RUSTON, La. â Senior centerfielder Parker Bates once again lived up to his All-American prowess, belting a go-ahead homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Bulldogs record a 4-3 Friday afternoon victory over Marshall. Bates' fifth home run of the season secured No. 14 LA Tech's 15th win at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in 2021. After falling behind 3-1 in the third inning, Marshall (6-23, 2-15 C-USA) tallied a run in the seventh and in the eighth to tie Friday afternoon's contest at 3-3. A sacrifice fly from Travis Sankovich in the seventh and a solo shot from designated hitter Cyrus Grimes in the eighth knotted the game at three apiece entering the bottom of the eighth.