LA Tech Travels to Charlotte for Final Conference Series

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Louisiana Tech hits the road for the final conference series of the season at Hayes Stadium at Charlotte.

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Discuss it here.

The obvious thing is that Tech absolutely has to turn this trend around of Charlotte dominating us in head to head play. As tough as it’s going to be to win this series or even greater to sweep it, we need to. We need all the momentum we can get going into the conference tournament. I think we all know that the only way we make the NCAAs is to pretty much win out, take the championship or finish 2nd.

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Originally Posted by Bone_afide_Dawg

The obvious thing is that Tech absolutely has to turn this trend around of Charlotte dominating us in head to head play. As tough as it’s going to be to win this series or even greater to sweep it, we need to. We need all the momentum we can get going into the conference tournament. I think we all know that the only way we make the NCAAs is to pretty much win out, take the championship or finish 2nd.

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what is this "championship" you talk of?

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Originally Posted by Amos Moses

what is this "championship" you talk of?

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That tournament played in Hattiesburg.

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Originally Posted by Gladzilla

That tournament played in Hattiesburg.

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I guess you didn't understand my snide remark. The word "championship" doesn't seem to be in Tech athletics vocabulary. Only the Tech women seem to understand the meaning of the word.

Tech athletics substitutes the word "compete" for "championship".

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I guess you didn't understand my snide remark. The word "championship" doesn't seem to be in Tech athletics vocabulary. Only the Tech women seem to understand the meaning of the word.

Tech athletics substitutes the word "compete" for "championship".

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And even the Tech women prefer to be bridemaids rather than the bride when it comes to reaching the NCAAs.

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And even the Tech women prefer to be bridemaids rather than the bride when it comes to reaching the NCAAs.

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Sad but true, although they showed out in bowling.....a minor sport, but nevertheless.

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Sad but true, although they showed out in bowling.....a minor sport, but nevertheless.

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And our softball program has been to 2 of the past 4 NCAA tournaments.

Tech probably needs 2 of 3 against Charlotte and a win in Hattiesburg to be a lock for the tourney. That’s a big need though, don’t think our pitching is good enough to contain the Charlotte bats.

On paper it looks like we should take 2 of 3, but....well, y'all know.

I can’t believe how bad Rice and Tulane are at baseball now.

We need at least 2 out of 3 and 2 wins in Hattiesburg for a shot at getting into a regional.

We will probably Tech it up and sweep this weekend, win the tournament then not win a game in regionals.

Same lineup and batting order with Gibson starting.

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Originally Posted by FriscoDawg

Other C-USA scores
FAU 7 @Marshall 6 bottom 8th (Just a typical day at the Y. 9 HRs with Marshall leading 5-4)
ODU at WKU 5:00 PM
UAB at UTSA 6:00 PM
USM at Middle Tennessee 6:00 PM
Rice at FIU 6:00 PM

C-USA Standings
USM 20-7 (needs one win to clinch #1 seed)
Tech 18-9 (Tech holds tiebreaker over UTSA)
UTSA 17-10 (UTSA holds tiebreaker over MT)
MT 17-10 (MT holds tiebreaker over Tech)
Charlotte 16-11 (Charlotte holds tiebreakers over both FAU and ODU)
ODU 16-11 (ODU holds tiebreaker over FAU)
FAU 16-11
8 UAB 12-15 (UAB holds tiebreaker over Marshall)
----teams above have qualified for C-USA Tournament----
Marshall 9-18 (hosts FAU next week)
FIU 8-19 (hosts Rice next week)
WKU 7-20 (hosts ODU next week)
Rice 6-21 (at FIU next week)

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From out of left field, here's my prediction for the final standings:

USM 21-9
UTSA 20-10
Tech 19-11
ODU 19-11
MT 19-11
CLT 18-12
FAU 18-12
UAB 12-18

Have no clue how the three 19-11 teams will be seeded due to tiebreakers.

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From out of left field, here's my prediction for the final standings:

USM 21-9
UTSA 20-10
Tech 19-11
ODU 19-11
MT 19-11
CLT 18-12
FAU 18-12
UAB 12-18

Have no clue how the three 19-11 teams will be seeded due to tiebreakers.

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MT would have to win 2 against USM to do that.

Since Tech beat ODU twice, ODU beat MT twice, and MT beat Tech twice, the next tiebreaker should go to the top of the standings.

Tech beat USM once, ODU beat USM twice, and MT would have to beat USM twice. That would make Tech the #5 seed with ODU #3 and MT #4.

Need to get at least two in Charlotte in the worst way.

The series is on ESPN+ for anyone who missed that.