University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Tuesday, February 24
Lafayette, La.
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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Cajuns Fall In 17 Innings To McNeese State, 5-4
2/25/2015 12:19:00 AM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana baseball team saw its six-game win streak against McNeese State come to an end on Tuesday night as the Ragin' Cajuns fell to the Cowboys 5-4 in a 17-inning affair at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.
Both teams combined to use 15 pitchers throwing over 540 pitches in a contest that lasted five hours and 16 minutes.
Freshman Logan Stoelke was tabbed with the loss for the Cajuns (4-4) as he surrendered one unearned run in the 17th inning on three hits to fall to 0-1 on the year.
The Cajuns bullpen had a strong showing as six pitchers combined to allow two runs (one earned) in 13 innings and struck out 12.
Tyler Day picked up the win for McNeese State (5-4) holding Louisiana scoreless in 1.1 innings of relief, while Austin Briggs notched his first career save for the Cowboys coming into the game in the bottom of the 17th to record the final two outs.
Offensively, Blake Trahan led the way for the Ragin' Cajuns going 3-for-6 with an RBI and a walk. Brenn Conrad, Greg Davis, Nick Thurman and Dylan Butler each had a pair of hits in the contest.
For the Cowboys, Lewis Guilbeau and Connor Lloyd each recorded three hits as Lloyd came through with the game-winner in the 17th.
McNeese State got out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Billy Sommers scored on a throwing error by Thurman on a dropped third strike. Sommers reached third on triple to right with one out.
The Cajuns grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third scoring two runs on three hits and a McNeese State error. Kyle Clement evened the contest scoring on a throwing error by Lloyd who made an errant throw on an infield single by Butler. Later in the inning, Davis drove a double into the gap in left center to score Conrad from first to give Louisiana the advantage.
In the top of the fourth, the Cowboys regained the lead on a two-run single to left by third baseman Matt Gallier to make the score 3-2.
Trahan evened the contest at 3-all in the bottom of the fifth bringing home Butler on a safety squeeze. Butler doubled into the right field gap with one out and then advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Cameron Toole.
Louisiana loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the sixth without the benefit of a hit. After a Clement strikeout, Gallier made a nice play on a ball hit down the third base line to get a force out at third and end the inning.
The Ragin' Cajuns loaded the bases again in the bottom of the eight with one out, but McNeese State reliever Cory LaPeze came in and got two straight strikeouts to end the threat.
In the top of the 10th, the Cowboys went back in front 4-3 on a Sommers RBI single through the right side of the infield scoring Andrew Guillotte from second.
The Cajuns caught a break in the bottom half of the 10th as Nick Thurman was balked in for the tying run with two outs. Thurman got into scoring position when he drove a 2-2 pitch off of the wall in right center for his second triple of the season.
McNeese State loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the 15th, but reliever Reagan Bazar came through for the Cajuns getting James Cantu to ground out to second to end the inning.
Lloyd produced the game-winning run for the Cowboys in the bottom of the 17th as he sent a single through the left side of the infield to score Connor Crane from third.
With the loss, head coach Tony Robichaux will have to wait to the weekend to reach the 1,000 career win mark.
Louisiana returns to action this weekend as the Cajuns face Alabama in a three-game series at the Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala. The opening game of the series is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Game two is set for 2 pm. Saturday, and the series finale will be Sunday at 1 p.m.
For info and updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball follow the team on twitter @CajunsBaseball or check RaginCajuns.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Day, Tyler (1-0)
L: Stoelke, Logan (0-1)
S: Briggs, Austin (1)
Batting:
2B: Guillotte, Andrew 1 ; Crane, Connor 1
3B: Sommers, Billy 1
RBI: Sommers, Billy 1 ; Lloyd, Connor 1 ; Gallier, Matt 1
SH: Lloyd, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guillotte, Andrew 1 ; Sommers, Billy 1 ; Crane, Connor 1 ; Guilbeau, Lewis 1 ; Molter, Kris 1
SB: Gallier, Matt 1
CS: Guillotte, Andrew 1 ; Provenzano, Joe 1 ; Cantu, James 1
PO: Crane, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Davis, Greg 2 ; Girouard, Tyler 1 ; Thurman, Nick 1 ; Clement, Kyle 1 ; Butler, Dylan 1
3B: Thurman, Nick 1
RBI: Trahan, Blake 1 ; Davis, Greg 1
SH: Trahan, Blake 1 ; Thurman, Nick 1 ; Butler, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Conrad, Brenn 1 ; Thurman, Nick 1 ; Clement, Kyle 1 ; Butler, Dylan 1
SB: Trahan, Blake 2 ; Conrad, Brenn 1 ; Clement, Kyle 1
CS: Trahan, Blake 1 ; Clement, Kyle 1
HBP: Robbins, Joe 1 ; Trosclair, Stefan 2
PO: Butler, Dylan 1
Game Leaders
AB
6
R
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3
RBI
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AB
7
R
1
H
2
RBI
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AB
8
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
6
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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