University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Nebraska
Doubleheader Ends With Cajuns/Huskers Split
2/21/2009 6:00:00 AM | Baseball
Each game served as a sharp counterpoint to the other. In Game 1, the two teams combined to produce just five hits. In Game 2, the total was 25.
The Ragin' Cajuns started sophomore right hander Michael Cook on the mound for Game 1. Cook retired the first 15 batters he faced, the streak ending in the top of the sixth when he hit visiting shortstop Ben Kline.
The book closed on Cook after 6 2/3 innings, leaving the game with a 2-1 lead. He allowed three hits, one run, earned, and gave up one walk on his way to the win.
Luke Wagley entered in the seventh and threw 2 1/3 innings, holding the Huskers hitless and scoreless with two strikeouts and no walks in eight at bats. His flawless relief earned him the save.
The Cajuns' first run came in the bottom of the opening frame. Center fielder Brian Bowman scored from third on a sacrifice fly off the bat of first baseman Scott Hawkins, the senior's first RBI of the season.
Wagley was airtight, holding
The low score of the early game belied the offensive festival that was to follow in the nightcap.
Junior Greg Wilborn took the mound to start the game, and went 4 1/3 innings, allowing five hits, four runs, all earned, with one walk and four strikeouts in his first start in over a year. Wilborn missed the 2008 season due to recovery from surgery.
Luke Wagley, Matt Broussard, and Greg Harmon all made appearances in the game. Wagley was tagged with the loss after giving up three runs, all earned, on four hits and two strikeouts in 2/3 of an inning.
In the first inning, Kyle Bostick scored from third on a Les Smith single to left field.
The Cornhuskers returned the favor in the top of the second, scoring a run on two straight doubles to open the inning.
UL scored two runs in the bottom of the second, the second two-run inning for the Cajuns on the season after two in the sixth inning of Friday's loss. Thad Griffen doubled in Chance Harst, then came around to score on freshman designated hitter Alex Fuselier's RBI single to right field.
After holding
In the back end of the fourth, Scott Hawkins tallied his second RBI on the day and the season with a single to left field, scoring Thad Griffen from second.
Matt Broussard made his first appearance in relief of Wagley, but his second pitch went wild and allowed Tezak to score from third, capping off a three-run inning for the Huskers in which they took the lead, 7-6.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Cajuns were held scoreless for the first time in the game. The Cajuns returned the favor in the top of the seventh, holding
Broussard left the game in the top of the eighth in favor of Gregory Harmon, who inherited two runners. One scored on a wild pitch, the second such scoring play of the game for the Huskers.
The Cajuns got within one in the bottom of the eighth. Down 8-6, the Cajuns strung together three straight singles from Alex Fuselier, Scott Hawkins and Chad Keefer. Moving to the ninth the Cajuns still trailed by one.
Harmon gave up a home run to relief pitcher turned right fielder Adam Bailey on the second pitch of the top of the ninth to return the deficit to two at 9-7.
Down two runs with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Chance Harst brought the game back within one run with a solo blast to dead center. That would be all UL could muster, though. With one runner on, Thad Griffen hit into a game-ending double play to end the night.
Chad Keefer enters the series finale batting .462, with six hits in 13 at bats, including one RBI and a double.
The series concludes Sunday at
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