University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, March 1
Houston, Texas
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No. 9 Vandy Rallies And Holds Off Louisiana, 7-4
3/1/2024 11:06:00 PM | Baseball
HOUSTON – Alan Espinal's three-run home run in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 deadlock and No. 9 Vanderbilt held off a late Louisiana rally in a 7-4 victory on Friday in the Astros Foundation College Classic at Minute Maid Park.
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Louisiana (5-4) will return to action on Saturday when it faces in-state rival and No. 3-ranked LSU (9-1) in a 7 p.m. game which will be televised live on MLB Network with fans also able to watch on Astros.com and the Astros' X, Facebook and YouTube pages.
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Fans in the Lafayette area can listen to the game on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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The Ragin' Cajuns scored three runs in the fourth inning to break a scoreless contest after Kyle DeBarge drew a one-out walk off Vanderbilt starter Carter Horton. Duncan Pastore would follow with a double to left before Caleb Stelly's infield single scored DeBarge for a 1-0 lead.
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Clay Wargo added a bunt up the first-base line to plate Pastore from third and John Taylor would follow with a hit that caromed off of Horton and allowed Stelly to score for a 3-0 lead.
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Vanderbilt (8-3) added a pair of runs in the fifth on RJ Austin's RBI single and a double by Camden Kozeal before Calvin Hewitt's RBI triple in the fifth tied the game at 3-3.
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The Commodores broke the contest in the eighth with three straight hits off Louisiana reliever Jack Martinez (0-2) with Austin doubling to center, Kozeal getting a single to right and Espinal hitting a 3-and-2 pitch for his first home run of the season.
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Davis Diaz scored in the eighth for the Commodores when he moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error.
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Louisiana battled back after pinch-hitter Mason Zambo led off with a walk and moved to second in Taylor's bunt single. Conor Higgs reached on a one-out infield single to load the bases before Zambo scored on Josh Alexander's single up the first base line.
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Vanberbilt's Miller Green, who recorded his first save, then got Bryan Broussard, Jr., on a called third strike before getting DeBarge to fly out to left-center to close out the game.
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Greysen Carter (1-0) pitched 3.0 innings and struck out four to earn the win for the Commodores. Holton pitched 5.0 innings with six strikeouts and four hits allowed while Austin led VU's 10-hit attack with three hits.
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LP Langevin, making his first career start for Louisiana, fanned six batters and scattered three hits in 4.2 innings for Louisiana. Taylor led the Ragin' Cajuns at the plate going 2-for-4.
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Tickets for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball are available for purchase on-line at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
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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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Louisiana (5-4) will return to action on Saturday when it faces in-state rival and No. 3-ranked LSU (9-1) in a 7 p.m. game which will be televised live on MLB Network with fans also able to watch on Astros.com and the Astros' X, Facebook and YouTube pages.
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Fans in the Lafayette area can listen to the game on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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The Ragin' Cajuns scored three runs in the fourth inning to break a scoreless contest after Kyle DeBarge drew a one-out walk off Vanderbilt starter Carter Horton. Duncan Pastore would follow with a double to left before Caleb Stelly's infield single scored DeBarge for a 1-0 lead.
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Clay Wargo added a bunt up the first-base line to plate Pastore from third and John Taylor would follow with a hit that caromed off of Horton and allowed Stelly to score for a 3-0 lead.
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Vanderbilt (8-3) added a pair of runs in the fifth on RJ Austin's RBI single and a double by Camden Kozeal before Calvin Hewitt's RBI triple in the fifth tied the game at 3-3.
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The Commodores broke the contest in the eighth with three straight hits off Louisiana reliever Jack Martinez (0-2) with Austin doubling to center, Kozeal getting a single to right and Espinal hitting a 3-and-2 pitch for his first home run of the season.
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Davis Diaz scored in the eighth for the Commodores when he moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error.
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Louisiana battled back after pinch-hitter Mason Zambo led off with a walk and moved to second in Taylor's bunt single. Conor Higgs reached on a one-out infield single to load the bases before Zambo scored on Josh Alexander's single up the first base line.
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Vanberbilt's Miller Green, who recorded his first save, then got Bryan Broussard, Jr., on a called third strike before getting DeBarge to fly out to left-center to close out the game.
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Greysen Carter (1-0) pitched 3.0 innings and struck out four to earn the win for the Commodores. Holton pitched 5.0 innings with six strikeouts and four hits allowed while Austin led VU's 10-hit attack with three hits.
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LP Langevin, making his first career start for Louisiana, fanned six batters and scattered three hits in 4.2 innings for Louisiana. Taylor led the Ragin' Cajuns at the plate going 2-for-4.
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Tickets for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball are available for purchase on-line at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
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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: Greysen Carter (1-0)
L: Martinez, Jack (0-2)
S: Miller Green (1)
Batting:
2B: Pastore, Duncan 1
RBI: Stelly, Caleb 1 ; Wargo, Clay 1 ; Taylor, John 1 ; Alexander, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeBarge, Kyle 1 ; Pastore, Duncan 1 ; Stelly, Caleb 1 ; Zambo, Mason 1
HBP: Pastore, Duncan 1
Batting:
2B: RJ Austin 1 ; Camden Kozeal 1 ; Davis Diaz 1 ; Jonathan Vastine 1
3B: Calvin Hewett 1
HR: Alan Espinal 1
RBI: RJ Austin 1 ; Camden Kozeal 1 ; Alan Espinal 3 ; Calvin Hewett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RJ Austin 2 ; Camden Kozeal 1 ; Alan Espinal 1 ; Davis Diaz 2 ; Jonathan Vastine 1
SB: RJ Austin 1 ; Calvin Hewett 2
HBP: Camden Kozeal 1 ; Alan Espinal 1 ; Troy LaNeve 1
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RBI
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AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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