2024 LOUISIANA TECH SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Softball Contact: Hunter Corneliusen | hunter@latech.edu | (913) 689-8407
GAMEs
LA Tech vs. Missouri State| Feb. 23-25 | Ruston, La. Louisiana Tech 2024 Record: 6-1 CUSA: 0-0 |H: 2-0 |A: 2-1| N: 2-0
8-11
Missouri State 2024 Record: 2-6 MVC: 0-0 |H: 0-0|A: 1-2 | N: 1-4
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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 A9 A9 A12 A13 A14 A16 A19 A20 A21 A26 A27 A28 A30 M3 M4 M5 M8-10
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE...
BEARS AT A GLANCE...
HEAD COACH : Josh Taylor | Record: 310-213 (12) | LA TECH Record: 77-45 (3)
HEAD COACH : Holly Hesse| Record: 905-863 (36) | MSU Record: SAME (36)
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66
101
13-16
2.07
.204
.189
20
37
51
13-15
5.28
.344
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2024 SCHEDULE
OPPONENT
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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. 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 6-1 this season and coming off a 9-3 loss at UL-Lafayette in a game in which the Bulldogs committed a season-high four errors. >> Through seven games this season, the Bulldogs have outscored opponents 62-19 while totaling 66 hits, 17 doubles and six home runs. >> Opponents are hitting .204 against the Bulldogs’ pitching staff in 2024. >> Brook Melnychuk has been impressive in the circle this season. Melnychuk holds a 1.91 ERA in 18.2 innings pitched. Opposing hitters are batting .212 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 this season. Easom leads the Bulldogs with a .529 batting average and .636 on-base percentage. She has collected nine hits, three doubles, two RBI, five walks, 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. >> The Bulldogs have homered in five-consecutive games their longest streak since March 19-April 1, 2022 when they homered in seven-consecutive games. >> Claire Raley leads the Bulldogs with three home runs. She is just one shy of her single-season high of four which she set in 2023 at Utah State. >> LA Tech is 5-1 when scoring first this season and 56-9 when scoring first under head coach Josh Taylor. > Brook Melnychuk and Caroline Easom were named NFCA Top Performers after helping the Bulldogs go 6-0 during the week of Feb. 12-18. >> LA Tech set the program and conference record for walks (20) and RBI (26) during a 28-2 victory over Lindenwood on Feb. 17, while its 28 runs scored were the second-most in school and league history and the most by a DI program this season. >> In a 8-0 five-inning run-rule win over Lindenwood on Feb. 16, 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. >> 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 77-45 in three seasons at Tech and 310-213 in his career, with prior stops at Nevada (2017-2021) and Feather River College (2009-2012). >>
LEADERS BULLDOGS CAROLINE EASOM | 5 AVG. | H
ALLIE FLOYD | 00
.529 | 9
K | INN. | W | S
17 | 18.0 | 2 | 2
CLAIRE RALEY | 7
LAUREN MENZINA | 4
HR | TB | SB
ERA
3 | 18 | 4
BY THE NUMBERS
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games 5 consecutive 3 LAhomeTechrunswiththisthree 20 that the Bulldogs The number of
Claire Raley leads
have homered in. The most since March 19-April 1, 2022.
season.
1
The number of walks the Bulldogs drew in their 28-2 win over Lindenwood, a new program and CUSA record.