University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
20-18
Louisiana Tech
26-13
Ragin' Cajuns Have Win Streak Snapped By Louisiana Tech
4/18/2018 10:08:00 PM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana baseball team had its five-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night as the Cajuns fell to Louisiana Tech 15-2 at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
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The Ragin' Cajuns (20-18) were outhit 17-4 in the contest by the Bulldogs (26-13) led by Mason Robinson who hit for the cycle with five RBI.
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Freshman Austin Perrin took the loss after giving up six runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks in 2.1 innings of work.
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La Tech starter David Leal tossed seven shutout innings with three hits, a walk and six strikeouts to earn his third victory of the year.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Louisiana Tech got out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second on a two-run homer to left by Robinson.
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The Bulldogs exploded for four runs on three hits, two walks and two errors in the top of the third to extend their advantage to 6-0. A Robinson RBI triple to left field highlighted the scoring in the inning.
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La Tech put the game out of reach in the top of the fourth adding five more runs on four hits and an error to make the score 11-0. A Hunter Wells two-out, two-run single capped the scoring in the fourth.
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Louisiana Tech added a pair of runs in the seventh and ninth innings to extend its lead to 15-0.
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The Ragin' Cajuns avoided the shutout in the bottom of the ninth as Todd Lott brought home a pair of runs on a two-out, two-run double to left centerfield to make the final 15-2.
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UP NEXT
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Louisiana continues its homestand with a three-game conference series against West Division leader Little Rock starting Friday at 6 p.m. Game two of the series is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, while the series finale is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: David Leal (3-2)
L: Perrin, Austin (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Mason Robinson 1 ; Taylor Young 1
3B: Tanner Huddleston 1 ; Mason Robinson 1
HR: Dalton Skelton 1 ; Mason Robinson 1
RBI: Hunter Wells 3 ; Dalton Skelton 1 ; Tanner Huddleston 1 ; Parker Bates 2 ; Mason Robinson 5 ; Cole Warken 1 ; Taylor Young 1 ; Chris Clayton 1
SF: Parker Bates 1 ; Chris Clayton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dalton Skelton 1 ; Mason Mallard 3 ; Tanner Huddleston 2 ; Parker Bates 2 ; Seth White 1 ; Mason Robinson 3 ; Cole Warken 1 ; Taylor Young 2
SB: Mason Mallard 1
HBP: Hunter Wells 1 ; Cole Warken 1
Batting:
2B: Fontenot, Kennon 1 ; Lott, Todd 1
RBI: Lott, Todd 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Coker, Luke 1 ; Fontenot, Jansen 1
HBP: McKinnon, Kole 1 ; Faecher, Blake 1
