The Bulldogs finished 34–24 overall, and 17–13 in the conference.[3] The Bulldogs lost their only two games in the C-USA Postseason tournament and were not invited to any other tournament, thus ending their season.[4]
The C-USA coaches poll was released on January 29, 2020 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish third in the conference.
Media poll
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Predicted finish
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Team
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First Place votes
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1 |
Southern Miss |
6
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2 |
Florida Atlantic |
4
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3 |
Louisiana Tech |
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4 |
Old Dominion |
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5 |
Rice |
1
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6 |
FIU |
1
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7 |
Western Kentucky |
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8 |
UAB |
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9 |
UTSA |
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10 |
Marshall |
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11 |
Charlotte |
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12 |
Middle Tennessee |
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Preseason All-C-USA teams
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All-Team
- Taylor Young – JR, Infielder
Reference:[5]
2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs roster
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Pitchers
- 6 Kyle Griffen – Senior
- 13 Tyler Follis – Senior
- 14 Casey Ouellette – Freshman
- 15 Shemar Page – Junior
- 16 Ryan Jennings – Junior
- 20 Cade Gibson – Redshirt Junior
- 21 Joseph Carbone – Freshman
- 25 Jarret Whorff – Junior
- 28 Jason Jaekel – Junior
- 29 Bryson Bales – Freshman
- 31 Jack Payne – Freshman
- 33 Beau Billings – Sophomore
- 36 Greg Martinez – Freshman
- 37 Bryce Fagan – Redshirt Senior
- 40 Seth Traweek – Freshman
- 47 Jonathan Fincher – Redshirt Sophomore
Catchers
- 11 Jorge Corona – Freshman
- 12 Philip Matulia – Sophomore
- 19 Jackson Slaughter – Freshman
- 38 Kyle Hasler – Freshman
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Outfielders
- 1 Manny Garcia – Senior
- 2 Parker Bates – Senior
- 4 Cole McConnell – Freshman
- 5 Braden Duhon – Freshman
- 7 Adarius Myers – Redshirt Freshman
- 17 Seth White – Redshirt Junior
- 18 Bryce Wallace – Sophomore
- 30 Steele Netterville – Junior
Infielders
- 3 Alex Ray – Junior
- 8 Taylor Young – Junior
- 9 Hunter Wells – Redshirt Senior
- 10 Logan McLeod – Freshman
- 26 Kyle Crigger – Junior
- 39 Ben Brantley – Freshman
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2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs coaching staff
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- Lane Burroughs – Head Coach – 4th year
- Mike Silva – Associate head coach – 3rd year
- Mitch Gaspard – Assistant Head Coach/recruiting coordinator – 1st year
- Matt Miller – Assistant Coach – 1st year
- Kim Tanner – Administrative Assistant
- Katie Lunsford – Athletic Trainer
- Alexa Garcia – Director of player development
- Brian Walker – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Kent Hasler – Graduate Manager
- Spence Drake – Student Manager
- Joe Craighead – Student Manager
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Schedule and results
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2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball game log
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Regular season (11-6)
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February (8–3)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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C-USA record
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Feb. 15 |
at No. 24 Louisiana |
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M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Lafayette, LA |
W 2–1 |
Fincher (1–0) |
Moriarty (0–1) |
Crigger (1) |
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5,109 |
1–0 |
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Feb. 15 |
vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
|
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park |
W 2–0 |
Griffen (1–0) |
Simanek (0–1) |
Billings (1) |
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457 |
2–0 |
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Feb. 16 |
at No. 24 Louisiana |
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M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park |
W 10–0 |
Whorff (1-0) |
Schultz (0-1) |
None |
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4,881 |
3–0 |
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Feb. 18 |
at McNeese State |
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Joe Miller Ballpark Lake Charles, LA |
W 7–4 |
Martinez (1–0) |
Hecker (0–1) |
Griffen (1) |
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1,215 |
4–0 |
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Feb. 21 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field Troy, AL |
L 0–4 |
Thomas (2–0) |
Fincher (1–1) |
Johnson (1) |
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1,399 |
4–1 |
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Feb. 22 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field |
L 4–7 |
Oates (2-0) |
Crigger (0–1) |
Wilkinson (1) |
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2,053 |
4–2 |
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Feb. 23 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field |
W 9–0 |
Whorff (2-0) |
Newton (1–1) |
None |
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1,567 |
5–2 |
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Feb. 26 |
at No. 11 LSU |
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Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field Baton Rouge, LA |
L 1–7 |
Kaminer (1-0) |
Martinez (1-1) |
None |
SECN+ |
9,912 |
5–3 |
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Feb. 28 |
Maine |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium Ruston, LA |
W 5–1 |
Fincher (2–1) |
Sinacola (0–3) |
None |
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842 |
6–3 |
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Feb. 29 |
Maine |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
W 15–10 |
Page (1–0) |
Pushard (0–2) |
None |
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1,056 |
7–3 |
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Feb. 29 |
Maine |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
W 19–0 |
Traweek (1–0) |
Carson (0–2) |
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1,056 |
8–3 |
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March (3–3)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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Mar. 1 |
Maine |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
