Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, April 10
Ruston, LA
6 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
17-17, 5-8
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8
Louisiana Tech
19-16, 7-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Blue Raider baseball falls to LA Tech
4/10/2026 9:13:00 PM | Baseball
RUSTON, La.- Middle Tennessee (17-17, 5-8 CUSA) baseball dropped the first game of its weekend series to Louisiana Tech (19-16, 7-6 CUSA) 8-1 on Friday night.
The Blue Raiders struck first to start the series, scratching across a run in the second inning against LA Tech right-hander Declan Dahl (W, 5-3). Layne Akers led off the frame with a single to center, and later came around to score on a Dean O'Neill RBI groundout.
Middle Tennessee was backed by a solid performance on the mound by Chandler Alderman (L, 1-2). The junior from Poplar Grove, Illinois kept the Bulldogs bats at bay for most of the outing, ending his day with three earned runs on his line.
LA Tech's offense rode a five-run sixth inning to build a 7-1 deficit over the Blue Raiders. Middle Tennessee used three different arms in the inning, with Landen Burch called upon to strand runners on second and third to send it to the seventh.
Abel Albarran and Walker Shaw both made appearances out of the bullpen late for the Blue Raiders. Albarran struck out two across an inning of work, while Shaw picked up a strikeout and induced a double play in the eighth.
By the Numbers:
36: Dean O'Neill picked up his team-leading 36th RBI of the season in the second inning. This places the Blue Raider slugger in a three-way tie for second in Conference USA.
24: Tyler Minnick's eighth inning single continued the Blue Raider catcher's on-base streak to 24 consecutive games.
8: Chandler Alderman's 5.0 inning outing marks his eighth start of the year going 4.0 innings or longer for Middle Tennessee.
Up next:
The Blue Raiders and Bulldogs will face off for the second game of the series with a 2 p.m. CT first pitch. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with a radio broadcast and audio stream with Dick Palmer available on WGNS and the Blue Raider Network.
The Blue Raiders struck first to start the series, scratching across a run in the second inning against LA Tech right-hander Declan Dahl (W, 5-3). Layne Akers led off the frame with a single to center, and later came around to score on a Dean O'Neill RBI groundout.
Middle Tennessee was backed by a solid performance on the mound by Chandler Alderman (L, 1-2). The junior from Poplar Grove, Illinois kept the Bulldogs bats at bay for most of the outing, ending his day with three earned runs on his line.
LA Tech's offense rode a five-run sixth inning to build a 7-1 deficit over the Blue Raiders. Middle Tennessee used three different arms in the inning, with Landen Burch called upon to strand runners on second and third to send it to the seventh.
Abel Albarran and Walker Shaw both made appearances out of the bullpen late for the Blue Raiders. Albarran struck out two across an inning of work, while Shaw picked up a strikeout and induced a double play in the eighth.
By the Numbers:
36: Dean O'Neill picked up his team-leading 36th RBI of the season in the second inning. This places the Blue Raider slugger in a three-way tie for second in Conference USA.
24: Tyler Minnick's eighth inning single continued the Blue Raider catcher's on-base streak to 24 consecutive games.
8: Chandler Alderman's 5.0 inning outing marks his eighth start of the year going 4.0 innings or longer for Middle Tennessee.
Up next:
The Blue Raiders and Bulldogs will face off for the second game of the series with a 2 p.m. CT first pitch. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with a radio broadcast and audio stream with Dick Palmer available on WGNS and the Blue Raider Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dahl, Declan (5-3)
L: Alderman, Chandler (1-2)
Batting:
RBI: O'Neill, Dean 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Akers, Layne 1
Batting:
2B: Patterson, Cade 1 ; Berch, Eli 1
HR: Scott, Wesley 1 ; McCoy, Casey 1
RBI: Scott, Wesley 2 ; Lunsford, Colby 3 ; McCoy, Casey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Scott, Wesley 1 ; Patterson, Cade 2 ; Lunsford, Colby 2 ; Berch, Eli 1 ; McCoy, Casey 2
CS: Lunsford, Colby 1
PO: Menuet, Brecken 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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H
1
RBI
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3
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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