After three innings, Louisiana Tech seemed to be in control of the Monday night’s game. They had just roughed up AJ Labas for seven hits in one inning and eventually chased him after 3.1 innings of work. With most of their front line bullpen arms spent for the weekend, LSU called on freshman Javen Coleman to put out the fire.
Coleman responded by nearly shutting down the Bulldogs, allowing the Tigers to claw back into the game and eventually take the lead they never looked back from with a sixth-inning grand slam from Gavin Dugas followed by a home run from Jordan Thompson en route to a 16-6 victory.