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Cajuns and Privateers Split in Sunday Doubleheader
5/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE-The Cajuns and Privateers of UNO split a Sunday doubleheader at “Tigue” Moore Field in Lafayette. Game one went to UL Lafayette by a 3-2 final in ten innings with UNO picking up game two by a final count of 9-5.
Ten Innings would be needed to decide game one of today's twin bill. Pitching aces Thomas Diamond and Kevin Ardoin battle back and forth each allowing two runs.
Ardoin went seven and two-thirds innings giving up the two UNO runs on eight scattered hits while striking out seven. The win in the game went to Kraig Schambough. Schambough (6-3) got the last seven outs without allowing a hit.
Thomas Diamond pitched six innings allowing two runs on seven hits. Grant Birely (5-4) got the loss allowing the winning run in the bottom of the tenth.
J.P. Martinez (5-2) got the win in the second game for UNO throwing the full seven innings allowing five runs on nine hits while fanning four.
Jered Salazar (3-4) took the game two loss pitching one inning surrendering four runs on four hits.
Ardoin sat the Privateers in order in the top of the first inning to start game one.
Brad Saloom walked on a full count with two gone in the bottom of the inning. Phillip Hawke singled through the right side to put runners on first and second. Dallas Morris doubled in the two base runners, but was injured rounding the second base bag.
Jay Yaconetti hit a solo homerun in the top of the second cutting the UL Lafayette lead in half.
A bunt single and a walk put two on for the Cajuns in the bottom of the third, but Diamond would get an infield pop fly and a pair of strikeouts to get out of the inning.
Ardoin struck out the UNO side swinging in the top of the third frame.
A Kody Valverde single tied the game at 2-2 for UNO after Nate Murray doubled to the wall in left-center in the top of the fifth.
The Cajuns loaded the bases with two outs on a fielder's choice, a Kevin Preau walk and a Micah Cockrell single to left. The home team would strand the three as Diamond induced a pop fly in foul territory to avert the threat.
Josh Landry singled to left off of new Privateers hurler Ryan Meyer with one away in the bottom of the seventh inning. Landry took third on a Saloom single into left, but the UNO reliever would get an infield popup and a groundout to end the inning.
Dana Tosoni singled through the left side in the top of the eighth before Kraig Schambough came out of the bullpen to pitch for Louisiana-Lafayette
A Cockrell single and a John Coker walk put runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.
Birely came on in relief of Myers and got a routine fly ball out to end the inning.
Devon Bourque drew a lead off walk in the bottom of the tenth inning and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and a groundout. Cockrell scored the game-winner with a single through the left side.
Game two started with UNO striking first on leadoff hitter Pietro's single and stolen base. Pietro moved to third on a throwing error. A groundball out scored the run to put UNO ahead 1-0.
Merendino started the Cajuns half of the opening frame with a single. Merendino stole second and moved to third on an errant throw to second before Hawke drew a walk. UNO starter J.P. Martinez would get a ground ball hit to second to get out of the inning.
UNO pulled in front 5-0 after Louisiana-Lafayette Salazar was touched up for a pair of runs in the top of the second after issuing a walk and allowing two doubles. Schambough, who stayed loose between games came in and allowed a single and hit a batter to load the bases.
A fielder's choice scored another run giving UNO a 4-0 lead.
New Orleans tacked on one more on a throwing error that allowed a run to score.
The Cajuns answered with three runs in the bottom of the second. A pair of singles from Cockrell and Preau with a Bourque base on balls loaded the bases for Merendino. Merendino slapped a double off the wall in left scoring Cockrell and Preau.
Coker scored Bourque with a sacrifice fly ball deep to center making the score 5-3.
Mike Forbes singled to left before Yaconnetti doubled off the wall in left field. Justin Guy drove in both runs with a ground-rule double upping UNO's lead to 7-3.
Brandt Sanders entered the game in relief of Schambough. Sanders struck out Murray to end the inning.
Sanders continued to cruise in the top of the fourth getting a strikeout en route to retiring the top of the UNO side in order.
Cockrell and Preau strung together a pair of singles to start the bottom of the fourth. A Devon Bourque single loaded the bases just before Merendino's check swing fell for a base hit in right, plating Cockrell.
Coker pulled the Cajuns to within two at 7-5 with a sacrifice fly to right that scored Preau.
Forbes homered to left center in the top of the fifth increasing the UNO lead to 8-5.
Pinch hitter Mike Nuckles singled in a run putting the Privateers on top 9-5 in the top of the sixth.
Patrick Green came in to work in the sixth and picked off a runner for the final out of that frame. Green worked efficiently in the seventh sitting the UNO side in order.
The Privateers were able to hold on to the four-run lead to claim game two 9-5.
Louisiana-Lafayette will prepare to face the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions Wednesday night at Moore Field. Wednesday's first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
