Cajuns Baseball Closes Out Road Trip At Southern Miss

THE MIDWEEK GAMES
Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 3-4, 2018
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Site: Pete Taylor Park (4,300)
Time: 6:00 p.m. (Tue) | 6:00 p.m. (Wed)
Opponent: Southern Miss (19-7)
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM
Television: none
Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tue - LHP Hogan Harris (LA) vs. RHP J.C. Keys (USM)
Wed - TBA (LA) vs. TBA (USM)

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is set to close out its six-game road trip with a midweek series at No. 12 Southern Miss starting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Pete Taylor Park. The two teams close out the series on Wednesday with a 6 p.m. first pitch.

Where to Listen/Watch

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

The Series

Louisiana leads the all-time series with the Golden Eagles holding a 26-21 edge. The Ragin' Cajuns have won seven of the last nine meetings between the two clubs after taking two of three at home a year ago.

The Cajuns are 16-17 against Southern Miss all-time with head coach Tony Robichaux at the helm. Louisiana has an 8-11 record in Hattiesburg during that time having won five of the last six matchups at Pete Taylor Park.

Scouting Louisiana

The Ragin' Cajuns (12-15) are coming off of a series loss to Arkansas State falling 8-7 in 11 innings and 14-2 before picking up a 6-1 victory in the series finale. Louisiana has been strong in the midweek posting a 5-1 record including a pair of victories against nationally ranked LSU.

Freshman Hayden Cantrelle is riding a team-best 11-game hit streak, while senior Kennon Fontenot has had a hit in each of the last seven contests.

Gavin Bourgeois leads the team with a .305 average, eight doubles and 10 RBI. Junior Hunter Kasuls has a team-best 19 RBI after driving in six runs over the weekend at Arkansas State.

Scouting Southern Miss

Southern Miss (19-7) won two of three against Rice over the weekend winning 8-7 in 12 innings on Saturday to claim the series. The Golden Eagles are 3-3 in midweek games this season having lost to No. 3 Ole Miss 7-6 last week.

Offensively, Southern Miss is hitting .291 with 46 doubles, five triples and 30 home runs while ranking fifth in the nation averaging 8.7 runs per game.

Hunter Slater paces the club with a .369 average, seven doubles, a triple, six home runs and 28 RBI. Matt Wallner and Luke Reynolds also are batting over .300 on the season with six home runs each as Wallner has a team-best 29 RBI.

Up Next

Louisiana returns home for a three-game conference series against UT Arlington starting Friday at 6 p.m. at Russo Park. Game two of the series is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, while the two teams close out the weekend on Sunday with a 1 p.m. series finale.

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Cajuns Baseball Closes Out Road Trip At Southern Miss

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Players Mentioned

Gavin Bourgeois

Hayden Cantrelle

Kennon Fontenot

Hogan Harris

Hunter Kasuls

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