University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Cajuns Take On No. 1 Blue Raiders
5/21/2009 2:30:00 AM | Baseball
Game Information
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Times: 4 p.m.
Location: Riddle-Pace Field - Troy, Ala.
Live Stats: www.RaginCajuns.com
Radio: Jay Walker
SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM (KPEL-AM)
Pre-game show begins 30 minutes prior to first pitch
| Tentative Starting Pitchers |
LOUISIANA | MIDDLE TENN. |
| RH Justin Robichaux 2-3, 2.08 ERA |
TBA |
BASES NOTED
? SUN BELT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 19
6:00 p.m. Championship Family Night
Wednesday, May 20
9:00 a.m. Game 1 - #5 Louisiana def. #4 FIU, 11-3
12:30 p.m. Game 2 - #1 Middle Tenn. def. #8 FAU, 12-2 (7)
4:00 p.m. Game 3 - #2 WKU def. #7 ULM, 14-4
7:30 p.m. Game 4 - #3 Troy vs #6 South Alabama
Thursday, May 22
9:00 a.m. Game 5 - #5 FIU vs #8 FAU
12:30 p.m. Game 6 - #7 ULM vs L Game 4
4:00 p.m. Game 7 - #5 Louisiana vs #1 Middle Tenn.
7:30 p.m. Game 8 - #2 WKU vs W Game 4
Friday, May 23
9:00 a.m. Game 9 - L Game 7 vs W Game 5
12:30 p.m. Game 10 - L Game 8 vs W Game 6
4:00 p.m. Game 11 - W Game 7 vs W Game 9
7:30 p.m. Game 12 - W Game 8 vs W Game 10
Saturday, May 24
TBA Game 13*
TBA Game 14**
TBA CHAMP
*Game 13 is necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11.
**Game 14 is necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12.
*If only one of the two games is necessary on Saturday, the first one will be
played at 10:00am and the Championship game will start at 2:00 pm. A thirty
minute rest period will be given should the first game end after 1:30 pm.
**If both “if necessary games” are played, the first game will begin at 9:00
am and the second will start approximately 30 minutes after completion
of the first game.
***The Championship game will then be played 30 minutes after the
completion of the second game, but not earlier than 2:00 pm.
? ALL-TIME SERIES (Louisiana leads 26-22)
The Cajuns-Blue Raiders series was revived when Middle Tennessee joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2001. Series began in March 1975 and the teams met sporadically through the 1983 season. No meetings were held 1984-2000. Louisiana leads the series 19-16 since MT joined the SBC. The Cajuns hold an 18-9 advantage in regular season Sun Belt play. UL posted a three-game sweep at “Tigue” Moore Field earlier this season and have now won five of the last six meetings. The Ragin' Cajuns have seven SBC series victories over the Blue Raiders. UL's current five-game winning streak is the longest in series history. The programs have met eight times in the SBC Tournament with MT winning seven times.
? EARLIER THIS SEASON VERSUS MT
Louisiana swept the league-leading Blue Raiders the weekend of April 3-5 at “Tigue” Moore Field. On Friday, Kyle Bostick keyed a four-run seventh inning with a bases-loaded, three-RBI double off the right field wall, putting the Cajuns back on top after going down 2-0 in the fourth. Zach Osborne, throwing in relief, shut down MT to secure the 5-2 victory. In the middle game of the series, Blake Haagen and Justin Robichaux combined to pitch 6 2/3 innings of two-hit, shutout baseball as UL rallied for a 10-5 victory. The Cajuns fell behind 5-4, after the Blue Raiders exploded for all of their runs in the third inning. Greg Fontenot sparked the Cajuns' offense with a two-run single up the middle in the fifth inning to take the lead. The offense was in high gear again on Sunday, as the Cajuns exploded for 14 runs to complete the sweep. A nine-spot in the fifth rallied UL from a 6-2 deficit. Osborne shut down MT again, holding the Blue Raiders to only one hit in the final 3 2/3 innings.
