RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech tallied an unearned, game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to steal a 3-2 victory from Charlotte on Thursday night. Two of the Bulldogs three runs were unearned as the 49ers drop the Conference USA opener in Louisiana.
“The last several innings we needed to compete a little bit better in the box,” started Head Coach Loren Hibbs. “We had another chance at the end, but we have to do a better job of putting the ball in play. I thought we pitched good enough, we just have to be a lot better in the box.