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JACKSONVILLE, Ala.\u00a0\u2013 Louisiana Tech softball dropped its second game of the series to Jacksonville State, falling 4-2 to the Gamecocks on Saturday afternoon at Jana McGinnis Field. The loss moves LA Tech to 17-13 (3-5 Conference USA).
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\nDespite the loss, the Bulldogs outhit Jax State 7-4. Emma Elrod recorded a leadoff single, but starter Laney Johnson<\/a> did not allow another hit until Jax State broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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\nJohson (4-1) took her first loss of the season after allowing three runs on three hits across 5.0 innings. Bryannah Campos<\/a> pitched 1.0 inning and allowed one run and one hit.
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\nAlannah Rogers<\/a> and Jina Baffuto<\/a> registered two hits apiece for LA Tech, while Reagan Marchant<\/a>, Elena Heng<\/a> and Bradi Gallaway<\/a> collected one hit each. Marchant had one RBI on a solo home run, while Aleah Brooks<\/a> drove in Tech’s second run on a sacrifice fly.
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\nThe game remained scoreless through the first five innings until Marchant led off the sixth with a solo home run to left, giving LA Tech a 1-0 lead. Rogers followed with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. A Baffuto sacrifice bunt moved Rogers to third, and Brooks brought her home with a sacrifice fly to right to put Tech on top 2-0.\u00a0
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\nJax State answered in a big way in the bottom of the frame, scoring four runs on three hits, highlighted by a two-run home run and a bases clearing double. The Gamecocks started the inning with a walk, single and a double which cleared the bases to tie the game. After a pitching change, Amber Reed hit a two-run homer to right to make it 4-2.
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\nHeng singled to start the seventh, but the Bulldogs went down on three consecutive flyouts as Jax State secured the victory. \u00a0
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\nNOTABLES
\n– Josh Taylor<\/a> moves to 152-104 as head coach at LA Tech.
\n– Elena Heng<\/a> registered her 100th career hit with a single in the seventh inning.
\n– Reagan Marchant<\/a> hit her ninth home run of the season the 27th of her career.
\n– Alannah Rogers<\/a> and Jina Baffuto<\/a> both recorded their second multi-hit games of the season.
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\nNEXT UP
\nThe Bulldogs will look to salvage the series with Jax State tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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