W 26–3 |
Whorff (3–0) |
Geoffrion (0-1) |
None |
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734 |
9–3 |
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Mar. 3 |
at Sam Houston State |
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Don Sanders Stadium Huntsville, TX |
W 9–3 |
Ouelette (1–0) |
Wesneski (0–1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
1,175 |
10–3 |
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Mar. 4 |
at Sam Houston State |
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Don Sanders Stadium |
Game canceled
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Mar. 6 |
at Wichita State |
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Eck Stadium Wichita, KS |
L 2–6 |
Hamilton (2–1) |
Fincher (2–2) |
None |
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1,845 |
10–4 |
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Mar. 7 |
at Wichita State |
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Eck Stadium |
L 3–5 |
Bechtel (2–0) |
Griffen (1–1) |
Gifford (4) |
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2,113 |
10–5 |
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Mar. 8 |
at Wichita State |
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Eck Stadium |
L 9–10 |
Peters (1-0) |
Ouelette (1-1) |
None |
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1,996 |
10–6 |
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Mar. 10 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
W 14–3 |
Crigger (1–1) |
Bozosi (0–1) |
None' |
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785 |
11-7 |
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Mar. 13 |
vs. Middle Tennessee |
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Smith–Wills Stadium Jackson, MS |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 14 |
vs. Middle Tennessee |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 15 |
vs. Middle Tennessee |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 17 |
at Northwestern State |
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H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Natchitoches, LA |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 20 |
at Western Kentucky |
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Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 21 |
at Western Kentucky |
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Nick Denes Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 22 |
at Western Kentucky |
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Nick Denes Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 24 |
at Louisiana |
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M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 27 |
vs. Florida Atlantic |
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Warhawk Field Monroe, LA |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 28 |
vs. Florida Atlantic |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 29 |
vs. Florida Atlantic |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Mar. 31 |
at Southeastern Louisiana |
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Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field Hammond, LA |
Games suspended indefinitely
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April (0-0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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Apr. 3 |
at Marshall |
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Appalachian Power Park Charleston, WV |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 4 |
at Marshall |
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Appalachian Power Park |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 5 |
at Marshall |
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Appalachian Power Park |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 7 |
at Louisiana–Monroe |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 9 |
vs. Rice |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 10 |
vs. Rice |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 11 |
vs. Rice |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 14 |
vs. Northwestern State |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 17 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 18 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 19 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 21 |
vs. McNeese State |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 24 |
vs. Old Dominion |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 25 |
vs. Old Dominion |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 26 |
vs. Old Dominion |
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Smith–Wills Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Apr. 28 |
vs. Louisiana |
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Ruston High Baseball Stadium |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May (0–0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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May 1 |
at UAB |
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Jerry D. Young Memorial Field Birmingham, AL |
Games suspended indefinitely
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at UAB |
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Jerry D. Young Memorial Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 3 |
at UAB |
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Jerry D. Young Memorial Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 8 |
at Southern Miss |
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Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 9 |
at Southern Miss |
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Pete Taylor Park |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 10 |
at Southern Miss |
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Pete Taylor Park |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 12 |
at Louisiana–Monroe |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 14 |
vs. FIU |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 15 |
vs. FIU |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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May 16 |
vs. FIU |
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Warhawk Field |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Post-season
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C-USA Tournament
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Date
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Opponent
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Seed
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SECT Record
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May 20–24 |
TBD |
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MGM Park Biloxi, MS |
Games suspended indefinitely
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Suspended Bold = Louisiana Tech team member
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- Schedule Source:[6]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.