Trojans Travel to Louisiana Tech for Midweek Contest

Game 4: Little Rock at Louisiana Tech
Date	Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017
Time	6 p.m.
Location	Ruston, La.
Stadium	J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Stats	GameTracker
Audio	KASR 92.7 FM or CSNSports.net
Video	CUSA.TV ($)
Full Notes	Little Rock | Louisiana Tech

LITTLE ROCK – In its first midweek game of the season, Little Rock baseball (0-3) will go up against Louisiana Tech (3-0) at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park on Tuesday at 6 p.m., in Ruston, La.
 
Little Rock baseball will broadcast live on the radio through the Creative Sports Network on KASR 92.7 FM in the Little Rock area and other stations throughout Arkansas. All radio broadcasts can be picked up online at KASRFM.com and/or CSNSports.net. Mike Harrison will be calling all the action this season for the Trojans.
 
Little Rock will be facing an undefeated Louisiana Tech squad that outscored UAPB 40-4 in a three-game series this past weekend. The Bulldogs extended their home winning streak to 13 games — second-longest in Division I. For its performance, Louisiana Tech received votes in the NCBWA poll on Monday afternoon.
 
Redshirt junior and lefty Cole Townsend will make his first start of the year on Tuesday. Townsend pitched one inning of relief for Little Rock on Saturday and allowed just one walk on 10 pitches. Townsend started in four games for the Trojans last season and was 0-1 in those games with eight strikeouts. Tuesday's game will the first time Townsend has ever faced Louisiana Tech's hitters.
 
Townsend will go up against former Cisco College teammate Casey Sullivan. The right-hander threw an inning of relief for the Bulldogs this past weekend and only allowed a walk.
 

• Through three games, Little Rock has played error-free baseball.
• Little Rock recorded the fourth-most hits in the Sun Belt this past weekend with 28.
• The Trojans three home runs last weekend tied for the second-most in the Sun Belt.
• Little Rock racked up 42 total bases this past weekend — fourth-most in the league.
• Trojan pitchers struck out 31 batter over the weekend — tied for fifth in the Sun Belt.
• Zach Baker had the most assists in the Sun Belt last weekend with 12.
• Little Rock's 17 strikeouts on Saturday were the most by the Trojans' pitching staff since it recorded 17 against UT Martin in 2003.
• Left-hander Cole Townsend will get the start for Little Rock on Tuesday.
• Townsend threw for an inning and only gave up a walk with 10 pitches on Saturday.
• Little Rock is 24-52 all-time against Louisiana Tech.
• The Trojans last win against the Bulldogs occurred at home in 2014 while the last road win at Louisiana Tech occurred earlier that season.
• Louisiana Tech will start right-hander Casey Sullivan on Tuesday.
• Townsend and Sulliv­an played together at Cisco College before transferring to their current institutions.
• The last time Little Rock's first win of the season came on the road was in 2011 at Stephen F. Austin.