University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, March 1
Moore Field
6:00 PM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
9-2
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Sacred Heart University
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Sacred Heart
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Louisiana
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Strong Pitching and Clutch Hit Key Another Cajuns Victory
3/1/2013 9:38:00 PM | Baseball
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Contact: Matt Hebert
LAFAYETTE – Chase Traffica threw seven innings of two-hit baseball and the Ragin' Cajuns baseball team broke a tie late in the game for the second straight outing in taking a 4-2 win over Sacred Heart University here Friday evening at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field.
Traffica posted a career-high eight strikeouts – the most by a Cajuns pitcher this season – and similar to his first start of the season was one missed pitched away from a shutout performance.
The lone mistake Traffica made came on a two-run home run by Matt Charmello in the fifth inning that brought the Pioneers into a 2-2 tie.
Freshman Blake Trahan notched his first career game-winning hit in the seventh inning when he singled down right field line to score Dylan Butler (one-out double) for a 3-2 advantage.
Louisiana (9-2) added an insurance run for reliever Matt Hicks in the eighth inning, scoring on a two-out error by the Pioneers (0-1).
Hicks registered the save, though the Pioneers made it interesting in the ninth as SHU loaded the bases with no outs. A strikeout, force play at home and ground out to Jace Conrad ended the threat.
For the sixth time in six appearances, Hicks collected either a save or a win. He collected his fourth save to go along with two wins.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Pioneers continue their three-game series on Saturday in a 2 p.m. contest at “The Tigue”. A matchup of left-handed starters will feature Louisiana's Cody Boutte (2-0, 6.75 ERA) against SHU's Nick Leiningen.
Butler and Conrad posted multiple-hit games for the Cajuns, each finishing with two hits. Both of Butler's hits went for extra bases as he doubled twice.
Five of the Cajuns' eight hits went for extra bases as Chase Compton and Conrad doubled and Tyler Girouard tripled in addition to the two doubles by Butler.
Traffica and SHU starter Troy Scribner each tossed two hitless innings to begin the contest. The Cajuns broke the tie in the third inning when Conrad led off with a double down the right field line, moved to third on a Trahan grounder and scored on a Dex Kjerstad sacrifice fly.
UL added another single run off of Scribner in the fourth inning as back-to-back doubles from Compton and Butler resulted in a run increasing the lead to 2-0.
Charmello's two-run home run was the Pioneers' first hit of the game. Traffica, who retired 11 straight SHU hitters entering the fifth inning, issued a leadoff walk to Derick Horn to begin the fifth inning.
Butler's second double of the night came with one out in the seventh inning and set the stage for Trahan's heroics. With two outs, Trahan took a 1-2 offering from Robbie Maguire down the right field line to score Butler.
A rare error by Conrad gave the Pioneers the lead runner in the ninth inning. A John Murphy double and Dan Perez walk loaded the bases. The start to the visitors' half of the final frame was a stark contrast to the nine-pitch effort Hicks needed to retire the Pioneers in order in the eighth inning.
Hicks struck out Horn swinging, then Charmello was jammed by a Hicks offering resulting in a shallow pop up that landed in front of Conrad who tossed home to force out pinch runner Jayson Sullivan. Hicks then induced a grounder to Conrad for the final out.
BASES NOTED: Friday's contest marked the first-ever meeting between the two schools…Sacred Heart played its 2013 season opener…The first five base hits of the contest were all extra base hits…The first non-extra bagger was a leadoff single by Jace Conrad in the fifth inning…Chase Traffica's eight strikeouts were the most by a Cajuns pitcher this season, surpassing the seven recorded by Cord Cockrell in the season opener vs. Central Michigan…Traffica's seven complete innings marked the longest outing of his career, besting six-inning starts against Alcorn State (3/9/10) and Southern (3/16/10) in 2010 and a six-inning relief effort against South Alabama (4/23/11) in 2011…For the second straight night, a Cajuns starting pitcher threw seven solid innings as Traffica followed up Ryan Wilson's seven inning, one-hit performance against Nicholls State…Matt Hicks picked up his eighth career save and tied his personal single-season best with four (had four saves in 2012)…Seth Harrison's bunt single in the eighth inning extended his hitting streak to a personal-best six games, tying him with Blake Trahan and Michael Strentz for team-high hitting streak honors…Michael Strentz saw his six-game hitting streak snapped, finishing 0-for-4…Jace Conrad has now begun the 2013 season with 46 consecutive plate appearances without being struck out…Conrad is the only Cajun to have reached base in all 11 games this season…Michael Stentz had reached base every game until Friday's 0-for-4 showing…For the third straight series, the Cajuns claimed the opener improving to 3-0 on Friday…At 9-2, the Cajuns are off to their best start through 11 games since beginning 10-1 in 2007.
Contact: Matt Hebert
LAFAYETTE – Chase Traffica threw seven innings of two-hit baseball and the Ragin' Cajuns baseball team broke a tie late in the game for the second straight outing in taking a 4-2 win over Sacred Heart University here Friday evening at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field.
