Houston Christian starters:

15/lf/J. Walker; 5/3b/J. Rader; 12/1b/K. Halligan; 24/rf/R. Hendricks; 9/dh/P. Curtis; 2/2b/A. Avalos; 29/c/L. Castillej; 1/ss/N. Defazio; 14/cf/T. Jackson; 27/p/D. Lopez;

Louisiana Tech starters:

9/ss/C. Coates; 11/1b/T. Hawsey; 16/3b/C. Lunsford; 24/dh/S. Mexico; 3/lf/M. Libby; 6/cf/Z. Ruddell; 5/c/H. Gustavson; 4/rf/C. Patterson; 18/2b/C. McCoy; 7/p/H. Rowan;

1st Inning

Top of 1st - HOUSTON batting

J. Walker singled through the left side.

J. Rader flied out to lf.

K. Halligan walked; J. Walker advanced to second.

R. Hendricks fouled out to rf; J. Walker advanced to third.

P. Curtis popped up to ss.

Bottom of 1st - LA TECH batting

C. Coates walked.

T. Hawsey hit by pitch; C. Coates advanced to second.

C. Lunsford doubled to right center, RBI; T. Hawsey advanced to third; C. Coates scored.

S. Mexico grounded out to 2b, RBI; C. Lunsford advanced to third; T. Hawsey scored.

M. Libby struck out swinging.

Z. Ruddell flied out to lf.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	1	0	2
LA TECH	2	1	0	1

2nd Inning

Top of 2nd - HOUSTON batting

A. Avalos flied out to rf.

L. Castillej walked.

L. Castillej advanced to second on a passed ball.

N. Defazio struck out looking.

T. Jackson flied out to rf.

Bottom of 2nd - LA TECH batting

H. Gustavson grounded out to 3b.

C. Patterson singled to left field.

C. McCoy singled through the right side; C. Patterson advanced to third.

C. Coates doubled to left field, RBI; C. McCoy advanced to third; C. Patterson scored.

T. Hawsey struck out swinging.

C. Lunsford struck out looking.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	0	0	1
LA TECH	1	3	0	2

3rd Inning

Top of 3rd - HOUSTON batting

J. Walker grounded out to 2b.

J. Rader flied out to rf.

K. Halligan struck out swinging.

Bottom of 3rd - LA TECH batting

S. Mexico tripled to right field.

M. Libby struck out swinging.

Z. Ruddell walked.

H. Gustavson flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; S. Mexico scored.

Z. Ruddell picked off, out at first p to 2b to 1b.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	0	0	0
LA TECH	1	1	0	1

4th Inning

Top of 4th - HOUSTON batting

R. Hendricks flied out to cf.

P. Curtis grounded out to 3b.

A. Avalos flied out to rf.

Bottom of 4th - LA TECH batting

C. Patterson struck out swinging.

C. McCoy struck out swinging.

C. Coates walked.

T. Hawsey struck out swinging.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	0	0	0
LA TECH	0	0	0	1

5th Inning

Top of 5th - HOUSTON batting

L. Castillej fouled out to rf.

N. Defazio grounded out to ss.

T. Jackson flied out to cf.

Bottom of 5th - LA TECH batting

L. Castano to p for D. Lopez.

C. Lunsford singled to third base.

S. Mexico flied out to lf.

C. Lunsford stole second.

M. Libby struck out swinging.

Z. Ruddell fouled out to 3b.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	0	0	0
LA TECH	0	1	0	1

6th Inning

Top of 6th - HOUSTON batting

L. Fontenot to p for H. Rowan.

J. Walker flied out to cf.

J. Rader doubled to left center.

K. Halligan struck out swinging.

R. Hendricks walked.

P. Curtis flied out to rf.

Bottom of 6th - LA TECH batting

H. Gustavson singled up the middle.

C. Patterson grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; H. Gustavson advanced to second.

C. McCoy flied out to cf.

C. Coates grounded out to 1b unassisted.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	1	0	2
LA TECH	0	1	0	1

7th Inning

Top of 7th - HOUSTON batting

A. Avalos singled to left field.

L. Castillej singled to left field; A. Avalos advanced to second.

N. Defazio grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; L. Castillej advanced to second; A. Avalos advanced to third.

