University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, May 18
Hattiesburg, Miss.
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
35-19, 17-11
0
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4
Southern Miss
36-15, 21-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
5/18/2023 9:38:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Tanner Hall fanned 12 batters and scattered three hits through 8.0 innings on the mound and Matthew Etzel broke up a scoreless game in the fifth inning with a grand slam to lead No. 23-ranked Southern Miss to a 4-0 win over Louisiana in the opening game of a Sun Belt Conference series on Thursday at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
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The second game of the three-game series resumes on Friday at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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Louisiana (35-19, 17-11 SBC), which was shut out on the road for the first time since a 1-0 setback to USM (36-15, 21-7 SBC) on March 13, 2021, got a leadoff double from Conor Higgs in the second inning before Hall (11-3) retired the next 16 batters he faced while limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to their fewest hits of the season.
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Southern Miss, which moved one-half game ahead of Coastal Carolina for the SBC lead, broke the scoreless battle in the fifth after Reece Ewing led off the inning with a single and moved to second on Nick Monistere's infield single to third.
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After Carson Paetow reached on a fielder's choice and Rodrigo Montenegro drew a walk to load the bases, Etzel hit the first pitch from Louisiana starter Jackson Nezuh (8-5) over the right-field fence for the Golden Eagles' fourth grand slam of the season.
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Carson Roccaforte and John Taylor reached on back-to-back singles off Hall in the eighth inning, but the right-hander got a grounder to second and strikeout to snuff out Louisiana's biggest threat of the game.
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Nezuh matched Hall for the first part of the game, tossing 6.1 innings with six hits allowed and five strikeouts. Steven Cash struck out a pair in a scoreless inning of relief for the Ragin' Cajuns while Jerry Couch closed out with 0.2 innings of hitless relief.
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Etzel and Monistere had two hits each for Southern Miss, which won its 14th straight game, while Justin Storm pitched a scoreless ninth with a strikeout.
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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 second game of the three-game series resumes on Friday at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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Louisiana (35-19, 17-11 SBC), which was shut out on the road for the first time since a 1-0 setback to USM (36-15, 21-7 SBC) on March 13, 2021, got a leadoff double from Conor Higgs in the second inning before Hall (11-3) retired the next 16 batters he faced while limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to their fewest hits of the season.
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Southern Miss, which moved one-half game ahead of Coastal Carolina for the SBC lead, broke the scoreless battle in the fifth after Reece Ewing led off the inning with a single and moved to second on Nick Monistere's infield single to third.
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After Carson Paetow reached on a fielder's choice and Rodrigo Montenegro drew a walk to load the bases, Etzel hit the first pitch from Louisiana starter Jackson Nezuh (8-5) over the right-field fence for the Golden Eagles' fourth grand slam of the season.
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Carson Roccaforte and John Taylor reached on back-to-back singles off Hall in the eighth inning, but the right-hander got a grounder to second and strikeout to snuff out Louisiana's biggest threat of the game.
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Nezuh matched Hall for the first part of the game, tossing 6.1 innings with six hits allowed and five strikeouts. Steven Cash struck out a pair in a scoreless inning of relief for the Ragin' Cajuns while Jerry Couch closed out with 0.2 innings of hitless relief.
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Etzel and Monistere had two hits each for Southern Miss, which won its 14th straight game, while Justin Storm pitched a scoreless ninth with a strikeout.
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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: Hall, Tanner (11-3)
L: Nezuh, Jackson (8-5)
Batting:
2B: Higgs, Conor 1
Base Running:
SB: Hood, Heath 1
CS: Hood, Heath 1
Batting:
2B: Etzel, Matthew 1 ; Sargent, Christopher 1
HR: Etzel, Matthew 1
RBI: Etzel, Matthew 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Etzel, Matthew 1 ; Ewing, Reece 1 ; Paetow, Carson 1 ; Montenegro, Rodrigo 1
CS: Etzel, Matthew 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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