University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, May 19
Hattiesburg, Miss.
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
36-19, 18-11
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Southern Miss
36-16, 21-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
5/19/2023 11:59:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – One night after a masterful pitching performance by Southern Miss' Tanner Hall, it was Carson Fluno's turn for a pitching gem for Louisiana.
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The junior right-hander went a career-long 8.0 innings and fanned a career-best 11 batters as Louisiana broke open a close game with a seven-run outburst over two innings and earned a 10-1 win over the No. 23-ranked Golden Eagles on Friday at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
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The final game of the three-game series is scheduled for Saturday at 1 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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Carson Roccaforte belted a solo home run and added a two-run double while CJ Willis and Max Marusak drove in two runs each as Louisiana (36-19, 18-11 SBC) erupted for 15 hits and snapped a 14-game win streak for Southern Miss (36-16, 21-8 SBC).
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One day after celebrating his 21st birthday, Fluno (3-0) recorded his first career quality start while recording the most strikeouts by a Ragin' Cajuns pitcher this season. Fluno stranded a pair of runners in the opening two innings before getting Christopher Sargeant to ground into an inning-ending double play in the third.
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That began a stretch of 12 straight batters retired by the Sun Prairie, Wis., native as he fanned six in the span and did not allow a hit until Nick Monistere's two-out double in the seventh.
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After being shut out for the first time this season and limited to a season-low three hits in Thursday's 4-0 setback, Louisiana wasted no time in getting on the board as Marusak lined the third pitch of the game from USM starter Billy Oldham (6-3) down the right-field line before scoring on Kyle DeBarge's RBI single.
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Roccaforte, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, then hammered a one-out offering from Oldham to right-center field for his fifth home run of the season to give Louisiana a 2-0 lead.
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Louisiana increased its lead to 3-0 in the fifth after DeBarge hit a two-out double, moved to third on a passed ball and scored when Roccaforte's grounder to second was bobbled for the first of three USM errors in the game.
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The Ragin' Cajuns doubled their lead one inning later after John Taylor reached on a bunt single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored when CJ Willis' bunt single forced an error that allowed Taylor to score.
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Three batters later, Roccaforte laced a two-out, two-run double into the right-field corner to drive in Willis and DeBarge and extend Louisiana's lead to 6-0.
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The Ragin' Cajuns extended their lead to 10-0 in the seventh after Willis lined a two-out double to center to plate Julian Brock and Taylor before Marusak belted his ninth home run of the season two pitches later.
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DeBarge and Heath Hood each went 3-for-5 at the plate to help Louisiana match its largest win in Hattiesburg since a 13-4 victory on March 9, 2013. Marusak, Taylor and Willis joined Roccaforte with two hits each for the Ragin' Cajuns while Brock drew a pair of walks.
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Matthew Etzel had two of Southern Miss' five hits in the game, including a solo home run in the eighth to avert its first shutout of the season. Oldham allowed eight hits and a pair of earned runs in 4.2 innings for the Golden Eagles while Kros Sivley and Isaiah Rhodes allowed a combined seven runs in 2.0 innings of relief.
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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 junior right-hander went a career-long 8.0 innings and fanned a career-best 11 batters as Louisiana broke open a close game with a seven-run outburst over two innings and earned a 10-1 win over the No. 23-ranked Golden Eagles on Friday at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
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The final game of the three-game series is scheduled for Saturday at 1 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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Carson Roccaforte belted a solo home run and added a two-run double while CJ Willis and Max Marusak drove in two runs each as Louisiana (36-19, 18-11 SBC) erupted for 15 hits and snapped a 14-game win streak for Southern Miss (36-16, 21-8 SBC).
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One day after celebrating his 21st birthday, Fluno (3-0) recorded his first career quality start while recording the most strikeouts by a Ragin' Cajuns pitcher this season. Fluno stranded a pair of runners in the opening two innings before getting Christopher Sargeant to ground into an inning-ending double play in the third.
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That began a stretch of 12 straight batters retired by the Sun Prairie, Wis., native as he fanned six in the span and did not allow a hit until Nick Monistere's two-out double in the seventh.
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After being shut out for the first time this season and limited to a season-low three hits in Thursday's 4-0 setback, Louisiana wasted no time in getting on the board as Marusak lined the third pitch of the game from USM starter Billy Oldham (6-3) down the right-field line before scoring on Kyle DeBarge's RBI single.
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Roccaforte, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, then hammered a one-out offering from Oldham to right-center field for his fifth home run of the season to give Louisiana a 2-0 lead.
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Louisiana increased its lead to 3-0 in the fifth after DeBarge hit a two-out double, moved to third on a passed ball and scored when Roccaforte's grounder to second was bobbled for the first of three USM errors in the game.
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The Ragin' Cajuns doubled their lead one inning later after John Taylor reached on a bunt single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored when CJ Willis' bunt single forced an error that allowed Taylor to score.
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Three batters later, Roccaforte laced a two-out, two-run double into the right-field corner to drive in Willis and DeBarge and extend Louisiana's lead to 6-0.
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The Ragin' Cajuns extended their lead to 10-0 in the seventh after Willis lined a two-out double to center to plate Julian Brock and Taylor before Marusak belted his ninth home run of the season two pitches later.
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DeBarge and Heath Hood each went 3-for-5 at the plate to help Louisiana match its largest win in Hattiesburg since a 13-4 victory on March 9, 2013. Marusak, Taylor and Willis joined Roccaforte with two hits each for the Ragin' Cajuns while Brock drew a pair of walks.
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Matthew Etzel had two of Southern Miss' five hits in the game, including a solo home run in the eighth to avert its first shutout of the season. Oldham allowed eight hits and a pair of earned runs in 4.2 innings for the Golden Eagles while Kros Sivley and Isaiah Rhodes allowed a combined seven runs in 2.0 innings of relief.
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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: Fluno, Carson (3-0)
L: Oldham, Billy (6-3)
Batting:
2B: DeBarge, Kyle 1 ; Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; Hood, Heath 1 ; Willis, CJ 1
3B: Marusak, Max 1
HR: Marusak, Max 1 ; Roccaforte, Carson 1
RBI: Marusak, Max 2 ; DeBarge, Kyle 1 ; Roccaforte, Carson 3 ; Willis, CJ 2
SH: Veillon, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marusak, Max 2 ; DeBarge, Kyle 2 ; Roccaforte, Carson 1 ; Brock, Julian 1 ; Taylor, John 2 ; Willis, CJ 2
SB: Brock, Julian 1 ; Willis, CJ 1
CS: DeBarge, Kyle 1
HBP: DeBarge, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Etzel, Matthew 1 ; Parker, Tate 1 ; Monistere, Nick 1
HR: Etzel, Matthew 1
RBI: Etzel, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Etzel, Matthew 1
HBP: Ewing, Reece 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
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