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Louisiana Rallies To Win Eighth Straight Over Rice, 7-3
5/10/2022 11:14:00 PM | Baseball
Final game of midweek series set for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
HOUSTON – Carson Roccaforte delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball team scored five runs to rally from a one-run deficit and claim a 7-3 win over Rice in the first game of a two-game midweek series on Tuesday at Reckling Park.
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The series will conclude on Wednesday when the teams face off in a 6:30 p.m., contest. The game will be streamed live on CUSA.tv and can be heard in the Lafayette area on ESPN Lafayette (103.3 FM/1420 AM), the Varsity Network and the #GeauxCajuns app.
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Austin Perrin (2-0) scattered a pair of hits in 3.0 innings in relief as Louisiana (29-17) won its fourth straight game overall and eighth in the 31-game series against Rice (13-35). Bo Bonds and Dylan Theut combined for 2.2 innings of hitless relief with six strikeouts as Louisiana trailed 3-2 after six innings before scoring twice in the seventh and three times in the eighth.
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Roccaforte, who hit an RBI triple in the first inning to give the Ragin' Cajuns an early 1-0 lead, greeted Rice closer Matthew Linskey with an RBI single over a drawn-in infield to drive in Connor Kimple and snap a 3-3 tie. The Ragin' Cajuns opened the inning as Bobby Lada singled to left field before Kimple tripled to right-center field off Christian Cienfuego (0-3).
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The Ragin' Cajuns put the game away in the eighth as Julian Brock scored on Warnner Rincones' RBI grounder, Kimple laced an RBI double down the left-field line and Heath Hood added an RBI single.
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Louisiana pounded out 15 hits against Rice with Hood, Brock and Kyle DeBarge all recording three hits in the contest. Lada, playing in his hometown, went 2-for-3 at the plate for Louisiana with Kimple and Roccaforte each getting a pair of hits.
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David Christie pitched 3.1 innings in his second career start for Louisiana before giving way to Perrin in the fourth.
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The Owls threatened to tie the game in the seventh inning when Austin Bulman led off the inning with a double off Perrin before moving to third on a groundout. Bonds would come in to relieve Perrin and fanned Pierce Gallo and Jack Riedel to end the threat.
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Riedel added an RBI single in the first inning for Rice before RBIs by Nathan Becker and Manny Garza in the third would give the Owls a 3-2 lead.
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Bulman led Rice at the plate going 3-for-5 with Garza finishing 2-for-3. Garret Zaskoda, one of six pitchers used by the Owls, scattered six hits and fanned a career-high six batters in his first start while Cienfuego allowed a pair of runs on two hits in an inning of work.
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Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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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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The series will conclude on Wednesday when the teams face off in a 6:30 p.m., contest. The game will be streamed live on CUSA.tv and can be heard in the Lafayette area on ESPN Lafayette (103.3 FM/1420 AM), the Varsity Network and the #GeauxCajuns app.
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Austin Perrin (2-0) scattered a pair of hits in 3.0 innings in relief as Louisiana (29-17) won its fourth straight game overall and eighth in the 31-game series against Rice (13-35). Bo Bonds and Dylan Theut combined for 2.2 innings of hitless relief with six strikeouts as Louisiana trailed 3-2 after six innings before scoring twice in the seventh and three times in the eighth.
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Roccaforte, who hit an RBI triple in the first inning to give the Ragin' Cajuns an early 1-0 lead, greeted Rice closer Matthew Linskey with an RBI single over a drawn-in infield to drive in Connor Kimple and snap a 3-3 tie. The Ragin' Cajuns opened the inning as Bobby Lada singled to left field before Kimple tripled to right-center field off Christian Cienfuego (0-3).
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The Ragin' Cajuns put the game away in the eighth as Julian Brock scored on Warnner Rincones' RBI grounder, Kimple laced an RBI double down the left-field line and Heath Hood added an RBI single.
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Louisiana pounded out 15 hits against Rice with Hood, Brock and Kyle DeBarge all recording three hits in the contest. Lada, playing in his hometown, went 2-for-3 at the plate for Louisiana with Kimple and Roccaforte each getting a pair of hits.
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David Christie pitched 3.1 innings in his second career start for Louisiana before giving way to Perrin in the fourth.
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The Owls threatened to tie the game in the seventh inning when Austin Bulman led off the inning with a double off Perrin before moving to third on a groundout. Bonds would come in to relieve Perrin and fanned Pierce Gallo and Jack Riedel to end the threat.
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Riedel added an RBI single in the first inning for Rice before RBIs by Nathan Becker and Manny Garza in the third would give the Owls a 3-2 lead.
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Bulman led Rice at the plate going 3-for-5 with Garza finishing 2-for-3. Garret Zaskoda, one of six pitchers used by the Owls, scattered six hits and fanned a career-high six batters in his first start while Cienfuego allowed a pair of runs on two hits in an inning of work.
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Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Perrin, Austin (2-0)
L: Christian Cienfuegos (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Kimple, Connor 1 ; Brock, Julian 1
3B: Kimple, Connor 1 ; Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; Hood, Heath 1
RBI: Kimple, Connor 2 ; Roccaforte, Carson 2 ; Hood, Heath 2 ; Rincones, Warnner 1
SH: Marusak, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kimple, Connor 3 ; Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; Brock, Julian 1 ; DeBarge, Kyle 1 ; Lada, Bobby 1
SB: DeBarge, Kyle 2 ; Lada, Bobby 2
CS: Hood, Heath 1
HBP: Brandon, Jonathan 1
Batting:
2B: Austin Bulman 2 ; Nathan Becker 1
RBI: Nathan Becker 1 ; Jack Riedel 1 ; Manny Garza 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Bulman 2 ; Nathan Becker 1
CS: Jack Riedel 1
HBP: Benjamin Rosengard 1
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H
3
RBI
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AB
5
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
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