By Stephen Featherston, Louisiana Tech Director of Strategic Communications; featured photo by Stephen Featherston
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Louisiana Tech dropped its regular season finale 3-2 in eight innings to Sam Houston on Sunday afternoon at the Bearkat Softball Complex. The Bulldogs finish the regular season at 30-23 (15-12 CUSA) and will now await their seeding for the upcoming Conference USA tournament next week.
Alyssa Martin and the Bulldogs took a perfect game and a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning, but SHSU was able to tie the game and force extras as they plated two runs on three hits. Martin tossed 6.0 innings and allowed one run on one hit while striking out two.
Allie Floyd (21-13) took the loss after pitching the final 1.1 innings. She allowed two runs on three hits.
The Bulldogs were outhit 4-3 by the Bearkats in the loss. Claire Raley, Allie Furr, and KB Briley all collected hits for the Bulldogs. Addison Snyder and Raley drove in one run each, while Alexis Gilio and Furr scored LA Tech’s runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
LA Tech jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning after plating two runs on one hit. Gilio was hit by a pitch to start the game and advanced 60 feet to second on a Reagan Marchant walk. Raley doubled to left center to score Gilio, while Snyder recorded a sac fly to score Marchant.
The Bulldogs recorded one hit in the fifth and one in the seventh but could not get either runner past second base.
Down 2-0 and hitless entering the seventh, the Bearkats plated two runs on three hits to force extra innings. SHSU used back-to-back doubles to start the half and plated their first run on the second double. With one runner on, a groundout to first allowed a runner to reach third, followed by a single up the middle to tie the game at two apiece.
The Bearkats used a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth inning to earn the 3-2 win.
NOTABLES
The Bulldogs move to 21-15 all-time against SHSU.
Today’s game was the fourth extra inning contest of the season for the Bulldogs.
Claire Raley recorded her seventh double of the season.
Alyssa Martin recorded a new career-high with 6.0 innings pitched in the circle.
Alyssa Martin registered her 20th strikeout of the season.
UP NEXT
LA Tech will now await its seeding for the upcoming Conference USA Tournament. The tournament kicks off Wednesday in Bowling Green, Ky., on the campus of Western Kentucky.