Baseball. Diamond Dogs Top No. 9 Lafayette in Extra Innings Thriller, 6-5

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It took nearly five hours and 13 innings to declare a winner on Wednesday night at J.C. Love Field, but Chase Lunceford walked away the hero as his two-out walk-off single gave Louisiana Tech (15-2) a 6-5 win over no. 9 Lafayette (9-5) in front of the largest crowd in Louisiana Tech Baseball history.

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[champion110]

Awesome job, Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!

[dawg80]

Another good win. Well, of course, all wins are good, but especially so over good opponents.

We could be, and should be, 17-0.

[Cool Hand Clyde]

I'm not sure about that largest crowd claim.

[Dowty]

Do they account for the people in the outfield areas in crowd count?

[PawDawg]

I'm not sure about that largest crowd claim.

Do they account for the people in the outfield areas in crowd count?

It was bound to happen. Our AD is obsessed with announcing bigger and better everything. In his mind his employer did not exist before he was hired.

No way they could count the unpaid crowd inside or outside the stadium. No way they sold 3300 total tickets even if combined with season tickets.

That said, it was the largest crowd I've ever witnessed personally, but Arkansas 2007, from what I heard had over 3000.

[Bearpaw]

It was bound to happen. Our AD is obsessed with announcing bigger and better everything. In his mind his employer did not exist before he was hired.

No way they could count the unpaid crowd inside or outside the stadium. No way they sold 3300 total tickets even if combined with season tickets.

That said, it was the largest crowd I've ever witnessed personally, but Arkansas 2007, from what I heard had over 3000.

Any idea on how many Good Dawgs were there?

[PawDawg]

Any idea on how many Good Dawgs were there?

Absolutely no way to tell or even guess within a few hundred. I'd say there were easily over 1000 Tech fans outside the stadium and possibly a few hundred LaLaff fans.

I'd say inside the stadium was to capacity with our students (who our admin treated like crap) and several hundred more LaLaff fans.

Great job by our PA announcer for recognizing the Tech fans outside the stadium a couple of times.

[Dawgpix]

It was bound to happen. Our AD is obsessed with announcing bigger and better everything. In his mind his employer did not exist before he was hired.

No way they could count the unpaid crowd inside or outside the stadium. No way they sold 3300 total tickets even if combined with season tickets.

That said, it was the largest crowd I've ever witnessed personally, but Arkansas 2007, from what I heard had over 3000.

The 1st base line was NOT as filled as the Arkansas game. Folks were 3-4 deep most of the way to the fair pole.
HOWEVER, there were much more students hanging from the apartments and the left field area.
Crowd size. Awfully close to this year's Tuesday night Arkansas game . . . but nowhere near the 2007 Arkansas game.

On to the next game.

[Bearpaw]

I'd say inside the stadium was to capacity with our students (who our admin treated like crap) and several hundred more LaLaff fans.

A great way to get the students involved in athletics, and grow/nurture future givers as alumni. The present before future approach... like our national debt

[OmahaDawg]

Another good win. Well, of course, all wins are good, but especially so over good opponents.

We could be, and should be, 17-0.

Really? This team maybe should be, or could be, 12-5 as well with the comebacks and extra inning games. This isn't Football or maybe even Basketball.

[dawg80]

This crowd set a record....maybe. Huge crowd for sure. Know what? It's great to be having such discussions. Beats having a crappy team where maybe 100 fans were in attendance.

USM travels well in baseball. I was at a USM game at the Shack some years ago, and they had as many fans as we did. So, look for more "record" crowds this weekend.

[dawg80]

Really? This team maybe should be, or could be, 12-5 as well with the comebacks and extra inning games. This isn't Football or maybe even Basketball.

Take your Negative Nancy crap somewhere else.

[OmahaDawg]

Take your Negative Nancy crap somewhere else.

You are funny, really. You are the first person to call me negative in 43 years.

Sorry, but if you are going to question my negativity about baseball, you may want to reassess your knowledge of the game.

[tenacious_dog]

All I know is I've seen some damn good baseball this season & we've set a record for our attendance this early in the season. I bought season tickets thinking we wouldn't make many games until late April. Already made 7 games!