#18 Louisiana Tech (37-16) and #19 Southern Miss (36-17) will hook it up for the 9th time on the diamond this season Thursday night.
Game Time
Thursday | 7:30 PM
Pitching Probables
LHP Jonathan Fincher (7-1, 2.77) vs RHP Walker Powell (9-2, 2.56)
Regular Season Series
Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss squared-off 8 times during the regular season.
The Bulldogs won the season series 5-3.
In the 8 games, Southern Miss and LA Tech were separated by 1 run at 48-47 in terms of total runs scored. Tightly contested series.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament 7-6 Wednesday night.
Hunter Wells provided the late heroics with a walk-off HR to right field in the 12th inning.
For the evening, Wells reached base in 5 of 7 plate appearances and hit 2 HR.
Cade Gibson earned his 4th win of the season after throwing 2 shutout innings in relief.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
Southern Miss earned an 11-1 win over Western Kentucky in the first round of the C-USA tournament Wednesday night.
In the win, Hunter Stanley threw a complete game on the mound and struck out 14.
Offensively, Chris Sargent had a big night.
The first baseman only had one hit, but he made it count.
Sargent's grand slam in the 8th inning ended the game, via 10-run rule.
For the season, Sargent is only hitting .214 but has 11 HR and 45 RBI.
Statistical Comparison
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