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Owls Late Charge Not Enough
4/10/2022 3:39:00 PM | Baseball
LA Tech wins 3-1
Ruston: Louisiana Tech struck for three early runs and held off a late Rice rally to down the Owls 3-1 on Sunday and complete the sweep of the weekend series.
The Details: Tech struck for two early runs off starter Thomas Burbank when Cole McConnell blooped a wind-blown double with two outs to drive in the first run and then come home on a single. They added a run in the third when Steele Netterville sent a line drive through the wind for a homer to left. Burbank and Matthew Linskey held the Bulldogs off the scoreboard after the third, but the Owls' offense was stymied early, unable to convert on several opportunities with multiple men on base. They finally broke through in the ninth. Austin Bulman led off the frame with a walk and advanced to third on a double by Guy Garibay Jr. Pierce Gallo drove home Bulman on a ground out to shortstop, but the Owls got no closer and dropped their seventh straight C-USA game.
Notable:
The Details: Tech struck for two early runs off starter Thomas Burbank when Cole McConnell blooped a wind-blown double with two outs to drive in the first run and then come home on a single. They added a run in the third when Steele Netterville sent a line drive through the wind for a homer to left. Burbank and Matthew Linskey held the Bulldogs off the scoreboard after the third, but the Owls' offense was stymied early, unable to convert on several opportunities with multiple men on base. They finally broke through in the ninth. Austin Bulman led off the frame with a walk and advanced to third on a double by Guy Garibay Jr. Pierce Gallo drove home Bulman on a ground out to shortstop, but the Owls got no closer and dropped their seventh straight C-USA game.
Notable:
- Burbank matched his career-high with five innings, both in starts this past week.
- Linskey worked a career-high three innings and struck out a career-best eight. He has not allowed a run this season in 13 appearances and has struck out 34 in 14.2 innings.
- Bulman's single in the sixth extended his hitting streak to a career-high and team-best 12 games.
- Jack Riedel was 1x4 to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
- Justin Long was 2x3 at the plate, his second straight multi-hit game which doubles his season total coming into the series.
- Nathan Becker struck out to end the game as a pinch hitter, ending his on-base streak at 26 games.
- Gallo was also held off the bases to end his on-base streak at 17 games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fincher, Jonathan (6-1)
L: Burbank, Thomas (1-4)
S: Crigger, Kyle (6)
Batting:
2B: Garibay Jr., Guy 1 ; Smigelski, Aaron 1
RBI: Gallo, Pierce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bulman, Austin 1
Batting:
2B: McConnell, Cole 2
HR: Netterville, Steele 1
RBI: Netterville, Steele 1 ; McConnell, Cole 1 ; Burchfield, Walker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McLeod, Logan 1 ; Netterville, Steele 1 ; McConnell, Cole 1
SB: Young, Taylor 1 ; Myers, Adarius 1
CS: Myers, Adarius 1
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