T. Jackson singled to left field, RBI; L. Castillej advanced to third; A. Avalos scored.

J. Walker flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; L. Castillej scored.

B. Hooks to p for L. Fontenot.

J. Rader grounded out to 3b.

Bottom of 7th - LA TECH batting

T. Hawsey struck out swinging.

C. Lunsford struck out swinging.

S. Mexico flied out to cf.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	2	3	0	1
LA TECH	0	0	0	0

8th Inning

Top of 8th - HOUSTON batting

K. Halligan singled to right field.

R. Hendricks walked; K. Halligan advanced to second.

P. Curtis struck out looking.

A. Avalos struck out swinging.

W. Bazile pinch ran for R. Hendricks.

L. Castillej walked; W. Bazile advanced to second; K. Halligan advanced to third.

N. Defazio hit by pitch, RBI; L. Castillej advanced to second; W. Bazile advanced to third; K. Halligan scored.

L. Nichols to p for B. Hooks.

T. Jackson flied out to rf.

Bottom of 8th - LA TECH batting

W. Bazile to rf.

W. Scott pinch hit for M. Libby.

W. Scott singled to right field.

Z. Ruddell singled to left field; W. Scott advanced to second.

H. Gustavson out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Z. Ruddell advanced to second; W. Scott advanced to third.

K. Mentzel to p for L. Castano.

C. Patterson flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; W. Scott scored.

Z. Ruddell advanced to third on a passed ball.

C. McCoy flied out to rf.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	1	1	0	3
LA TECH	1	2	0	1

9th Inning

Top of 9th - HOUSTON batting

W. Scott to lf.

N. Houston to 2b for C. McCoy.

J. Walker singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by p.

J. Rader singled through the left side; J. Walker advanced to third.

K. Halligan struck out swinging.

M. Brandt pinch hit for W. Bazile.

M. Brandt struck out looking.

P. Curtis flied out to cf.

This Inning	R	H	E	L
HOUSTON	0	2	1	2

Houston Christian starters:

15/lf/J. Walker; 5/3b/J. Rader; 12/1b/K. Halligan; 24/rf/R. Hendricks; 9/dh/P. Curtis; 2/2b/A. Avalos; 29/c/L. Castillej; 1/ss/N. Defazio; 14/cf/T. Jackson; 27/p/D. Lopez;

Louisiana Tech starters:

9/ss/C. Coates; 11/1b/T. Hawsey; 16/3b/C. Lunsford; 24/dh/S. Mexico; 3/lf/M. Libby; 6/cf/Z. Ruddell; 5/c/H. Gustavson; 4/rf/C. Patterson; 18/2b/C. McCoy; 7/p/H. Rowan;

Bottom of 1st - LA TECH batting

C. Coates walked.

T. Hawsey hit by pitch; C. Coates advanced to second.

C. Lunsford doubled to right center, RBI; T. Hawsey advanced to third; C. Coates scored.

S. Mexico grounded out to 2b, RBI; C. Lunsford advanced to third; T. Hawsey scored.

M. Libby struck out swinging.

Z. Ruddell flied out to lf.

2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Bottom of 2nd - LA TECH batting

H. Gustavson grounded out to 3b.

C. Patterson singled to left field.

C. McCoy singled through the right side; C. Patterson advanced to third.

C. Coates doubled to left field, RBI; C. McCoy advanced to third; C. Patterson scored.

T. Hawsey struck out swinging.

C. Lunsford struck out looking.

1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 3rd - LA TECH batting

S. Mexico tripled to right field.

M. Libby struck out swinging.

Z. Ruddell walked.

H. Gustavson flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; S. Mexico scored.

Z. Ruddell picked off, out at first p to 2b to 1b.

1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Top of 7th - HOUSTON batting

A. Avalos singled to left field.

L. Castillej singled to left field; A. Avalos advanced to second.

N. Defazio grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; L. Castillej advanced to second; A. Avalos advanced to third.

T. Jackson singled to left field, RBI; L. Castillej advanced to third; A. Avalos scored.

J. Walker flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; L. Castillej scored.

B. Hooks to p for L. Fontenot.

J. Rader grounded out to 3b.

2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Top of 8th - HOUSTON batting

K. Halligan singled to right field.

R. Hendricks walked; K. Halligan advanced to second.

P. Curtis struck out looking.

A. Avalos struck out swinging.

W. Bazile pinch ran for R. Hendricks.

L. Castillej walked; W. Bazile advanced to second; K. Halligan advanced to third.

N. Defazio hit by pitch, RBI; L. Castillej advanced to second; W. Bazile advanced to third; K. Halligan scored.

L. Nichols to p for B. Hooks.

T. Jackson flied out to rf.

1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.

