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Louisiana Baseball Falls To UTSA 11-5 In Rubber Match
2/15/2015 5:34:00 PM | Baseball
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Despite outhitting UTSA for the third straight contest, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team dropped an 11-5 decision to the Roadrunners in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday at Roadrunner Field.
"I thought offensively, we had a couple of big hits. They just happened to be with no one on," associate head coach Anthony Babineaux said. "They had a lot of big hits and were able to capitalize on them with runners on base. We just have to keep coming out and competing. We threw a lot of young arms and those guys need to come out and trust their stuff. We need to get back to work and get ready for next week."
Junior Eric Carter was saddled with the loss for the Cajuns (1-2) after giving up three runs (two earned) on two hits in 1.1 innings. Starter Greg Milhorn was chased from the game in the fourth inning after surrendering two runs on two hits with four walks and a strikeout.
UTSA reliever Patrick Herbelin picked up the victory as he scattered six hits over 4.1 innings holding the Ragin' Cajuns to two runs while striking out five.
Offensively, Blake Trahan, Brenn Conrad and Derek Herrington each had two hits as the squad outhit the Roadrunners (2-1), 11-7. Louisiana posted 11-plus hits in all three games during the weekend.
Mitchell Matulia and Matt Hilston led the way for UTSA as Matulia drove in three runs and Hilston was 2-for-4 with home run, two RBI and scored twice.
The Cajuns jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Trahan came in to score on a throwing error by catcher John Bormann. Trahan led off the inning with a double to right center and then moved to third on a sac bunt by Kennon Fontenot.
Kevin Markham evened the game at 1-all in the bottom half of the first on a solo home run to right to lead off the inning.
Derek Herrington put Louisiana back in front in the top of the third as he launched a solo home run of his own over the left field fence to make the score 2-1.
UTSA answered in the bottom half of the third as Tyler Straub brought home Markham on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to left center to tie the contest at 2-all.
Stefan Trosclair notched the second home run of the day as he sent the first pitch he saw over the fence in left for a leadoff solo homer in the top of the fourth to give the Ragin' Cajuns a 3-2 edge.
The Roadrunners grabbed a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth plating three runs on two hits and two walks. Bormann leveled the contest on a sac fly to center. In the next at bat, Tyler Straub doubled in a run to give UTSA a 4-3 edge. Skyler Valentine capped the scoring in the inning on a sac fly to right center.
Louisiana pulled within a run, 5-4, in the top of the sixth when Trosclair came home on a pickoff attempt by Herbelin, but UTSA would break the game open in the bottom of the sixth scoring four runs on two hits highlighted by a three-run double to straight away center by Matulia.
The Ragin' Cajuns final run of the game came in the eighth on a RBI single by Kyle Clement.a
The Cajuns return to action on Wednesday at 6 p.m. as they face in-state foe Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La. Following the contest with the Demons, Louisiana is slated to open its home slate on Friday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. against Stony Brook in the first game of a three-game series.
Season tickets are still available for the 2015 season. Fans can order tickets by visiting RaginCajuns.com or by calling (337) 265-2100.
For the latest news and updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball follow the squad on twitter @Cajunsbaseball.
"I thought offensively, we had a couple of big hits. They just happened to be with no one on," associate head coach Anthony Babineaux said. "They had a lot of big hits and were able to capitalize on them with runners on base. We just have to keep coming out and competing. We threw a lot of young arms and those guys need to come out and trust their stuff. We need to get back to work and get ready for next week."
Junior Eric Carter was saddled with the loss for the Cajuns (1-2) after giving up three runs (two earned) on two hits in 1.1 innings. Starter Greg Milhorn was chased from the game in the fourth inning after surrendering two runs on two hits with four walks and a strikeout.
UTSA reliever Patrick Herbelin picked up the victory as he scattered six hits over 4.1 innings holding the Ragin' Cajuns to two runs while striking out five.
Offensively, Blake Trahan, Brenn Conrad and Derek Herrington each had two hits as the squad outhit the Roadrunners (2-1), 11-7. Louisiana posted 11-plus hits in all three games during the weekend.
Mitchell Matulia and Matt Hilston led the way for UTSA as Matulia drove in three runs and Hilston was 2-for-4 with home run, two RBI and scored twice.
The Cajuns jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Trahan came in to score on a throwing error by catcher John Bormann. Trahan led off the inning with a double to right center and then moved to third on a sac bunt by Kennon Fontenot.
Kevin Markham evened the game at 1-all in the bottom half of the first on a solo home run to right to lead off the inning.
Derek Herrington put Louisiana back in front in the top of the third as he launched a solo home run of his own over the left field fence to make the score 2-1.
UTSA answered in the bottom half of the third as Tyler Straub brought home Markham on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to left center to tie the contest at 2-all.
Stefan Trosclair notched the second home run of the day as he sent the first pitch he saw over the fence in left for a leadoff solo homer in the top of the fourth to give the Ragin' Cajuns a 3-2 edge.
The Roadrunners grabbed a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth plating three runs on two hits and two walks. Bormann leveled the contest on a sac fly to center. In the next at bat, Tyler Straub doubled in a run to give UTSA a 4-3 edge. Skyler Valentine capped the scoring in the inning on a sac fly to right center.
Louisiana pulled within a run, 5-4, in the top of the sixth when Trosclair came home on a pickoff attempt by Herbelin, but UTSA would break the game open in the bottom of the sixth scoring four runs on two hits highlighted by a three-run double to straight away center by Matulia.
The Ragin' Cajuns final run of the game came in the eighth on a RBI single by Kyle Clement.a
The Cajuns return to action on Wednesday at 6 p.m. as they face in-state foe Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La. Following the contest with the Demons, Louisiana is slated to open its home slate on Friday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. against Stony Brook in the first game of a three-game series.
Season tickets are still available for the 2015 season. Fans can order tickets by visiting RaginCajuns.com or by calling (337) 265-2100.
For the latest news and updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball follow the squad on twitter @Cajunsbaseball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herbelin (1-0)
L: Carter, Eric (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Trahan, Blake 1 ; Trosclair, Stefan 1 ; Girouard, Tyler 1
HR: Trosclair, Stefan 1 ; Herrington, Derek 1
RBI: Trosclair, Stefan 1 ; Clement, Kyle 1 ; Herrington, Derek 1
SH: Fontenot, Kennon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trahan, Blake 1 ; Trosclair, Stefan 2 ; Williams, Jamarius 1 ; Herrington, Derek 1
SB: Trahan, Blake 1
PO: Robbins, Joe 1
Batting:
2B: Straub 1 ; Matulia 1
HR: Markham 1 ; Hilston 1 ; Jackson 1
RBI: Markham 1 ; Hilston 2 ; Bormann 1 ; Straub 2 ; Matulia 3 ; Valentine 1 ; Jackson 1
SF: Bormann 1 ; Straub 1 ; Valentine 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Markham 4 ; Hilston 2 ; Bormann 1 ; Straub 2 ; Jackson 1 ; Bowles 1
SB: Straub 1
HBP: Markham 1
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AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
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ph/2b
AB
2
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
1b/3b
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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