Box Score

DBU's Baseball Team lost their second straight game on Friday night when they took on Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana .  The Bulldogs scored four runs in the first inning and held the Patriots high powered offense to only two runs on four hits to pick up the 7-2 victory.  The Patriots fell to 16-14 with loss, while La Tech improved to 20-14.

La Tech scored their first four runs in the bottom of the first off DBU's starting pitcher Sophomore Jordan Meaker.  Meaker allowed a lead off single and then proceeded to walk three straight batters, which allowed a run to score and the bases to remain loaded.  The Bulldogs then used two sacrifice fly balls and a wild pitch by Meaker to score their final three runs of the inning. 

The Patriots cut the lead to 4-1 in the top of the fourth after Junior Andrew Pirtle hit his first home run of the season for DBU.  However, the Bulldogs answered the Patriots run with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning off of two DBU errors and a wild pitch. 

DBU scored their final run of the game in the top of the fourth on a solo homerun by Sophomore Trevor Head and the Bulldogs scored their final two runs in the bottom of the third and fifth innings off of a solo homerun, a double, and a RBI single.

La Tech starting pitcher, Luke Burnett, picked up the victory to improve to 2-5 on the season, while Meaker fell to 3-2 with the loss.   Burnett pitched 6.0 innings, scattered three hits, allowed two runs, and struck out 10 Patriots, while Meaker went 7.0 innings, allowing six runs on 10 hits. 

Senior Matt Tucker extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a one for four night, while Head, Pirtle, and Junior Austin Krum contributed with the Patriots other three hits.

The Patriots will look to get back to their winning ways on Saturday when they take on the Bulldogs in a doubleheader beginning at 3:00.