University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

@RaginCajunsBSB Falls In Series Finale To No. 15 Coastal Carolina
5/6/2018 5:21:00 PM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana baseball team had its four-game win streak snapped as the Ragin' Cajuns fell to No. 15 Coastal Carolina 10-3 in the series finale on Sunday at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
The loss moves the Cajuns (28-21, 14-10 SBC) a half game behind Little Rock for the Sun Belt Conference West Division lead.
Sophomore right-hander Jack Burk dropped to 3-5 on the year after giving up four runs on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts in 1.1 innings.
Reliever Matt Eardensohn claimed the victory for the Chanticleers (32-16, 18-6 SBC) tossing 3.2 scoreless innings while limiting the Cajuns to one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
LEADING THE CAJUNS
Junior Hunter Kasuls led Louisiana offensively going 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk and three RBI. Freshman Hayden Cantrelle also reached four times in the game going 2-for-3 with a pair of walks, while junior Daniel Lahare improved his season average to .326 with a 2-for-4 effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Chanticleers got out to an early lead in the top of the first on a two-out, two-run single to right field by Lee Sponseller.
Louisiana cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom half of the first on an RBI single through the left side of the infield by Hunter Kasuls.
Coastal Carolina increased its advantage to 4-1 in the top of the second inning on a two-run double to right field by Seth Lancaster.
Zach Biermann gave the Chants a 7-1 lead in the top of the fourth on a three-run homer to right field.
Coastal added a run in the fifth inning and two more in the eighth to make the score 10-1.
Kasuls brought home the final runs of the game in the bottom of the ninth on a two-out, two-run single to left center to make the final 10-3.
UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to action next Friday, May 11 at 6 p.m. at Texas State in the first of three games at Bobcat Ballpark. Game two of the series is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday, while the two teams close out the weekend with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday.
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow Ragin' Cajuns baseball on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
The loss moves the Cajuns (28-21, 14-10 SBC) a half game behind Little Rock for the Sun Belt Conference West Division lead.
Sophomore right-hander Jack Burk dropped to 3-5 on the year after giving up four runs on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts in 1.1 innings.
Reliever Matt Eardensohn claimed the victory for the Chanticleers (32-16, 18-6 SBC) tossing 3.2 scoreless innings while limiting the Cajuns to one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
LEADING THE CAJUNS
Junior Hunter Kasuls led Louisiana offensively going 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk and three RBI. Freshman Hayden Cantrelle also reached four times in the game going 2-for-3 with a pair of walks, while junior Daniel Lahare improved his season average to .326 with a 2-for-4 effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Chanticleers got out to an early lead in the top of the first on a two-out, two-run single to right field by Lee Sponseller.
Louisiana cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom half of the first on an RBI single through the left side of the infield by Hunter Kasuls.
Coastal Carolina increased its advantage to 4-1 in the top of the second inning on a two-run double to right field by Seth Lancaster.
Zach Biermann gave the Chants a 7-1 lead in the top of the fourth on a three-run homer to right field.
Coastal added a run in the fifth inning and two more in the eighth to make the score 10-1.
Kasuls brought home the final runs of the game in the bottom of the ninth on a two-out, two-run single to left center to make the final 10-3.
UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to action next Friday, May 11 at 6 p.m. at Texas State in the first of three games at Bobcat Ballpark. Game two of the series is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday, while the two teams close out the weekend with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday.
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow Ragin' Cajuns baseball on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Eardensohn, Matt (5-0)
L: Burk, Jack (3-5)
Batting:
2B: Wood, Cory 1 ; Lancaster, Seth 1 ; Woodall Jr., Kevin 1 ; Rivers, Kieton 1
HR: Biermann, Zach 1
RBI: Lancaster, Seth 2 ; Woodall Jr., Kevin 1 ; Biermann, Zach 4 ; Sponseller, Lee 2 ; Beaird, Matt 1
SF: Woodall Jr., Kevin 1 ; Beaird, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wood, Cory 3 ; Lancaster, Seth 1 ; Woodall Jr., Kevin 2 ; Biermann, Zach 1 ; Chavers, Parker 1 ; Beaird, Matt 2

Batting:
RBI: Kasuls, Hunter 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cantrelle, Hayden 2 ; Bourgeois, Gavin 1
CS: Kasuls, Hunter 1
HBP: Bourgeois, Gavin 1
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