315 to left. 370 to left-center. 385 to straightaway. 340 to the scoreboard in right-center. 325 to the foul pole in right. The tornado that ripped through Ruston in the early hours of April 25th destroyed J.C. Love Field beyond repair. The roof crumbled, the scoreboard fell, and the structure was eventually condemned. But what […]
If the 2018-19 basketball season had a theme, it would be road losses. The Dunkin’ Dawgs lost ten of their fourteen games away from the Thomas Assembly Center. And only one of those victories came when it counted the most: conference play. It’s fortunate that curse didn’t rub off on the baseball program, because 12
A Hit By Pitch (HBP) is about as ordinary of a baseball stat as you can get. It’s often listed in the box score alongside other classics like the Walk, Batting Average, or my favorite, the Blown Save (mostly because of its abbreviation, BS). A HBP works exactly how it sounds: if a pitch makes
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Another year, another round of Tech fans calling for the basketball coach’s firing due to transferring players: https://twitter.com/j_tweets_alot/status/1107824641580716032 To be fair to hot taeks like this, Tech fans have every reason to be this upset. The duo of Duruji and Langston won’t exactly be the easiest to replace. The Bulldogs did get quite a bit
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Even though Tech finally achieved a conference road victory last night, there are several reasons to be critical of fourth year Louisiana Tech head basketball coach Eric Konkol. Let’s go through some of them: #1: Over the seasons, Tech has scored fewer and fewer points per game: Points scored isn’t some magic indicator of a
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FAU Recap Tech needed to accomplish two things to leave Boca Raton with a win: Limit the number of open threes Rebound the ball That’s in increasing order of importance, so it’s a shame that Tech was able to pull off #1, but failed miserably at #2. The Bulldogs were out-rebounded 43-31, a minus 12
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It’s no secret that the Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team has struggled away from home this year. Outside of the Thomas Assembly Center, Tech is 3-9 (0-6 in C-USA). On their home floor, the Bulldogs have yet to falter, recording a 12-0 record. But what makes the TAC so special? On average, fewer than 2,300
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Marshall Recap Not today, death. After the previous week’s “performance”, many (including myself) didn’t expect Tech to be able to compete with conference-leading Marshall. But never doubt the Dogs at home. Tech was able to stave off the Thundering Herd’s thundering comeback in the overtime thriller. Although they only led for 47 seconds of the
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Old Dominion Recap There was more to this game than the final two minutes, but those final two minutes decided this game. The Bulldogs’ inability to shoot free throws directly resulted in a loss on the first leg of the road trip. If you want to relive the painful final moments, here’s a link to
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Hey guys, we need to talk about foul shots. In Tech’s one point loss last night, the Bulldogs were only 17-for-25 (68%) from the line, but what truly hurt was when the those shots were missed. With 2:36 remaining, DaQuan Bracey missed the front half of a one-and-one that would have tied the game at
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