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• The ULM baseball team completes its four-game homestand with a midweek contest on Tuesday night vs. in-state rival Louisiana Tech. It is the second of three midweek matchups this season between the Warhawks and the Bulldogs.
The Warhawks are winners of four of the past five games, which includes a series win over the Ragin' Cajuns. After dropping game one, ULM pulled off a walk-off, extra innings win in game two and a one-run win in game three. The Bulldogs are also coming off a conference series win, taking two of three games against Middle Tennessee.
Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series 112-79, which includes a 6-2 score over the Warhawks earlier this season in Ruston. ULM last defeated the Bulldogs in 2023.
• The game will air on KMLB.com and the TuneIn app with the Voice of the Warhawks, Mike Hammett, on the call. Live streaming will be available on ESPN+.
• ULM head coach Michael Federico is in his eighth season with the Warhawks in 2025. He has led the Warhawks to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in three of the last six seasons that the championship was contested. He was hired as head coach at ULM prior to the 2018 season and served as the club's pitching coach from 2018-22. During the 2024 season, Federico led the Warhawks to wins over NCAA regional finalists Coastal Carolina and Southern Miss as part of their 25 win season, which was the most since 2021. Two ULM pitchers that Federico coached signed free agent contracts with Major League Baseball organizations including Parker Seay (New York Yankees) and Chipper Menard (Baltimore Orioles).
• Senior outfielder Isaiah Walker leads the team with a .341 batting average and has scored 29 runs with 18 stolen bases. Bryce Blaser has a .313 batting average with 11 doubles on the season. Henry Garcia Jr. leads with 6 home runs and 34 RBI.Â
• On the mound, Sophomore RHP Daniel Gonzalez is the leading starting pitcher with an ERA of 5.03. He has a 3-1 record in 2025 with 27 strikeouts with hitters averaging .238 against him. Brennan Eager is the featured midweek starter with a 4-2 record posting a 2.73 ERA. In the bullpen, Josh Gregoire is the top performer. He has a 0.41 ERA in 22.0 innings pitched with four saves on the year along with 24 strikeouts and a .147 batting average against him.Â
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STATS RANKINGS SUMMARY
As a team, ULM checks in the top three of the Sun Belt Conference leaderboard in stolen bases per game (4th, 1.44), total stolen bases (4th, 49) and triples (4th, 10). In ULM's 11-1 win over Alcorn State earlier this season, the Warhawks broke the single-game program record for stolen bases and swiped 14 bags versus the Braves.
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Isaiah Walker has stolen 18 bases this season which is second in the Sun Belt. Walker also checks in second in stolen bases per game (0.51) and fifth in triples (3) among SBC rankings. Colby Lunsford's three triples are tied for fifth in the league.
On the mound, Joey Cirelli is seventh in the conference in walks allowed per nine innings (2.20) and fifth in the SBC in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 4.43. Josh Gregoire is one of the most dominant relievers in the SBC and has recorded four saves this season, which is tied for sixth in the league.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks hit the road for a three-game conference series at No. 20 Troy spanning Thursday-Saturday in Alabama.