Traffica posted a career-high eight strikeouts – the most by a Cajuns pitcher this season – and similar to his first start of the season was one missed pitched away from a shutout performance.
The lone mistake Traffica made came on a two-run home run by Matt Charmello in the fifth inning that brought the Pioneers into a 2-2 tie.
Freshman Blake Trahan notched his first career game-winning hit in the seventh inning when he singled down right field line to score Dylan Butler (one-out double) for a 3-2 advantage.
Louisiana (9-2) added an insurance run for reliever Matt Hicks in the eighth inning, scoring on a two-out error by the Pioneers (0-1).
Hicks registered the save, though the Pioneers made it interesting in the ninth as SHU loaded the bases with no outs. A strikeout, force play at home and ground out to Jace Conrad ended the threat.
For the sixth time in six appearances, Hicks collected either a save or a win. He collected his fourth save to go along with two wins.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Pioneers continue their three-game series on Saturday in a 2 p.m. contest at “The Tigue”. A matchup of left-handed starters will feature Louisiana's Cody Boutte (2-0, 6.75 ERA) against SHU's Nick Leiningen.
Butler and Conrad posted multiple-hit games for the Cajuns, each finishing with two hits. Both of Butler's hits went for extra bases as he doubled twice.
Five of the Cajuns' eight hits went for extra bases as Chase Compton and Conrad doubled and Tyler Girouard tripled in addition to the two doubles by Butler.
Traffica and SHU starter Troy Scribner each tossed two hitless innings to begin the contest. The Cajuns broke the tie in the third inning when Conrad led off with a double down the right field line, moved to third on a Trahan grounder and scored on a Dex Kjerstad sacrifice fly.
UL added another single run off of Scribner in the fourth inning as back-to-back doubles from Compton and Butler resulted in a run increasing the lead to 2-0.
Charmello's two-run home run was the Pioneers' first hit of the game. Traffica, who retired 11 straight SHU hitters entering the fifth inning, issued a leadoff walk to Derick Horn to begin the fifth inning.
Butler's second double of the night came with one out in the seventh inning and set the stage for Trahan's heroics. With two outs, Trahan took a 1-2 offering from Robbie Maguire down the right field line to score Butler.
A rare error by Conrad gave the Pioneers the lead runner in the ninth inning. A John Murphy double and Dan Perez walk loaded the bases. The start to the visitors' half of the final frame was a stark contrast to the nine-pitch effort Hicks needed to retire the Pioneers in order in the eighth inning.
Hicks struck out Horn swinging, then Charmello was jammed by a Hicks offering resulting in a shallow pop up that landed in front of Conrad who tossed home to force out pinch runner Jayson Sullivan. Hicks then induced a grounder to Conrad for the final out.
BASES NOTED: Friday's contest marked the first-ever meeting between the two schools…Sacred Heart played its 2013 season opener…The first five base hits of the contest were all extra base hits…The first non-extra bagger was a leadoff single by Jace Conrad in the fifth inning…Chase Traffica's eight strikeouts were the most by a Cajuns pitcher this season, surpassing the seven recorded by Cord Cockrell in the season opener vs. Central Michigan…Traffica's seven complete innings marked the longest outing of his career, besting six-inning starts against Alcorn State (3/9/10) and Southern (3/16/10) in 2010 and a six-inning relief effort against South Alabama (4/23/11) in 2011…For the second straight night, a Cajuns starting pitcher threw seven solid innings as Traffica followed up Ryan Wilson's seven inning, one-hit performance against Nicholls State…Matt Hicks picked up his eighth career save and tied his personal single-season best with four (had four saves in 2012)…Seth Harrison's bunt single in the eighth inning extended his hitting streak to a personal-best six games, tying him with Blake Trahan and Michael Strentz for team-high hitting streak honors…Michael Strentz saw his six-game hitting streak snapped, finishing 0-for-4…Jace Conrad has now begun the 2013 season with 46 consecutive plate appearances without being struck out…Conrad is the only Cajun to have reached base in all 11 games this season…Michael Stentz had reached base every game until Friday's 0-for-4 showing…For the third straight series, the Cajuns claimed the opener improving to 3-0 on Friday…At 9-2, the Cajuns are off to their best start through 11 games since beginning 10-1 in 2007.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Traffica, Chase (1-0)
L: Maguire, Robbie (0-1)
S: Hicks, Matt (4)
Batting:
2B: Murphy, John 1
HR: Charmello, Matt 1
RBI: Charmello, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Horn, Derick 1 ; Charmello, Matt 1
PO: Murphy, John 1
Batting:
2B: Compton, Chase 1 ; Butler, Dylan 2 ; Conrad, Jace 1
3B: Girouard, Tyler 1
RBI: Kjerstad, Dex 1 ; Butler, Dylan 1 ; Trahan, Blake 1
SH: Carriere, Sam 1
SF: Kjerstad, Dex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harrison, Seth 1 ; Compton, Chase 1 ; Butler, Dylan 1 ; Conrad, Jace 1
SB: Conrad, Jace 1
HBP: Compton, Chase 1 ; Conrad, Jace 1
PO: Conrad, Jace 1
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