University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, March 16
Jonesboro, Ark.
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
10-8, 1-1
7
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6
Arkansas State
12-8, 1-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
3/16/2024 8:04:00 PM | Baseball
Taylor's sacrifice fly in ninth drives in go-ahead run; series finale set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
JONESBORO, Ark. – True freshman Chase Morgan pitched 4.0 brilliant innings of hitless relief to earn his first collegiate victory and Louisiana posted its third come-from-behind victory of the season with a 7-6 win over Arkansas State in a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday at Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field.
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The rubber game of the three-game series is scheduled for Sunday 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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Right-hander Carson Fluno (1-0, 3.78 ERA) will earn the start for Louisiana (10-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) in the series finale while Arkansas State (12-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) will counter with right-hander Dylan Heine (1-0, 4.02 ERA).
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Lee Amedee's bases-clearing double in the eighth inning helped Louisiana dig itself out of a 6-2 hole after seven inning before John Taylor's sacrifice fly in the ninth gave the Ragin' Cajuns the lead for good.
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Morgan (1-1), who struck out two in his longest outing of the season, worked out of a jam in the sixth after Arkansas State placed runners on the corners with one out and a 6-2 lead.
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The southpaw retired 12 of the 13 batters he faced as he got Blake Burris to pop up to short before getting Cason Tollett to ground out to keep A-State from extending the lead.
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Louisiana, which stranded 11 of its 13 runners in the first five innings, broke through in the eighth scoring four times to tie the game at 6-6. Bryan Broussard, Jr., led off the inning with a walk and moved to third when Conor Higgs collected his third hit of the game with a single up the middle.
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Broussard scored when John Taylor reached on a fielder's choice and Duncan Pastore followed with a single through the left side to put runners on first and second. After Kyle DeBarge drew a walk to load the bases, Amedee laced an opposite-field double off ASU reliever Arlon Butts to clear the bases and tie the game at 6-6.
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Back-to-back walks to Broussard and Higgs off ASU reliever Bryce Schares (0-2) with one out in the ninth, along with a successful double steal allowed Taylor to lift a fly ball to center and allowing Broussard to score the go-ahead run.
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Louisiana took a 2-0 lead in the first as Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly by Alexander and DeBarge scored on a passed ball. The Cajuns left the bases loaded in both the third and fourth innings and stranded a pair in the fifth as ASU rallied to take the lead.
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An RBI double by Tollett and RBI single by Austen Jaslove tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth before the Red Wolves scored four times in the fifth to claim a 6-2 lead. Wil French's RBI single scored Allen Grier for a 3-2 lead before Jaslove was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Daedrick Cail followed with a two-run double to left.
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Andrew Herrmann pitched 4.0 innings and scattered five hits in a start for the Ragin' Cajuns with JT Etheridge allowing four runs – with only one earned – on two hits in 1.0 innings.
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Higgs went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks for Louisiana with Taylor, DeBarge and Broussard scoring two runs each. The Ragin' Cajuns benefited from 12 walks issued by A-State pitching while earning its third win of the season when trailing after seven innings.
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Jaslove and Cail had two hits each to lead the Red Wolves. Freshman Collin Maloney pitched 3.0 innings and scattered five hits in a start for A-State with Blaine Harpenau pitching 4.0 innings and allowing a pair of runs. Schares walked three batters and allowed a run in his 1.0 inning of work while Butts gave up two hits and two runs in 0.1 innings.
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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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The rubber game of the three-game series is scheduled for Sunday 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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Right-hander Carson Fluno (1-0, 3.78 ERA) will earn the start for Louisiana (10-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) in the series finale while Arkansas State (12-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) will counter with right-hander Dylan Heine (1-0, 4.02 ERA).
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Lee Amedee's bases-clearing double in the eighth inning helped Louisiana dig itself out of a 6-2 hole after seven inning before John Taylor's sacrifice fly in the ninth gave the Ragin' Cajuns the lead for good.
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Morgan (1-1), who struck out two in his longest outing of the season, worked out of a jam in the sixth after Arkansas State placed runners on the corners with one out and a 6-2 lead.
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The southpaw retired 12 of the 13 batters he faced as he got Blake Burris to pop up to short before getting Cason Tollett to ground out to keep A-State from extending the lead.
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Louisiana, which stranded 11 of its 13 runners in the first five innings, broke through in the eighth scoring four times to tie the game at 6-6. Bryan Broussard, Jr., led off the inning with a walk and moved to third when Conor Higgs collected his third hit of the game with a single up the middle.
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Broussard scored when John Taylor reached on a fielder's choice and Duncan Pastore followed with a single through the left side to put runners on first and second. After Kyle DeBarge drew a walk to load the bases, Amedee laced an opposite-field double off ASU reliever Arlon Butts to clear the bases and tie the game at 6-6.
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Back-to-back walks to Broussard and Higgs off ASU reliever Bryce Schares (0-2) with one out in the ninth, along with a successful double steal allowed Taylor to lift a fly ball to center and allowing Broussard to score the go-ahead run.
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Louisiana took a 2-0 lead in the first as Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly by Alexander and DeBarge scored on a passed ball. The Cajuns left the bases loaded in both the third and fourth innings and stranded a pair in the fifth as ASU rallied to take the lead.
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An RBI double by Tollett and RBI single by Austen Jaslove tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth before the Red Wolves scored four times in the fifth to claim a 6-2 lead. Wil French's RBI single scored Allen Grier for a 3-2 lead before Jaslove was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Daedrick Cail followed with a two-run double to left.
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Andrew Herrmann pitched 4.0 innings and scattered five hits in a start for the Ragin' Cajuns with JT Etheridge allowing four runs – with only one earned – on two hits in 1.0 innings.
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Higgs went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks for Louisiana with Taylor, DeBarge and Broussard scoring two runs each. The Ragin' Cajuns benefited from 12 walks issued by A-State pitching while earning its third win of the season when trailing after seven innings.
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Jaslove and Cail had two hits each to lead the Red Wolves. Freshman Collin Maloney pitched 3.0 innings and scattered five hits in a start for A-State with Blaine Harpenau pitching 4.0 innings and allowing a pair of runs. Schares walked three batters and allowed a run in his 1.0 inning of work while Butts gave up two hits and two runs in 0.1 innings.
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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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Pitching:
W: Morgan, Chase (1-1)
L: Schares, Bryce (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Amedee, Lee 1 ; Higgs, Conor 1
RBI: Taylor, John 2 ; Amedee, Lee 3 ; Alexander, Josh 1
SF: Taylor, John 1 ; Alexander, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, John 2 ; Pastore, Duncan 1 ; DeBarge, Kyle 2 ; Broussard, Jr., Bryan 2
SB: Broussard, Jr., Bryan 2 ; Higgs, Conor 1
Batting:
2B: Tollett, Cason 1 ; Cail, Daedrick 1
RBI: French, Wil 1 ; Tollett, Cason 1 ; Jaslove, Austen 2 ; Cail, Daedrick 2
Base Running:
RUNS: French, Wil 1 ; Burris, Blake 2 ; Tollett, Cason 2 ; Grier, Allen 1
HBP: Jaslove, Austen 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
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