University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, February 19
New Orleans, La.
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Tulane
Louisiana Opens 2021 Season at Tulane
2/18/2021 9:10:00 AM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Baseball team opens its 2021 season at Tulane, with the first pitch times scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21. All three games will be available on ESPN+.
Louisiana finished the 2020 season with an 8-9 overall record, while Tulane had its best start to a season since the 1972 campaign, going 15-2 to open the year.
Who: Louisiana (0-0) at Tulane (0-0)
Where: Geer Field at Turchin Stadium
When: Friday - 2:00 p.m. / Saturday - 2:00 p.m. / Sunday - 1:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: KPEL 96.5 FM
On the Call: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Brad Topham (color)
Last Meeting: L, 9-6 (2/19/20)
Pitching Matchups for this weekend:
Friday: RHP Hayden Durke vs. RHP Braden Olthoff
Saturday: RHP Conor Angel vs. RHP Donovan Benoit
Sunday: RHP Carter Robinson vs. LHP Jack Aldrich
GAME NOTES
New Identity
- Out of the 40 players on the current roster, the Ragin' Cajuns only have seven student-athletes who have played two or more years at Louisiana. Those players are Connor Cooke, Brennan Breaux, Alex Hannie, Jacob Schultz, Austin Bradford, Austin Perrin and Jack Burk.
Hitting Notes
- Out of the 554 at-bats the Ragin' Cajuns recorded last season, the team only returns 274 of them.
- Brennan Breaux ended the year hitting .444 in his last five games (8-for-18) and was the only player on the team to end the year batting over .300.
- Returning hits leader Connor Kimple is back patrolling the outfield. He ended the season with 15 hits.
- Louisiana struck out 186 times last season, but with the retooled roster only 80 of the 186 strikeouts return in 2021.
- Out of a possible 68 starts from First Base (17), Second Base (17), Third Base (17) and Short Stop (17), Louisiana only brings back 15 starts from last season.
Pitching Notes
- Louisiana has seven pitchers on the 2021 roster that have made starts in their Louisiana careers. The clubhouse leader in career starts is Jack Burk with 26.
- The pitching staff in 2021 returns 64 starts, 161 appearances, 494.0 innings pitched, 416 strikeouts and 4.32 ERA.
- Jack Burk (152.0) and Austin Perrin (127.1) are the two pitchers on the roster who have thrown over 100.0 innings in their careers.
MLB Draft Cajuns
- Three Louisiana Baseball players have already been drafted once in their careers and they are:
Jason Nelson - 31st Round 2019 MLB Draft (San Diego Padres)
CJ Willis – 39th Round 2018 MLB Draft (Tampa Bay Rays)
Will Moriarty - 32nd Round 2017 MLB (Texas Rangers).
TEAM DNA
- Student-athletes on the baseball team come from all over North America. One player is from Canada and the rest of the team are from 13 different states. The states represented are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
Louisiana finished the 2020 season with an 8-9 overall record, while Tulane had its best start to a season since the 1972 campaign, going 15-2 to open the year.
Who: Louisiana (0-0) at Tulane (0-0)
Where: Geer Field at Turchin Stadium
When: Friday - 2:00 p.m. / Saturday - 2:00 p.m. / Sunday - 1:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: KPEL 96.5 FM
On the Call: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Brad Topham (color)
Last Meeting: L, 9-6 (2/19/20)
Pitching Matchups for this weekend:
Friday: RHP Hayden Durke vs. RHP Braden Olthoff
Saturday: RHP Conor Angel vs. RHP Donovan Benoit
Sunday: RHP Carter Robinson vs. LHP Jack Aldrich
GAME NOTES
New Identity
- Out of the 40 players on the current roster, the Ragin' Cajuns only have seven student-athletes who have played two or more years at Louisiana. Those players are Connor Cooke, Brennan Breaux, Alex Hannie, Jacob Schultz, Austin Bradford, Austin Perrin and Jack Burk.
Hitting Notes
- Out of the 554 at-bats the Ragin' Cajuns recorded last season, the team only returns 274 of them.
- Brennan Breaux ended the year hitting .444 in his last five games (8-for-18) and was the only player on the team to end the year batting over .300.
- Returning hits leader Connor Kimple is back patrolling the outfield. He ended the season with 15 hits.
- Louisiana struck out 186 times last season, but with the retooled roster only 80 of the 186 strikeouts return in 2021.
- Out of a possible 68 starts from First Base (17), Second Base (17), Third Base (17) and Short Stop (17), Louisiana only brings back 15 starts from last season.
Pitching Notes
- Louisiana has seven pitchers on the 2021 roster that have made starts in their Louisiana careers. The clubhouse leader in career starts is Jack Burk with 26.
- The pitching staff in 2021 returns 64 starts, 161 appearances, 494.0 innings pitched, 416 strikeouts and 4.32 ERA.
- Jack Burk (152.0) and Austin Perrin (127.1) are the two pitchers on the roster who have thrown over 100.0 innings in their careers.
MLB Draft Cajuns
- Three Louisiana Baseball players have already been drafted once in their careers and they are:
Jason Nelson - 31st Round 2019 MLB Draft (San Diego Padres)
CJ Willis – 39th Round 2018 MLB Draft (Tampa Bay Rays)
Will Moriarty - 32nd Round 2017 MLB (Texas Rangers).
TEAM DNA
- Student-athletes on the baseball team come from all over North America. One player is from Canada and the rest of the team are from 13 different states. The states represented are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
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