Bottom of 8th - LA TECH batting

W. Bazile to rf.

W. Scott pinch hit for M. Libby.

W. Scott singled to right field.

Z. Ruddell singled to left field; W. Scott advanced to second.

H. Gustavson out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Z. Ruddell advanced to second; W. Scott advanced to third.

K. Mentzel to p for L. Castano.

C. Patterson flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; W. Scott scored.

Z. Ruddell advanced to third on a passed ball.

C. McCoy flied out to rf.

1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.

Houston Christian at Louisiana Tech
2/14/2026 at (Ruston, LA, 71270)

Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Houston Christian	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		3	8	0	11
Louisiana Tech	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	X		5	9	1	7

Houston Christian Scorecard

#	Player	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	AB	R	H	RBI
1	#15 J. Walker	lf	1B LS		* G4			* F8	* F9 1RBI		1B 1	4	0	2	1
2	#5 J. Rader	3b	* F7		* F9			2B 7	* G5		1B LS	5	0	2	0
3	#12 K. Halligan	1b	BB		* K			* K		1B 9	* K	4	1	1	0
4	#24 R. Hendricks #8 W. Bazile #7 M. Brandt	ph	* FF9			* F8		BB		BB	* KL	2 0 1	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0
5	#9 P. Curtis	dh	* P6			* G5		* F9		* KL	* F8	5	0	0	0
6	#2 A. Avalos	2b		* F9		* F9			1B 7	* K		4	1	1	0
7	#29 L. Castillej	c		BB PB			* FF9		1B 7	BB		2	1	1	0
8	#1 N. Defazio	ss		* KL			* G6		* G5 SH	HBP 1RBI		2	0	0	1
9	#14 T. Jackson	cf		* F9			* F8		1B 7 1RBI	* F9		4	0	1	1
Totals												33	3	8	3
Runs			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0				3
Hits			1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2				8
Errors			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				1
LOB			2	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	2				11

HOUSTON	ip	h	r	er	bb	k	bf	ab	np	st
27 D. Lopez (L)	4.0	5	4	4	3	7	20	15	80	47
22 L. Castano	3.1	4	1	1	0	3	14	12	56	39
10 K. Mentzel	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	6
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	3	10	36	28	144	92

HB: Lopez [0]. SFA: Lopez; Mentzel.

GO-FO: Lopez 2-2; Castano 3-4; Mentzel 0-2.

Houston Christian at Louisiana Tech
2/14/2026 at (Ruston, LA, 71270)

Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Houston Christian	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		3	8	0	11
Louisiana Tech	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	X		5	9	1	7

Louisiana Tech Scorecard

#	Player	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AB	R	H	RBI
1	#9 C. Coates	ss	BB	2B 7 1RBI		BB		* G3U			2	1	1	1
2	#11 T. Hawsey	1b	HBP	* K		* K			* K		3	1	0	0
3	#16 C. Lunsford	3b	2B 9 1RBI	* KL			1B 5 SB2		* K		4	0	2	1
4	#24 S. Mexico	dh	* G4 1RBI		3B 9		* F7		* F8		4	1	1	1
5	#3 M. Libby #1 W. Scott	lf	* K		* K		* K			1B 9	3 1	0 1	0 1	0 0
6	#6 Z. Ruddell	cf	* F7		* BB PO		* FF5			1B 7 PB	3	0	1	0
7	#5 H. Gustavson	c		* G5	* F8 1RBI			1B MI		* 5-4 SH	2	0	1	1
8	#4 C. Patterson	rf		1B 7		* K		* G2 SH		* F8 1RBI	2	1	1	1
9	#18 C. McCoy #2 N. Houston	2b		1B RS		* K		* F8		* F9	4 0	0 0	1 0	0 0
Totals											28	5	9	5
Runs			2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1			5
Hits			1	3	1	0	1	1	0	2			9
Errors			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0
LOB			1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1			7

LA TECH	ip	h	r	er	bb	k	bf	ab	np	st
7 H. Rowan (W)	5.0	1	0	0	2	2	18	16	77	50
17 L. Fontenot	1.2	4	2	2	1	1	10	7	46	28
26 B. Hooks	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	7	4	32	17
32 L. Nichols (S)	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	6	6	19	13
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	5	7	41	33	174	108

HB: Hooks [0]. SFA: Fontenot.

GO-FO: Rowan 3-10; Fontenot 1-3; Hooks 1-0; Nichols 0-2.