LITTLE ROCK – A four-game home stand will get underway on Wednesday night as Little Rock baseball (14-22) and Louisiana Tech (23-13) face off in a midweek contest at 6 p.m., at
Gary Hogan Field.
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The Bulldogs took a 4-2 win against the Trojans back in February at Louisiana Tech. The last time Little Rock and Louisiana Tech met at
Gary Hogan Field was last year as the Bulldogs earned a 7-4 win. The Trojans' last win against the Bulldogs came in 2014 at home as they came away with a 7-6 victory.
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The Trojans will start freshman right-hander
Carter Brown (2-1) on Wednesday night. Brown earned his second career win last Tuesday night at home against Stephen F. Austin. Louisiana Tech's starter will be announced at a later time due to the Bulldogs playing McNeese State on Tuesday night.
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- A win would be the Trojans' fourth consecutive at home and second straight against a non-conference opponent.
- A victory for Little Rock would be its 25th in the series against Louisiana Tech dating back to 1976.
- Little Rock ranks fourth in the Sun Belt for hitting at .278 and fifth for pitching with an ERA of 4.48.
- Hunter Owens ranks third in the conference and 69th nationally with a .375 batting average.
- Owens and Dalton Thomas are tied for the most doubles in the Sun Belt this season with 13 each.
- At 54 hits for the year, Owens has the third-most in the conference and ranks 30th nationally.
- The Trojans are allowing the third-fewest hits per nine innings in the Sun Belt at 8.38 and rank 54th in Division I.
- Little Rock's 70 doubles rank second in the Sun Belt and 50th nationally.
- Coming into Wednesday's game, Zach Baker has made 90 consecutive starts.
- Thomas is tied for the 10th-most doubles in program history with 32.
- Owens is hitting .380 against non-conference opponents this season with 30 hits and 21 RBIs.
- Little Rock has allowed the fewest home runs in the Sun Belt this season with 16.
