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FINAL/6 | #4 Ole Miss 4 #DiamondDogs 3
*Tech had scored 5 runs when baseball was played
*Ole Miss decided to not tarp the field, and it was ultimately deemed unsafe to play after the delay
Not kidding.
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It’s official. Louisiana Tech is headed to the Sun Belt.
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BREAKING | #LATech has landed West Virginia transfer QB Austin Kendall.
Kendall will be immediately eligible for the Bulldogs beginning in 2021.
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Lane Burroughs postgame on Ark SS Jalen Battles, “I told Coach Van Horn yesterday, you have a big leaguer playing shortstop. Not a future big leaguer, he’s a big leaguer right now.”
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Merry Christmas Bulldog fans!
Sincerely,
@Trent5Taylor
Jimmy G is passing out TDs for Christmas. 🎅
His second of the day goes to @Trent5Taylor. #JAXvsSF
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Austin Kendall will start at QB for #LATech at Mississippi State on Saturday.
Kendall, a transfer from West Virginia, has completed 62% of his throws for 2,418 yards, 17 TDs and 10 INTs in his collegiate career.
Kickoff is set for 3 PM on ESPNU.
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NCAA Regional baseball is coming to Ruston, LA!!!!!! #HBTD
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Cade Gibson’s story is TRULY REMARKABLE:
- 7.06 ERA in two seasons at LSUS
- 6.70 ERA in first season at Tech
- 4.87 ERA w/ 93 K in 85 IP in 2022 at Tech
- Tommy John surgery
- Signs for $12,500 in ‘22 and is in the big leagues less than 3 years later on April 20, 2025
NEVER QUIT CHASING YOUR DREAM. #HBTD
First Major League appearance ✅
First Major League strikeout ✅
Welcome to The Show, @CadeGibson7 👏
📺 @MLBTV
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Taylor Young & Kyle Crigger both made their pro debut last night.
Young finished 0/0 with 2 BB, 1 run scored and 1 stolen base.
Crigger tossed a scoreless inning while striking out 2.
#HBTD
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BREAKING | Tony Franklin will be the new offensive coordinator at #LATech, per BleedTechBlue sources.
Franklin previously served in the same role for the Bulldogs under Head Coach Sonny Dykes, leading Louisiana Tech to one of the most prolific offensive seasons in NCAA history when it averaged 51.4 points per game (2012).
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The #DiamondDogs are headed to the Austin Regional hosted by the Texas Longhorns.
1. Texas
2. Louisiana Tech
3. Dallas Baptist
4. Air Force
Let’s go!!!
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#LATech is headed to the Sun Belt.
Sources: The Sun Belt’s CEOs voted to invite Louisiana Tech to become the league’s 14th member on Monday morning, giving the school a replacement for Texas State.
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So @franfraschilla made an #SEC fanboy comment today saying that Kenneth Lofton Jr couldn't play in the #SEC, and there's a reason he's big man in #CUSA.
Junior in 3 games against the #SEC in 2020-2021: 19.7 ppg, 9.7 rebs, 1.3 assts, 1.3 blks.
We LOVE Junior. Dude can ball!
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TR FR Tyler Grubbs (@Tgrubbs52) with 16 tackles in his first career start tonight. YOU DOG!!!!! #HBTD
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Texas Tech OC Sonny Cumbie will be named the new Head Football Coach at #LATech:
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BREAKING | #LATech will name Dr. Eric Wood as its new Athletics Director.
Wood will come to Louisiana Tech after having served as the Deputy AD of Competitive Excellence at Central Florida.
A press conference is set for 11 AM Friday morning.
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Halftime brought big news inside Joe Aillet Stadium tonight—#LATech announced it will officially make the jump to the Sun Belt Conference in July 2026.
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FINAL | #DunkinDogs 78 UL-Lafayette 69
One day Cajun fans, one day.
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If you haven’t seen @_YoungTruth7 play, you’re missing out. The freshman is a legit superstar! #HBTD
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What have the #DiamondDogs accomplished in the last 13.5 months?
