CUSA

ODU Baseball Gets a Gutsy Performance from Jason Hartline; Outlasts LA Tech 9-6 in 13 innings

By Harry Minium  
          
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi – If Old Dominion needed to do more to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament, the Monarchs did it Saturday with poise, heart and a gusty performance from fifth-year senior pitcher Jason Hartline.

In his third appearance in four days, the Chesapeake native threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Monarchs scored three runs in the top of the 13th  inning to defeat Louisiana Tech, 9-6, in the elimination bracket of the Conference USA Tournament.

The teams meet again tonight at 7 with a berth in the championship game on the line.