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Ragin’ Cajuns Welcome Rice to Russo Park for Weekend Series
2/25/2021 7:51:00 PM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Baseball team (3-2) will welcome Rice (2-1) to M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park for a weekend series starting on Friday, Feb. 26, and running through Sunday, Feb. 28.
Prior to the cancellation of the 2020 season, the two programs faced off in Houston on March 3, a game that the Ragin' Cajuns won, 11-2.
All three games this weekend have been picked up by ESPN+.
Who: Rice (2-1) at Louisiana (3-2)
Where: M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park
When: Friday, Feb. 26, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28, 1:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: KPEL 96.5
On the Call: Cody Junot (Play-by-Play), Jay Walker (play-by-play), Brad Topham (color)
Last Meeting: Louisiana won, 11-2, (03/03/2020)
Pitching Rotation
Friday: Hayden Durke vs. Mitchell Holcomb
Saturday: TBA vs. Blake Brogdon
Sunday: Carter Robinson vs. Roel Garcia
VS. RICE
Last season, Louisiana beat Rice, 11-2, in Houston, extending its win-streak against the Owls to four games. The last time Rice beat Louisiana was on May 10, 2011, in Lafayette.
ROC(K) SOLID
Carson Roccaforte has been incredible during the early part of the season. The freshman has a hit in each of his five games played and leads Louisiana in RBI (5) and hits (6). Roccaforte is also one of two players on the team hitting over .300.
COMBINED SHUTOUT
Behind the great start of Spencer Arrighetti, Louisiana blanked Louisiana Tech for the first time since Feb. 11, 2005 it its 2-0 victory on Tuesday night.
PUT THE BALL IN PLAY
Louisiana was only sent down on strikes six times in Tuesday's win against Louisiana tech. This is the team's lowest strikeout total since Feb. 19, 2020 against Tulane when they were also fanned six times.
FOUR-YEAR TRANSFERS
The three four-year transfers played a vital role in Louisiana's series win over the weekend. The three, Brett Borgogno, Drake Osborn and CJ Willis, went a combined 11-for-25 (.444) with seven runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBI.
BENNY BALL GAME
Ben Fitzgerald hit his second go-ahead pinch-hit home run of his career against Tulane on Sunday, Feb. 21. Fitzgerald's first came against Michigan State in Pensacola, Fla., on March 7 of last season.
