Louisiana Tech took a 2-0 lead after one inning and led 6-1 after four on the way to an 11-3 rout of Old Dominion in the opener of a three-game Conference USA series Thursday at J.C. Love Field.
Tallwood grad Culver Lamb had two of the Monarchs' eight hits. , and Brian Morley belted a solo home run for ODU (15-35, 7-2), which already had been eliminated from contention for the C-USA tournament.
Brian Morley belted a solo home run to left field in the second for ODU to make it 2-1, but the Monarchs didn’t score again until the ninth, when Lamb hit an RBI double and Craig Lopez had a run-scoring single.