RUSTON, La. (Interstat) — Wesley Scott and Trey Hawsey each homered twice as Louisiana Tech defeated Sam Houston 8-2 on Friday night at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park. Scott went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning. Hawsey was 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs, hitting solo shots in the first and third innings. Hudson Rowan earned the win, allowing two hits and no earned runs over five innings with five strikeouts. Riley Fisher threw 2 1/3 hitless relief innings with four strikeouts for the Bulldogs, who improved to 33-22 overall, 23-22 in Conference USA. Sam Houston fell to 23-32, 12-22. The Bearkats managed seven hits, led by Ryan Franden’s 2-for-4 performance. Louisiana Tech pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts while allowing only two earned runs. The Bulldogs scored four runs in the eighth to break open a 4-2 contest. Sam Houston scored its runs on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and a run-scoring single in the seventh.