Box Score RUSTON,
La.
- UALR (10-11) dropped a 4-3 decision to Louisiana Tech (8-14) on Tuesday at
J.C. Love Field. Both teams did all their respective scoring in a single set of
at-bats, with the Bulldogs scoring four in the bottom of the second and UALR
putting up three runs in the top half of the third.
Jamie Gilley picked up the win for Louisiana Tech to improve
to 1-0 on the season. Gilley threw 4.1 innings of relief, allowing no runs on
just one hit. Sophomore Cameron Allen
was saddled with the loss for the Trojans to fall to 1-1 on the year. Allen
started the game and surrendered four runs on five hits over 2.0 innings of
work. Caleb Dudley recorded the final three outs for the Bulldogs to earn his
third save of the season.
Junior Travis
McDonald came on in relief of Allen and threw 4.2 innings while giving up
no runs on four hits. Freshman Jesse
Harbin struck out two batters and surrendered no hits in 1.1 innings of
relief work.
The UALR offense produced seven hits spread across
seven different players in the contest. Sophomore Ben Crumpton finished the game 1-for-5 with a double and a run
scored, while seniors Myles Parma
and Blake Johnson both finished with
a hit and an RBI.
Louisiana Tech struck first by putting up four runs in
the bottom half of the second. Consecutive singles by Kody Neel and Ryan Jones
to start the frame gave the Bulldogs two runners on with no outs, while a wild
pitch by Allen advanced both runners. A single by Thomas Simoneaux scored Neel
and moved Jones to third, and a sac fly by Taylor Burch plated Jones for the
second run of the inning. After Allen was able to retire the next batter on a ground
out, a two-run homer by Kyle Arnsberg made it a 4-0 game after two innings.
UALR answered with three runs in the top half of the
third. Senior David Guarno led off
the inning with a single, and Crumpton doubled to right center. Junior Austin Pfeiffer then drew a walk to
load the bases for UALR with no outs. An RBI single by Johnson played the first
Trojan run of the inning, and a drawn walk by senior Chris Burk with the bases loaded plated the second. Parma drove in
UALR's third run of the frame on a fielder's choice.
The Louisiana Tech bullpen kept the Trojans' offense in
check over the final six innings, as UALR managed just two hits after their
three-hit, three-run third inning. Junior Kaleb
Jobe provided a one-out single in the ninth, but Crumpton lined into a
double play to end any chance of a UALR scoring threat.
The Trojans return to action with a three-game weekend
series at South Alabama. First pitch on Friday is slated for 6:30 p.m.
