Cajuns Wrap Up Roadtrip At Northwestern State

LAFAYETTE – The roles are nearly the same but the venue will be different when the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball team visits Northwestern State on Wednesday at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches.

First pitch is scheduled for 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.

Louisiana (5-6), which returns home to face in-state rival Tulane beginning on Friday, looks to end its four-game road swing on a positive note as it faces Northwestern State (4-8) for the second time in seven days. The Ragin' Cajuns dropped games to No. 9 Vanderbilt (7-4), No. 3 LSU (5-4) and an 11-inning contest against Houston (13-10) in the Astros Foundation College Classic at Minute Maid Park.

Before its trip to Houston, the Ragin' Cajuns used a nine-run first inning and claimed an eventual 14-4 win over the Demons last Wednesday at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.

Murphy Brooks (1-0, 9.00 ERA) earned the short-start victory in last week's battle with the Demons and will make his second start of the season in the midweek rematch. The right-hander fanned three batters and allowed one hit – a two-run homer by Colin Rains – in the opener.

Kyle DeBarge belted a pair of homers for the Ragin' Cajuns and added a triple in a four-hit night with Conor Higgs going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Duncan Pastore drove in a pair of runs for Louisiana.

Northwestern State wraps up a six-game stretch where it faced Sun Belt Conference teams. The Demons took two of three games last weekend against Troy, claiming 5-3 and 6-3 decisions before a 7-0 loss on Sunday.

Freshman Kevin Robinson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start on the mound for the Demons.

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GAME 12 PREVIEW
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5-6) at Northwestern State Demons (4-8)

DATE/TIMES (dates and times are subject to change)
Wednesday – March 6, 6 p.m.

LOCATION/SITE
Brown-Stroud Field (1,200) | Natchitoches, La.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
WEDNESDAY – 6 p.m.
LOUISIANA | RH Murphy Brooks (6-3, 230, R-Fr., Cypress, Texas)
'24 Stats: 1-0, 9.00 ERA, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, .143 OppBA

NORTHWESTERN STATE | RH Kevin Robinson (6-2, 200, Fr., Shreveport, La.)
'24 Stats: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, .125 OppBA

RANKINGS
Louisiana – Unranked
Northwestern State – Unranked

RADIO/TV/LIVE STATISTICS
RADIO (Pregame Show starts 30 minutes prior to first pitch)
Station – KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network App
Talent – Ian Auzenne (pxp); Anthony Babineaux (color)

TV/STREAMING
ESPN+

LIVE STATS
RaginCajuns.com

SERIES RECORD
Overall: Louisiana leads, 91-49
Last 10: Louisiana, 9-1
Streak: Louisiana +4

Cajuns Wrap Up Roadtrip At Northwestern State

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Players Mentioned

Murphy Brooks

Kyle DeBarge

Conor Higgs

Duncan Pastore

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