Box Score NATCHITOCHES – Five errors allowed three unearned runs to ruin Joey Parrack's seven inning, three-hit gem when Louisiana Tech defeated the Northwestern State baseball team 3-1 Tuesday night in non-conference action.
 
Parrack (0-5), who started on the mound for the Demons (11-26), struck out six batters and walked only one Bulldog (13-24), but took the loss when two runs scored in the second inning on two throwing errors.
 
With one out, Kody Neel reached and advanced to third base on a throwing error from NSU catcher Nick Purdy that ended up in the right field bullpen. He stayed at third base when while Cory White hit a chopper to third baseman Edwin Gomez that ended up being low on his attempt at first base.
 
Neel scored on a single through the right side from Bre'shon Kimbell, and White scored from third base on a balk. Parrack went on to retire 12 of the next 15 batters he faced.

"Purdy got sped up and Gomez was sped up, and that was the game pretty much," said head coach Lane Burroughs. "It's just a case of getting sped up and guys thinking they have to rush when they don't."
 
In the eighth inning, Logan Shaftner replaced Parrack on the mound and retired the first batter he faced before Taylor Love reached on a high throwing error from shortstop Matt Burns. After he stole second base, Love advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored when Purdy tried to get him at third.
 
The Demons scored an unearned run in the seventh inning that started when Purdy reached on an error from Love at shortstop. Two singles by Matt Burns and Cort Brinson loaded the bases for Regan Kaufman who took a walk.
 
Brinson was four-of-four at the plate, and was the only Demon to have a multi-hit game. Northwestern State out-hit the Bulldogs nine to four.

"I benched Cort the other day and he goes four-for-four tonight," said Burroughs. "That's what we need in this program.  We have to get tough-minded kids that will do anything to prove to coaches that he should be playing."
 
The Bulldogs put nine pitchers on the mound, and only the starter Adam Derouen (1-0) pitched for more than one inning.

"It's tough to get into a groove when you face a pitcher per inning, but we knew they were going to do that in a midweek game," said Burroughs. "If you're going to be a Division one hitter, it doesn't matter who's out there on the mound, you adjust and get it done."
 
NSU will continue a suspended game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Wednesday at 6:30, and admission is free. The game will pick up in the top of the fourth inning with a Ragin Cajun 3-0 lead with a runner on first and second with no outs.