Louisiana Baseball Opens Five-Game Road Trip At Tulane

THE MIDWEEK GAME
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Location: New Orleans, La.
Site: Turchin Stadium (5,000)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Opponent: Tulane (8-8)
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM
Television: Cox Sports Television
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com

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LHP Colten Schmidt (LA) vs. RHP Josh Bates (TUL)

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is set to open a five-game road trip on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. as the Cajuns face in-state foe Tulane at Turchin Stadium.

Where to Listen/Watch

The contest will be broadcast live on Cox Sports Television (CST) with Tim Grubbs, Roger Cador and Ronnie Rantz on the call.

Fans can also listen to the game on ESPN 1420-AM with Jay Walker and Jeff Schneider calling the action. Live stats are available on RaginCajuns.com.

The Series

Louisiana holds a 47-44 lead in the all-time series with Tulane after splitting a pair of games last year. The road team won both times in 2017 with the Green Wave picking up a 6-4 victory in Lafayette before the Ragin' Cajuns claimed a 1-0 shutout in New Orleans a month later.

The Cajuns are 15-18 against Tulane with head coach Tony Robichaux at the helm including a 7-10 mark in New Orleans.

Scouting Louisiana

The Ragin' Cajuns (6-9) are coming off of a series loss to South Alabama after taking the opening game 2-1. Louisiana fell in game two of the series 7-3 before seeing the series slip away with an 11-5 loss on Sunday.

The Cajuns are 2-1 in midweek games this season with wins over Nicholls and LSU. Senior Colten Schmidt will make his fourth start of the season boasting a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA. Schmidt has posted a quality start in his last two outings.

Offensively, junior Gavin Bourgeois has raised his average up to .310 on the season with a pair of doubles and five RBI. Bourgeois is riding a 10-game on-base streak, while junior Hunter Kasuls has reached in seven straight games and is hitting .273 with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI.

Scouting Tulane

Tulane (8-8) comes into the contest having taken two of three from Purdue over the weekend. The Green Wave blanked the Boilermakers 1-0 in the series opener and then went on to clinch the series on Sunday with a 6-2 victory.

As a team, Tulane is hitting .274 with 41 doubles, two triples and nine home runs. Jonathan Artigues paces the club with a .350 average, five doubles, a home run and 11 RBI. Grant Weatherspoon has a team-best three home runs and 16 RBI while hitting .313.

Up Next

The Cajuns continue their five-game road trip at Georgia Southern this weekend as the squad opens Sun Belt Conference play on Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT at J.I. Clements Stadium. Following the series with the Eagles, Louisiana will wrap up the road trip on Wednesday at 6 p.m. with a contest at McNeese.

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Players Mentioned

Gavin Bourgeois

Hunter Kasuls

Colten Schmidt

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