HATTIESBURG, Miss. — In the first semifinal game of the Conference USA Baseball Championships, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, Louisiana Tech understood what was in front of them — beat Rice, then beat the Owls again later on Saturday to get to the C-USA Championship game on Sunday against either Marshall or Southern Miss.
Job one done.
The Bulldogs and the Owls battled throughout the opening game of Saturday, with the lead going back and forth until LA Tech scored five in the sixths and two more in the seventh, then hung on to take a 13-10 win over Rice at Pete Taylor Park.