- 2 NCAA Regional Apps
- Hosted 1 NCAA Regional
- 5 players selected in top 10 rounds on #MLB Draft
- 4 players named All-Americans
- 1 Gold Glove Winner
The program has become a force on the national scene. #HBTD
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“We got the best AD in the country, Eric Wood!” - Lane Burroughs
Postseason baseball is coming to Ruston, LA!!! #HBTD
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Jorge Corona walks off the field for the final time at the Love Shack. Special moment. All-timer.
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I’d run through a brick wall for Lane Burroughs.
Proud to have him leading our baseball program. #HBTD
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FINAL | #DunkinDogs 76 Colorado State 74
Junior hit the game-winner with 0.3 seconds left! The FR finished with a career-high 27 points!
‘Dogs close out the 2020-2021 season at 24-8. #HBTD
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Trent Taylor with his 1st career TD! #HBTD
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#LATech gets a MASSIVE commitment from 4-star RB De’Anthony Gatson. Gatson is ranked as the 17th ranked RB in the nation, per Rivals.com. Let’s goooo!!!! #HBTD
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FINAL | #18 #DiamondDogs 6 #19 Southern Miss 5
Matulia wins it with a walk-off single!!!!!!
#HBTD
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The #DiamondDogs will be the 2 seed in the Fayetteville Regional.
1.Arkansas
2.#LATech
3.Kansas State
4.SEMO
Tech & Kansas State on Friday. #HBTD
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#LATech will be the #16 seed.
1. LA Tech
2. Alabama
3. NC State
4. Rider
Let’s go!!!!
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Boston Scott makes 53-man roster for the Saints! #HBTD
From 1 NAIA offer in high school to the final 53 in the NFL. To GOD be the glory! #keeppushing
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It’s Kyle Crigger’s world, and we are living in it!
Embrace it, fam! #HBTD
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Kendall Rogers w/ @d1baseball just mentioned @LATechBSB as his dark-horse team to go to Omaha at this point in the season. Really likes how the Bulldogs stack up on the mound and at the plate. Wow. Said the Bulldogs are setup well for Super Regional/Omaha settings.
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The Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year is staying home.
Landry Lyddy has signed with #LATech.
MASSIVE get for Sonny Cumbie and his staff in the early period.
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Sonny Cumbie (@SCumbie_LaTech), we are so proud to have you as the leader of our program.
A picture is worth 1,000 words, even when there are no words.
These are the hand-written letters from every member of @LATechFB’s team to the Bresee family.
Football is family, and we’re grateful to our Bulldog brothers for this gesture. 🧡
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Boston Scott with 132 all-purpose yards on 11 touches tonight for the Saints. Heck of a performance for the former Bulldog! #HBTD
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Keep Lane Burroughs in Ruston for a LONGGGGGG TIMEEEEE. What a program he has built. #HBTD
“For Steele Netterville to come up with the walk-off… Louisiana Tech DNA… A Bulldog Man through and through… So proud he was there at that moment… He will have that moment forever with all of these fans here.” -HC Lane Burroughs
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“People are going to doubt and have their own opinions, but I control what I can control. I can control how I play, and that’s why I go out day in and day out and put on a show and get better.” — Amik Robertson
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Kenneth Lofton Jr is the U19 World Cup MVP!
He’s taken over the game for #USA!
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Former Dunkin' Dog signs with the Miami Heat! #HBTD nitter.app/miamiheat/status/90992…
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Amik Robertson (@_YoungTruth7) has been selected in the 4th round (139th overall) of the 2020 #NFLDraft by the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Tremendous leadership that we are blessed with at #LaTech.
Amazing to see this community come together... @CoachSHoltz is out here being more than just a football coach. #rebuildRUSTON
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#LaTech QB Coach headed to Redskins.
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Daddy OWNS HATTIESBURG! Enjoy the Sun Belt!
#HBT @LATechBSB #junkyard DOGS!!!! @LATechSports @LaneBurroughs23 @MitchGaspard @CooperFouts @millermatt926
🚢 Into PORT! #everloyalbe
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FINAL | NC State 14 #DiamondDogs 7
Diamond Dogs season ends at 42-20 overall.
We’ll be back. Only the beginning. Book it.
