RUSTON, La. -- Despite picking up a hit in eight of nine innings and out-hitting Louisiana Tech, 10-5, the Warhawks fell to the Bulldogs, 3-2, Wednesday night at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.
ULM (13-13) had two base runners on in the ninth, but the Warhawks were unable to push the tying run across to extend the game. Nathan Pugh singled but was later caught stealing and Danny Springer reached on catcher's interference in the final frame.
The loss was charged to Cole Hendrix and he fell to 0-1 on the season after allowing what proved to be the winning run in the sixth.
Spencer Hemphill finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, while Jacob Stockton and Anthony Herrera each had two hits. Stockton scored both runs for the Warhawks in the road contest.
After picking up a single hit in each of the first two innings, the Warhawks were able to break through in the top of the third inning. Stockton led off the inning with a single to center field and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dalton Todd. Herrera followed and singled to shallow right field as no Bulldog fielder could get to the ball before it hit the ground. Herrera's single allowed Stockton to move to third and he was able to score on a sacrifice fly to center field by Keelin Rasch and give ULM a 1-0 lead.
After a scoreless fourth inning, the Warhawks were able to push another run across and take a 2-0 lead after the top of the fifth. Stockton led off the inning with a triple to right field that got by a diving Conner Tobias. Todd followed with a sacrifice fly to center and Stockton was able to score easily to put the Warhawks ahead by two runs.
The Bulldogs (12-13) were able to even the game at 2-2 as Conner Tobias delivered a two-out, two-RBI single up the middle in the home half of the fifth inning. Louisiana Tech took the lead at 3-2 as Taylor Nichols delivered a RBI ground out in the bottom half of the sixth inning to conclude scoring in Wednesday's game.
Laetten Galbraith earned the win for Louisiana Tech and he is now 3-4 on the season.
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#WarhawkNotables
-Wednesday's contest between ULM and Louisiana Tech was the first meeting between the two since the 2008 season (May 13, 2008).
-Payton Coddou made his first start of the 2015 season Wednesday night… His last start was on Apr. 25, 2014 at South Alabama… At Louisiana Tech, Coddou earned a no-decision in his predetermined short start as he allowed two hits and struck out one in two innings of work.
-Keelin Rasch's sacrifice fly that scored Jacob Stockton in the third inning was his second sacrifice fly of the season.
-Jacob Stockton's triple in the fifth inning was his first three-bagger of the season.
-Dalton Todd's sacrifice fly in the fifth that scored Jacob Stockton was his third of the season and is tied for the team lead.
-ULM, by head coach Bruce Peddie's design, used seven different pitchers in Wednesday's game… It is the most pitchers used by ULM since they used nine pitchers in a staff game against Grambling State on April 23, 2014.
#NextGame
ULM will host UT Arlington Friday night at Warhawk Field in the first of three games in a Sun Belt Conference series.
