. Missouri State Ruston, La. 6 p.m. Missouri State Ruston, La. 1 p.m. Missouri State Ruston, La. 3:30 p.m. Missouri State Ruston, La. 11 a.m. at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 5 p.m. vs. Illinois% Baton Rouge, La. 11 a.m. vs. Illinois% Baton Rouge, La. 9:30 a.m. vs. San Diego State% Baton Rouge, La. 2:30 p.m. vs. McNeese% Baton Rouge, La. 12:30 p.m. at LSU% Baton Rouge, La. 5:30 p.m. at McNeese Lake Charles, La. 6 p.m. Sam Houston* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. Sam Houston* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. Sam Houston* Ruston, La. 1 p.m. Northwestern State Ruston, La. 6 p.m. at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6 p.m. at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4 p.m. at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. Noon UL-Lafayette Ruston, La. 6 p.m. WKU* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. WKU* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. WKU* Ruston, La. 1 p.m. Grambling State Ruston, La. 6 p.m. at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m. at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m. at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. Noon at Auburn# Auburn, Ala. 2 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech# Auburn, Ala. 10 a.m. vs. Georgia Tech# Auburn, Ala. 1 p.m. Ole Miss Ruston, La. 4 p.m. Ole Miss Ruston, La. 6:30 p.m. at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 6 p.m. at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 1 p.m. at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 1 p.m. at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 6 p.m. UTEP* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. UTEP* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. UTEP* Ruston, La. Noon at New Mexico State* Las Cruces, N.M. 7 p.m. at New Mexico State* Las Cruces, N.M. 5 p.m. at New Mexico State* Las Cruces, N.M. 1 p.m. McNeese Ruston, La. 6 p.m. FIU* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. FIU* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. FIU* Ruston, La. 1 p.m. CUSA Chmapionships” Las Cruces, N.M. TBA
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LEADING OFF
Louisiana Tech is 6-0 this season and coming off a dominant 4-0 weekend at the Warhawk Invitational with wins over Lindenwood (8-0, 28-2) and ULM (5-2, 10-4). >> Through six games this season the Bulldogs have outscored opponents 5910 while totaling 59 hits, 17 doubles and five home runs. >> LA Tech set the program and conference record for walks (20) and RBI (26) during the victory over Lindenwood while its 28 runs scored were the secondmost in school and league history and the most by a DI program this season. >> Opponents are hitting just .174 against the Bulldogs’ pitching staff this season. >> In the 8-0 five-inning run-rule win over Lindenwood, Alyssa Martin and Allie Floyd combined for the Bulldogs’ first no-hitter since Feb. 24, 2019 when Preslee Gallaway no-hit Penn State in seven innings. >> Brook Melnychuk has been dominant in the circle this season. Melnychuk has yet to allow an earned run and has a .51 WHIP in 11.2 innings pitched. Opposing hitters are batting .100 against her. She was recently named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 19. >> Allie Floyd leads LA Tech in innings pitched (18.0) and strikeouts (17) this season while owning a 1.56 ERA. She also holds a 2-0 record. >> Caroline Easom has been on fire offensively so far this season. Easom leads the Bulldogs with a .600 batting average and has collected nine hits, three doubles, two RBI, five runs scored and 12 total bases. The Bossier City, La., product went 4-4 at the plate in a 5-2 win over ULM on Feb. 16. >> Aubree Seaney and Claire Raley are tied for the team-lead with two home runs apiece. Seaney hit a grand-slam to end a 8-0 run rule win over Lindenwood and hit a two-run bomb in a 10-4 win over ULM this past weekend. Raley hit solo shots in both the wins over ULM. >> LA Tech is 5-0 when scoring first this season and 56-8 when scoring first under head coach Josh Taylor. >> The 6-0 start by Taylor and the Bulldogs is the best start since 2019 when the eventual CUSA Champions and NCAA Regional Participants started 8-0. >> Head Coach Josh Taylor and staff added four transfers this offseason: Alexis Gilio (BYU), Nicole Hammoude (Cal), Claire Raley (Utah State) and Aubree Seaney (Oregon State/Tulsa). >> LA Tech is led by head coach Josh Taylor who is 77-44 in three seasons at Tech and 310-212 in his career, with prior stops at Nevada (2017-2021) and Feather River College (2009-2012). >>
LEADERS BULLDOGS CAROLINE EASOM | 5
ALLIE FLOYD | 00
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.600 | 9 CLAIRE RALEY | 7 HR | TB | SB
17 | 18.0 | 2 | 2 AUBREE SEANEY | 8 HR | RBI | TB
2 | 13 | 4
BY THE NUMBERS
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