Louisiana Baseball Returns To SBC Play Against Texas State

THE WEEKEND SERIES
Dates: Friday-Sunday, April 17-19, 2015
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Site: Bobcat Ballpark (2,500)
Times: 6:00 p.m. (Fri) | 3:00 p.m. (Sat) | 1:00 p.m. (Sun)
Opponent: Texas State (17-18-1, 9-6 SBC)
Radio: News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM
Television: none
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com

STARTING PITCHERS
Friday: LHP Gunner Leger (UL) vs. RHP Lucas Humpal (TXST)
Saturday: RHP Evan Guillory (UL) vs. RHP Scott Grist (TXST)
Sunday: TBA vs. RHP Jeremy Hallonquist (TXST)

SAN MARCOS, Texas - The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team returns to conference action this weekend as the squad faces Texas State in a three-game series starting Friday at 6 p.m. at Bobcat Ballpark.

The second game of the series is slated for 3 p.m. on Saturday, while the series finale is Sunday at 1 p.m.

All three games can be heard live on KPEL 96.5 FM with Jay Walker making the call and Jeff Schneider adding color. Live stats and video are available on RaginCajuns.com.

The Cajuns (21-14, 8-6 Sun Belt) had their six-game win streak snapped on Tuesday with a 5-3 home loss to Southeastern Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns recorded its second sweep of the season last weekend against Jackson State.

Louisiana will hand the ball to freshman left-hander Gunner Leger (3-2, 3.63 ERA) for the fourth consecutive Friday, while freshman right-hander Evan Guillory (3-0, 3.75 ERA) will make the start Saturday as senior Greg Milhorn out due to an injury. Sunday's starter has yet to be announced.

As a team, the Cajuns are second in the league with a 3.50 ERA and are third in hitting with a .282 average. Junior Blake Trahan is fifth in the SBC in hitting with a .260 average and 49 hits including 11 doubles.

Both Trahan and Stefan Trosclair are riding conference-hit streaks coming into the series with Trahan having recorded at least one hit in all 14 SBC games this season. Troclair is on a nine-game conference hit streak. He is hitting .343 on the year with a team-best six home runs and 20 RBI.

Tyler Girouard is second on the squad in hitting with a .348 average, 10 doubles, two homers and 16 RBI. Girouard has reached base in all 14 league games this season.

The Ragin' Cajuns hold a 12-6 edge in the series having won four of the five meetings a year ago. Louisiana defeated the Bobcats twice at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament to extend its win streak in the series to three games.

Texas State (17-18-1, 9-6 Sun Belt) is currently fifth in Sun Belt standings and has lost three of its last five decisions falling to UTSA in the mid-week 10-8 after dropping two of three to UALR last weekend. The Bobcats have the ninth rated pitching staff in the league with a 4.86 ERA.

Right-hander Lucas Humpal (4-3, 5.19 ERA) gets the nod for Texas State on Friday. The Bobcats close out the weekend with two more right-handers, Scott Grist (2-3, 4.07 ERA) and Jeremy Hallonquist (4-0, 2.05 ERA), on Saturday and Sunday.

The Bobcats are last in the Sun Belt in hitting with a .235 average. Jared Huber leads the squad batting .364 in 25 games with two home runs and 11 RBI. Granger Studdard is second on the squad hitting .275 with six doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 21 RBI.

Following the Texas State series, the Cajuns open a five-game week in Hammond, La. at Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

For updates and info on Louisiana baseball, follow the team on twitter @CajunsBaseball or check RaginCajuns.com.

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Louisiana Baseball Returns To SBC Play Against Texas State

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Girouard

Evan Guillory

Gunner Leger

Greg Milhorn

Blake Trahan

Stefan Trosclair

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