Cajuns Baseball To Face LSU In Wally Pontiff Jr Classic

THE MIDWEEK GAME
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Location: Metairie, La.
Site: The Shrine on Airline (10,000)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: LSU (16-9)
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM
Television: Cox Sports Television
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
LHP Hogan Harris (LA) vs. RHP AJ Labas (LSU)

METAIRIE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team will open a six-game road trip on Tuesday at 7 p.m. as the squad faces No. 19 LSU in the annual Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic at the Shrine on Airline.

Where to Listen/Watch

The contest will be broadcast on Cox Sports Television (CST) with Tim Grubbs, Ronnie Rantz and Kate Adams on the call.

Fans can also listen to the game on ESPN 1420-AM with Jay Walker and Jeff Schneider calling the action. Live stats are available on RaginCajuns.com.

The Series

Louisiana trails LSU 54-25 in the all-time series having won just twice in the last 10 meetings. The Cajuns got a walk-off winner from freshman Jonathan Windham in the 10th inning against LSU earlier this season with a 4-3 victory at Russo Park on March 7. The Ragin' Cajuns are 10-20 all-time against the Tigers under head coach Tony Robichaux.

This is fourth straight year that the two teams are meeting in the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic and the fifth time overall as LSU has won all four previous meetings in Metairie. All four of the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic games have been decided by four or less runs with the Cajuns coming up short 3-2 last year.

Scouting Louisiana

The Ragin' Cajuns (10-13) are coming off of a series loss to Troy over the weekend falling 6-2 and 8-5 before picking up a 4-3 walk-off win in the series finale. Louisiana is 4-1 in midweek games this season after defeating McNeese 5-2 on the road last week.

Freshman Hayden Cantrelle is currently on a seven-game hit streak which ties junior Gavin Bourgeios for the best streak this season. Cantrelle has his average up to .238 on the season hitting .435 (10-for-23) in the last seven games.

Bourgeois continues to lead the Cajuns in average batting .311 with five doubles and nine RBI. Kennon Fontenot moved into the team lead in RBI over the weekend with 14 on the year.

Scouting LSU

LSU (16-9) dropped a series at No. 9 Vanderbilt over the weekend falling 1-0 in seven innings in the final game. The Tigers are 4-2 in midweek games in 2018.

Offensively, LSU is hitting .299 as a club with 51 doubles, eight triples and 18 home runs while averaging 6.5 runs per game. Brandt Broussard places the Tigers hitting .363 with three doubles, a triple and 16 RBI. Nine players on the LSU team have driven in double-digit runs this season led by Antoine Duplantis and Hunter Feduccia with 18.

Up Next

The Cajuns head to Arkansas State for a three-game series starting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Tomlinson Stadium. The two teams meet again on Friday at 6:30 p.m. before closing out the series on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Cajuns Baseball To Face LSU In Wally Pontiff Jr Classic

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Players Mentioned

Hayden Cantrelle

Kennon Fontenot

Hogan Harris

Jonathan Windham

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