University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, May 8
Lafayette
1:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
28-17, 17-7
6
vs
5
UT Arlington
14-34, 6-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Arlington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
5/8/2022 5:36:00 PM | Baseball
Cajuns with third straight one-run victory to earn sweep in final SBC series against Mavs
LAFAYETTE – Trey LaFleur recorded his first collegiate three-hit game, capping it with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball team to a walk-off 6-5 win over UT Arlington to complete a three-game sweep of a Sun Belt Conference series on Sunday at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
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David Christie (1-0) earned his first victory on the mound for Louisiana (28-17, 17-7 SBC) since April 3, 2021, after pitching a hitless 11th inning with a strikeout. Jeff Wilson recorded his fifth quality start of the season for Louisiana, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing two earned runs with a strikeout.
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Louisiana recorded its fourth walk-off win of the season and second in the three-game series against UTA (14-34, 6-18 SBC) as Heath Hood reached on a two-out, infield single before stealing second to get into scoring position. LaFleur, who finished 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in the sixth, then laced the next pitch from UTA reliever David Moffat (2-8) into right field and allowing Hood to score to give the Ragin' Cajuns their third straight one-run victory.
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Louisiana, which earned its first SBC sweep at home since May 10-12, 2019, against Georgia State, trailed 3-0 after the first inning as UTA got an RBI double from Steven Saunders, an RBI single by Matt Cavanagh and sacrifice fly by Matt Lumsden.
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Wilson, who threw 35 pitches of his 91 pitches in the first inning, would settle down as he would allow three base runners the rest of the way.
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The Ragin' Cajuns would cut into the Mavs' lead in the second when Hood reached on a ground-rule double to right-center field before scoring two batters later when Julian Brock belted a ground-rule double into the near identical spot.
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Carson Roccaforte led off the fourth inning for Louisiana with a solo home run off UTA starter Cade Winquest – his 13th home run of the season – before Connor Kimple would reach on a single and score on Brock's two-out single through the right side.
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Hood, who went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, would hit a two-out double to center before LaFleur hit a 414-foot shot to right-center field to give Louisiana its first lead of the game, 5-3.
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The Mavs, playing their final season in the Sun Belt before moving to the Western Athletic Conference this summer, scored an unearned run in the eighth when Cavanagh scored on a throwing error before Saunders reached on a fielder's choice in the ninth to drive in Jaden Brown.
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Brock went 3-for-4 at the plate for Louisiana, which recorded 11 hits in the game and improved to 20-0 during the 2022 season when scoring six or more runs. The Ragin' Cajuns also improved to 4-0 in extra innings games during the season while earning their first sweep of the Mavs since the 2015 season.
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Cavanagh, Boone Montgomery and Oscar Ponce each had two hits to lead UTA at the plate with Saunders driving in a pair of runs. Winquest scattered eight hits and allowed five runs for UTA in 6.0 innings with Moffat pitching the final 4.2 innings with three hits and five strikeouts.
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Louisiana will hit the road for the final time during the regular-season when it opens a five-game roadtrip on Tuesday at Rice. The teams will play a two-game series at Reckling Park beginning on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. before concluding on Wednesday at 6:30.
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After facing Rice, Louisiana will head west to San Marcos to face SBC leader Texas State in a three-game series beginning on Friday at Bobcat Ballpark.
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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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David Christie (1-0) earned his first victory on the mound for Louisiana (28-17, 17-7 SBC) since April 3, 2021, after pitching a hitless 11th inning with a strikeout. Jeff Wilson recorded his fifth quality start of the season for Louisiana, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing two earned runs with a strikeout.
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Louisiana recorded its fourth walk-off win of the season and second in the three-game series against UTA (14-34, 6-18 SBC) as Heath Hood reached on a two-out, infield single before stealing second to get into scoring position. LaFleur, who finished 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in the sixth, then laced the next pitch from UTA reliever David Moffat (2-8) into right field and allowing Hood to score to give the Ragin' Cajuns their third straight one-run victory.
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Louisiana, which earned its first SBC sweep at home since May 10-12, 2019, against Georgia State, trailed 3-0 after the first inning as UTA got an RBI double from Steven Saunders, an RBI single by Matt Cavanagh and sacrifice fly by Matt Lumsden.
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Wilson, who threw 35 pitches of his 91 pitches in the first inning, would settle down as he would allow three base runners the rest of the way.
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The Ragin' Cajuns would cut into the Mavs' lead in the second when Hood reached on a ground-rule double to right-center field before scoring two batters later when Julian Brock belted a ground-rule double into the near identical spot.
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Carson Roccaforte led off the fourth inning for Louisiana with a solo home run off UTA starter Cade Winquest – his 13th home run of the season – before Connor Kimple would reach on a single and score on Brock's two-out single through the right side.
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Hood, who went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, would hit a two-out double to center before LaFleur hit a 414-foot shot to right-center field to give Louisiana its first lead of the game, 5-3.
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The Mavs, playing their final season in the Sun Belt before moving to the Western Athletic Conference this summer, scored an unearned run in the eighth when Cavanagh scored on a throwing error before Saunders reached on a fielder's choice in the ninth to drive in Jaden Brown.
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Brock went 3-for-4 at the plate for Louisiana, which recorded 11 hits in the game and improved to 20-0 during the 2022 season when scoring six or more runs. The Ragin' Cajuns also improved to 4-0 in extra innings games during the season while earning their first sweep of the Mavs since the 2015 season.
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Cavanagh, Boone Montgomery and Oscar Ponce each had two hits to lead UTA at the plate with Saunders driving in a pair of runs. Winquest scattered eight hits and allowed five runs for UTA in 6.0 innings with Moffat pitching the final 4.2 innings with three hits and five strikeouts.
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Louisiana will hit the road for the final time during the regular-season when it opens a five-game roadtrip on Tuesday at Rice. The teams will play a two-game series at Reckling Park beginning on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. before concluding on Wednesday at 6:30.
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After facing Rice, Louisiana will head west to San Marcos to face SBC leader Texas State in a three-game series beginning on Friday at Bobcat Ballpark.
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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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Pitching:
W: Christie, David (1-0)
L: Moffat, David (2-8)
Batting:
2B: Saunders, Steven 1
RBI: Saunders, Steven 2 ; Cavanagh, Matt 1 ; Lumsden, Matt 1
SF: Lumsden, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Jaden 1 ; Montgomery, Boone 1 ; Saunders, Steven 1 ; Ponce, Oscar 1 ; Cavanagh, Matt 1
Batting:
2B: Hood, Heath 2 ; Brock, Julian 1
HR: Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; LaFleur, Trey 1
RBI: Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; LaFleur, Trey 3 ; Brock, Julian 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; Kimple, Connor 1 ; Hood, Heath 3 ; LaFleur, Trey 1
SB: Hood, Heath 1
CS: Marusak, Max 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
3
H
3
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
3
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
2
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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