LAKE CHARLES, La. - Riding a four-game winning streak, McNeese baseball (4-4) is scheduled to play host to Louisiana Tech (7-0) Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. in Joe Miller Ballpark.

The Cowboys swept New Mexico State at home this past weekend heading into their sixth game in a row at home against the Bulldogs. In both teams' prior meeting, McNeese took a 5-2 victory away from Louisiana Tech while on its home turf.

Junior Conner Westenburg looks to ride a hot streak into the game as well, batting .448 behind the plate, collecting 13 hits in 29 at-bats with eight of those coming in the form of extra bases. His season slugging percentage has improved to .862 while his on-base percentage sits at .556. Westenburg took home SLC Hitter of the Week recognition Monday afternoon with his performances against UL-Lafayette and the first three games against the NMSU Aggies.

Right-handed senior pitcher Zach Voss is slated to take the start on the bump for the blue and gold with a 0-1 record hoping to collect his first victory. Voss has earned two starts through both games he's appeared in and tallied nine strikeouts through eight innings of work.

On behalf of the Bulldogs, left-handed pitcher Caden Copeland will start, owning a 1-0 record on the 2024 campaign.

The game is slated for a 6:00 p.m. start and will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available as well.

Series Preview
• When the two teams met up last on March 6, 2022, McNeese came out on top 5-2  in Lake Charles.
• The Bulldogs own the all-time series lead100-55 with the first meeting taking place in 1954.
• McNeese has plated 722 runs over the history between the two teams, averaging 4.66 runs per game.
• When playing at home, the Cowboys own a 34-44 record against Louisiana Tech.

McNeese Notes
• The Pokes just earned a four-game series sweep over the Aggies of New Mexico State, three of them coming down to one-run games.
• After batting .579 with six doubles and a home run for eight RBIs through four games, Conner Westenburg was named the SLC Hitter of the Week. His slugging percentage reached 1.053 during the same timespan.
• Westenburg leads the Southland in doubles and sits eighth in the nation with six on the season, just two behind the nation's leaders from Texas Tech and Purdue.
• Cameron LeJeune is one of three Southland pitchers and 46 in the nation to own a 0.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• The blue and gold sit 85th in the nation with 72 hits on the season, only behind A&M-Corpus Christi within the conference which has played two more games.
• The team's 15 doubles put them 72nd at the highest level of collegiate baseball.
• Over the course of the season, the Pokes are scheduled to face three teams ranked in the Top 10 in the nation by D1Baseball.
• The three ranked opponents is the most since 2016 when the Cowboys faced four, playing Houston, UL-Lafayette, LSU, and Lamar.
• The Cowboys have 23 returners on the squad with 17 newcomers for the season.
• McNeese has made 11 straight appearances in the SLC Tournament, qualifying each year under the tutelage of Coach Hill.

Scouting the Opponent
• Louisiana Tech has come off two series sweeps for a 7-0 record going 4-0 against Northern Colorado and 3-0 over Kent State, all in Ruston.
• McNeese is the first of three SLC schools the Bulldogs will face.
• The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 56-17 through seven games on the season.
• With 70 hits on the season, La. Tech own 18 doubles and eight home runs for 46 RBIs.
• The Bulldogs are one of 16 undefeated teams in the nation.
• At an ERA of 2.39, La. Tech owns the 11th best ERA at the highest level of collegiate baseball.

Last Time Out
• The Pokes collected four consecutive victories over New Mexico State, improving to 4-4 on the season.
• 49 of the team's 72 hits came over the four-game series with the Aggies. McNeese earned nine Friday, 12 Saturday, 16 Sunday, and 12 Monday.
• Three of the games came down to one run with 2-1, 7-6, and 6-5 hard-fought victories.
• Earning victories on the mound were Cameron LeJeune (1 win, 1 save), Kainin Morrow (1 win, 1 save), Max Swenson (1 win), and JT Moeller (1 win). Earning the third save was Evan Maldonado.
• McNeese outscored NMSU 26-20 in the series.

Last 5
3/6//2022   McNeese 5, LA Tech 2
3/5/2022    LA Tech 11, McNeese 3
3/4/2022    LA Tech 21, McNeese 5
3/7/2021    LA Tech 14, McNeese 4
3/6/2021    LA Tech 4, McNeese 3