#HBTD
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FINAL | #DiamondDogs 12 Dallas Baptist 5
Young | 3/4, 2 2B, BB, 2 SB, RBI
Matulia | 3/5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Corona | 2/5, 2 HR, 6 RBI
Fincher | W, 5 IP, ER, 2 K
Martinez | S, 3.2 IP, ER, 5 K
'Dogs & 'Horns will square-off at 6 PM on Saturday night in Austin.
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RECORD BREAKING DAY FOR THE #DiamondDogs in the 2022 #MLBDraft:
Jennings - 4th R
Crigger - 7th R
TY - 8th R
Gibson - 10th R
First time in program history with 4 guys in top 10 rounds of the same draft. #HBTD
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BREAKING | BleedTechBlue.com has learned that #LATech HC Skip Holtz will not return for the 2022 season, per sources.
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BREAKING | #LATech is expected to hire Talvin Hester to be the next HC of the Bulldogs, per sources.
Hester was an assistant at LA Tech from 2018-2021 before spending the 2021-2022 season at Texas Tech.
First reported by @PeteThamel.
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Cade Gibson (@CadeGibson7) tosses 3 shutout innings in relief for the Marlins against the Cubs at Wrigley Field tonight.
The left-hander has a 1.23 ERA across his first four #MLB appearances.
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The sun came up this morning in Ruston, LA.
Austin Kendall is a DOG. Can’t wait to watch him lead this offense over the next 13 games.
Bell bros.
Squad going to be SALTY. #HBTD
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Wanna play in the NFL?! Come be a DOG!! #HBTD
Trivia Answer: LA Tech football has had more players drafted since 2010 than any other school in the graphic.
The Bulldogs’ 16 players drafted since 2010 is tied with Arizona, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Indiana and more than any G5 team within 800 miles.
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BREAKING | Hank Bachmeier (@qbhank19) is transferring to #LATech for the 2023 season.
The talented QB was 20-9 as a starter during his career at Boise State.
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Lofton went all 20 minutes in the second half.
Finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. BEST PLAYER IN C-USA. #HBTD
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#DiamondDogs are ranked 17th in America in the latest @d1baseball poll.
Lane Burroughs squad is on 🔥! #HBTD
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FINAL | #DunkinDogs 74 WKU 73
Let’s gooooo!!! Junior with 2 HUGE FTs with 5 seconds remaining. #HBTD
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Kenneth Lofton Jr (@itzjunior35) made his first career start for the Memphis Grizzlies this afternoon.
He finished with 42 points and 14 rebounds in 40 min of action. #HBTD
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Opinion | Lousiana Tech is the Best Option for the Sun Belt
"The Sun Belt has become the top Group of Five football league by sticking to a simple formula: regional proximity, passionate fanbases, and natural rivalries. Louisiana Tech checks every box." - @jfordnet
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#DiamondDogs crack the Top 25 at #23. #HBTD
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.@JayFerguson45 is selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 85th overall pick in the third round. #HBTD #SackDaddy
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Texas Tech OC Sonny Cumbie is expected to be the new HC at #LATech.
@FootballScoop had it first.
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Let's go home! Chase Lunceford w/ a walk off double! Dogs win! Cajuns lose! All is good in the world tonight! 15-2 on the year!!!
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Our guy @CadeGibson7 with two scoreless innings against the Rays this afternoon to earn his first career win. Let’s go!!
The left-hander has a 1.06 ERA in 17 big league innings in 2025. #HBTD
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FINAL | #DiamondDogs 6 #4 Ole Miss 5
Safford | 2-run 2B
Drost | 3-run TANKKKK
Davis | RBI 1B
Tomkins | NAILS, 3 IP, 1 ER
Bates | BALL. GAME.
#HBTD
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K Jacob Barnes (@_Jacob10__) finished his career at #LATech making 54 of 68 field goal attempts.
No kicker in school history has connected on a higher % of field goals than the 79.4% Barnes connected on in his career. #HBTD
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MILTON WILLIAMS YOU DOG!!! TURN OUT THE LIGHTS!!! #HBTD
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FINAL | #DunkinDogs 72 Western Kentucky 65
Let’s go!!!!
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