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Mississippi State
Louisiana Travels to No. 2 Mississippi State For Midweek Matchup
3/9/2021 3:04:00 PM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Baseball has a big opportunity ahead of it when it faces No. 2 Mississippi State on Wednesday, March 10, at Dudy Noble Field with first pitch at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday's game will be televised on SECN+.
Louisiana and Mississippi State have only squared off three times, with the Ragin' Cajuns leading the all-time series 2-1.
The two schools squared off in the Fall of 2019 in a doubleheader. Louisiana split the twin bill, beating the Bulldogs 7-3 in game one and falling 13-2 in game two.
Who: Louisiana (9-4) at Mississippi State (8-3)
Where: Dudy Noble Field
When: March 10, 2021
Watch: SECN+
Listen: ESPN 1420
On the Call: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Chico Rodriguez (color)
Last Meeting: Louisiana lost, 3-1, (March 2, 2018)
PITCHING MATCHUPS
Wednesday: LHP Austin Perrin vs. LHP Houston Harding
BENNY BATS
Ben Fitzgerald is swinging a hot bat for Louisiana to start the year. Fitzgerald has reached base in 11-straight games and is in the top 10 in the conference in doubles, steals, slugging, on-base percentage and total bases.
HOT START
Louisiana (9-4) is off to its best start since the storied 2014 season, when the program started the year at 11-2 and finished the season at 58-10.
AP Swaggin'
Austin Perrin was great in his start against McNeese State on Wednesday, March 3. In his first start since May of 2019, Perrin only surrendered one hit through five innings and fanned seven batters, the second-most of his career.
Winning is Fun
Louisiana ended the 2020 season winning six of its last seven games and it carried into this season. Putting together last year's hot streak and this year's start, the Ragin' Cajuns have won 15 of their last 20 games, the best streak since 2017 when the Cajuns went 15-4-1 from March 25 to April 25.
Did someone order Arrighetti with a side of dominance
In his first three appearances at Louisiana, Spencer Arrighetti has tossed 15.1 innings of one-run baseball. Arrighetti has earned two wins and picked up a save in his second appearance of the season against Rice, sealing a 5-3 win for the Cajuns. Arrighetti was the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (March 2) and is now the Saturday starter for Louisiana.
What you Swingin' WIllis
On Tuesday night against Louisiana Tech (March 2), CJ Willis tied the program record for doubles in a single game with three. Willis is the first player since Kyle Clement (April 19, 2016 vs. Nicholls State) to record three doubles in the same game.
Need a Talley
Currently, Brandon Talley is tied for second in the country in pitching appearances with seven. Among the 11 players that have made seven appearances, Tally has pitched in the second-most innings (10.0).
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