2024 LOUISIANA TECH SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Softball Contact: Hunter Corneliusen | hunter@latech.edu | (913) 689-8407
GAME
LA Tech at Northwestern State| April 23 |Lady demon diamond| natchitoches, LA.
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Louisiana Tech 2024 Record: 27-16 CUSA: 10-8 |H: 14-4 |A: 7-11| N: 6-1
northwestern State 2024 Record: 16-27 SLC: 4-14 |H: 4-8 |A: 3-14| N: 9-5
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DEMONS AT A GLANCE...
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE...
HEAD COACH : LAcy PRejean | Record: 16-27 (1) | NW State Record: Same
HEAD COACH : Josh Taylor | Record: 330-226 (12) | LA TECH Record: 97-58 (3)
DATE F10 F10 F11 F12 F14 F16 F16 F17 F17 F20 F23 F24 F24 F25 F28 M1 M2 M2 M3 M3 M5 M8 M9 M10 M12 M15 M16 M17 M20 M22 M23 M24 M26 M28 M29 M30 A5 A6 A7 A10 A10 A12 A13 A14 A16 A16 A19 A21 A21 A23 A26 A27 A28 A30 M3 M4 M5 M8-10
.268
203
308
436
31-42
2.63
.268
.250
135
269
369
37-49
3.70
.264
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Runs
Hits
TB
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2024 SCHEDULE
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Result/Time
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. L, 9-3 Missouri State Ruston, La. W, 2-0 Missouri State Ruston, La. L, 7-5 Missouri State Ruston, La. W, 3-2 (11) Missouri State Ruston, La. W, 7-3 at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. Postponed vs. Illinois% Baton Rouge, La. L, 2-1 vs. Illinois% Baton Rouge, La. W, 4-2 vs. RV San Diego State% Baton Rouge, La. W, 3-1 vs. McNeese% Baton Rouge, La. W, 8-0 (6) at No. 4 LSU% Baton Rouge, La. L, 2-0 at McNeese Lake Charles, La. W, 3-1 Sam Houston* Ruston, La. W, 7-5 Sam Houston* Ruston, La. W, 5-1 Sam Houston* Ruston, La. W, 2-1 Northwestern State Ruston, La. W, 2-1 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. W 5-1 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. W, 5-3 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. L, 5-1 RV UL-Lafayette Ruston, La. W, 5-3 WKU* Ruston, La. W, 5-3 WKU* Ruston, La. L, 6-5 WKU* Ruston, La. W, 10-4 Grambling State Ruston, La. W, 8-0 (5) at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. L, 2-0 at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. L, 3-0 at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. L, 2-0 at Auburn# Auburn, Ala. L, 9-1 (5) vs. Georgia Tech# Auburn, Ala. W, 13-10 vs. Auburn# Auburn, Ala. L, 5-0 Ole Miss Ruston, La. Postponed Ole Miss Ruston, La. Postponed at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. L, 8-7 at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. W, 4-2 at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. W, 8-3 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 7-3 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 6-5 (13) UTEP* Ruston, La. L, 1-0 UTEP* Ruston, La. L, 4-0 UTEP* Ruston, La. W, 4-2 at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 6 p.m. 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 Championships” Las Cruces, N.M. TBA
^ Best on the Bayou | % Purple and Gold Challenge | #Auburn Tournament | * CUSA Game | “ CUSA Championships
LEADING OFF
Louisiana Tech is 27-16 this season and coming off a 1-2 weekend against UTEP. The Bulldogs had a thrilling. 4-2 come-from-behind victory in the series finale against the Miners on Sunday. Trailing 2-0 with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Bulldogs tied the game on an RBI double by Kylie Neel combined with a Miners’ throwing error on an overthrow past second base on the play that scored the tying run. Caroline Easom’s bases-loaded two-RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning provided the winning runs in the win. In the circle, Mattison Buster earned her second career victory with three brilliant innings of shutout relief. Buster only allowed no hits while issuing no walks and striking out two Miners. >> Easom is having an outstanding senior season. She ranks second on the team in batting average (.318), hits (41) and RBI (25). Easom has struck out just 13 times in 129 at-bats. >> Center fielder Alexis Gilio has been the Dogs’ best hitter this season. She leads LA Tech with a .377 batting average and 49 hits, 17 RBI, 27 Runs scored, 19 walks and a team-leading 12 stolen bases. Defensively Gilio has committed two error in 79 chances. Gilio has robbed two home runs this season (at Jax State, at Ole Miss) >> Nicole Hammoude leads LA Tech with 30 RBI and five home runs this season. >> Catcher Brooke Diaz has been extremely effective at keeping opposing baserunners in check. Diaz has thrown out 70.58% of runners attempting to steal this season. Her 12 runners caught stealing rank 15th nationally. >> Opponents are hitting .256 against the Bulldogs’ pitching staff in 2024. LA Tech holds a team ERA of 2.63 and a 1.29 WHIP in 292.1 innings pitched this season. In the last two seasons the Bulldog pitchers have held opponents to two runs or less in 50 of their 98 games played. >> Allie Floyd leads LA Tech in innings pitched (118.2) and strikeouts (66) this season while owning a 2.36 ERA. She has a 12-5 record and five saves this season. Floyd has held opponents to a .236 batting average in 2024. >> Brook Melnychuk is 9-7 this season with a 2.78 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts. Opposing hitters are batting .237 against her. >> LA Tech is led by head coach Josh Taylor who is 98-60 in three seasons at Tech and 331-228 in his career, with prior stops at Nevada (2017-2021) and Feather River College (2009-2012). >> The Bulldogs and Demons will be meeting for the 113th time and second time this season on Tuesday. Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series with Northwestern State, 62-51 and carries a three-game series winning streak into the matchup. LA Tech took the first meeting this season, 2-1 on March 12. >>
LEADERS ALEXIS GILIO | 24 AVG. | H | SB
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.377 | 45 | 12 CLAIRE RALEY | 7 R
66 | 112.0 | 12 | 5 NICOLE HAMMOUDE | 44 HR | RBI
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Katelin Cooper became the first Bulldog to reach 30 walks in consecutive seasons since Morgan Turkoly in 2018-19.