Diamond Dogs fall 11-1 in Baton Rouge

A five-run first inning carried No. 5 LSU to an 11-1 victory over Louisiana Tech Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium. Tech (16-6) scored 1 run on 5 hits, while No. 5 LSU (18-4) brought in 11 runs on 12 hits and 3 errors. LSU’s offense batted in 5 runs in the bottom of the first inning against Tech. The last time Tech allowed 5 runs in the first inning of a ball game was at Middle Tennessee in 2023.

The Bulldogs picked up a run after Kasten Furr (2-for-3, RBI) singled to the left side, scoring Adarius Myers and cutting the LSU’s lead to 5-1 in the second inning. LSU’s Jared Jones extended the Tigers’ lead to 7-1 with a two-run homer to center field in the bottom of the second inning. Then, the Tigers scored a pair of runs following an RBI groundout from Mac Bingham in the third and a Hayden Travinski home run to left field, pushing the score to 9-1.

Meanwhile, Tech earned hits from Dalton Davis, Jorge Corona, and Myers but could not capitalize off the opportunities. Eventually, LSU scored from a Tommy White home run in the sixth and an RBI double from him in the eighth, resulting in an 11-1 score, finishing the game in the eighth inning. It was the fourth straight game in which White hit a long ball.

Entering the game, Tech was rolling after a weekend sweep at home over Northwestern State and also defeated the Tigers the last time the two teams met in 2022. LSU lost two of three on the road at Mississippi State but wasted little time in gaining the advantage in this one.

Griffin Herring picked up the win for LSU, going 1 2/3 innings in relief of starter Javen Coleman. Caden Copeland started for Tech and absorbed the loss. Copeland gave up 5 runs on 5 hits in the only inning he pitched.

Tech is back in action Wednesday at Nicholls and will return home this weekend to open Conference USA action at J.C. Love Field against Jacksonville State.