2024 LOUISIANA TECH SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Softball Contact: Hunter Corneliusen | hunter@latech.edu | (913) 689-8407
GAMEs
LA Tech VS. UTEP| April 19-21 |Dr. Billy Bundrick Field| Ruston, LA.
41-43
Vs.
Louisiana Tech 2024 Record: 26-14 CUSA: 7-5 |H: 13-2 |A: 7-11| N: 6-1
UTEP 2024 Record: 21-14 CUSA: 7-8 |H: 15-6 |A: 3-7| N: 3-1
ESPN+ | MALCOLM BUTLER (PXP)
MINERS AT A GLANCE...
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE...
HEAD COACH : T.J. Hubbard| Record: 276-372 (14) | UTEP Record: 63-125 (5)
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 A20 A21 A23 A26 A27 A28 A30 M3 M4 M5 M8-10
.276
199
299
424
28-39
2.71
.251
.291
176
266
431
23-32
3.94
.276
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2024 SCHEDULE
OPPONENT
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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. 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. 6 p.m. UTEP* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. UTEP* Ruston, La. Noon 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 26-14 this season and coming off dropping both ends of a doubleheader at Ole Miss. Tech fell 7-3 in game one before falling in a 6-5, 13 inning marathon in game two. The Bulldogs were one out away from winning and up by two in the bottom of the ninth before Ole Miss tied things up with a two-RBI single. >> Alannah Rogers tied a career high with three hits in the 6-5 loss to Ole Miss while also driving in three of the Bulldogs’ five runs. >> Kylie Neel batted .556 with five hits, two home runs, a triple, eight RBI, four runs scored and 13 total bases in a three-game series at Jax State. Neel went 2-2 with a two-run home run, triple and sacrifice fly while driving in four runs during the Bulldogs’ 8-3 series clinching win over the Gamecocks on Sunday to register her 33rd career multi-hit game and fourth career four-RBI game. During Saturday’s 4-2 victory she was the only player with multiple hits in the contest and drove in three of the Bulldogs’ four runs by going 2-4 with a threerun home run and two runs scored. >> Nicole Hammoude leads LA Tech with 30 RBI and five home runs this season. Hammoude drove in a run during game one of the doubleheader at Ole Miss. >> This weekend LA Tech will be welcoming back over 25 former players as part of the Bulldogs’ third annual Alumni Weekend. >> Opponents are hitting .251 against the Bulldogs’ pitching staff in 2024. LA Tech holds a team ERA of 2.71 and a 1.26 WHIP in 271.1 innings pitched this season. In the last two seasons the Bulldog pitchers have held opponents to two runs or less in 49 of their 95 games played. >> Allie Floyd leads LA Tech in innings pitched (112.1) and strikeouts (65) this season while owning a 2.31 ERA. She has a 12-4 record and five saves this season. Floyd has held opponents to a .225 batting average in 2024. >> Brook Melnychuk is 9-6 this season with a 2.71 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 49 strikeouts. Opposing hitters are batting .230 against her. >> Center fielder Alexis Gilio has been the Dogs’ best hitter this season. She leads LA Tech with a .402 batting average and 49 hits, 17 RBI, 27 Runs scored, 17 walks and a team-leading 10 stolen bases. Defensively Gilio has committed one error in 73 chances. Gilio robbed her second home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth during a 6-5 extra-innings loss at Ole Miss on Tuesday. >> LA Tech is led by head coach Josh Taylor who is 97-58 in three seasons at Tech and 330-226 in his career, with prior stops at Nevada (2017-2021) and Feather River College (2009-2012). >> Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series with UTEP, 23-15. Last season the Bulldogs swept the Miners in El Paso. >>
LEADERS ALEXIS GILIO | 24 AVG. | H | SB
.400 | 45 | 10 CLAIRE RALEY | 7 R | SB
BULLDOGS
ALLIE FLOYD | 00
K | INN. | W | S
63 | 106.0 | 12 | 5 NICOLE HAMMOUDE | 44 HR | RBI
26 | 10
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Home Games and Tournaments in BOLD | All Times Central
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The Bulldogs went a season-long 13 innings before falling at Ole Miss, 6-5 in the second game of their doubleheader.