University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Tuesday, April 9
Lafayette, La.
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Prairie View A&M
No. 19 Louisiana Hosts Prairie View, Louisiana Tech In Midweek Play
4/8/2024 7:05:00 PM | Baseball
Ragin' Cajuns open first of back-to-back five-game weeks beginning Tuesday
LAFAYETTE – The No. 19-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball team continues its season-long, nine-game homestand beginning on Tuesday when it plays host to Prairie View A&M in the first of a five-game week at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
After facing Prairie View (14-19) for its ninth midweek game of the season, Louisiana (24-8) will host in-state rival Louisiana Tech (25-9) on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans in the Lafayette area able to listen on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
Louisiana extended the nation's longest win streak to 15 games after completing a three-game sweep of in-state opponent ULM on Sunday. The wins for the Ragin' Cajuns moved them to within two games of the school-record for consecutive victories (17), set in both 1994 and 2000.
Kyle DeBarge (.331-11-36) paces Louisiana at the plate with regulars Jose Torres (.318-1-18), Duncan Pastore (.310-2-22) and Josh Alexander (.301-2-18). Trey LaFleur (.400-4-15), who has missed nine games to injury, looks to return to his early-season form after going 5-for-8 with a home run against ULM.
Louisiana will send right-hander Blake McGehee (1-1, 7.31 ERA) to the mound against Prairie View.
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).
Group tickets are also available by contacting the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office by email at Tickets@louisiana.edu.
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.
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
GAMES 33-34 PREVIEW
Tuesday – Louisiana (24-8) vs. Prairie View (14-19)
Wednesday – Louisiana vs. Louisiana Tech (25-9)
DATE/TIMES (dates and times are subject to change)
Tuesday – April 9, 6 p.m.
Wedneday – April 10, 6 p.m.
LOCATION/SITE
M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park (6,015) | Lafayette, La.
PITCHING MATCHUPS
TUESDAY – 6 p.m.
LOUISIANA | RH Blake McGehee (5-11, 190, Soph., Alexandria, La.)
'24 Stats: 1-1, 7.31 ERA, 16.0 IP, 14 H, 14 R, 14 ER, 8 BB, 15 K, .233 OppBA
PRAIRIE VIEW | TBA
WEDNESDAY – 6 p.m.
LOUISIANA | TBA
LOUISIANA TECH | TBA
RANKINGS
Louisiana – 19th (D1 Baseball); 21st (NCBWA, Perfect Game); 24th (Baseball America, USA Today Coaches Poll); RPI - 48
Prairie View – Unranked; RPI – 277
Louisiana Tech – RV (NCBWA, USA Today Coaches' Poll); RPI – 91
RADIO/TV/LIVE STATISTICS
RADIO (Pregame Show starts 30 minutes prior to first pitch)
Station – KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network App
Talent – Jay Walker (pxp); Brad Topham (color)
TV/STREAMING
ESPN+
Talent – Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (color – Tuesday); Brennan Breaux (color – Wednesday)
LIVE STATS
CajunStats.com
SERIES RECORD
vs. PRAIRIE VIEW
Overall: Louisiana leads, 14-0
Last 10: Louisiana, 10-0
Streak: Louisiana +14
vs. LOUISIANA TECH
Overall: Louisiana leads, 85-72
Last 10: Tied, 5-5
Streak: Louisiana +1
PROMOTIONS/TICKETS
TUESDAY
• Judice Inn Trivia Tuesday
WEDNESDAY (presented by Manuel Builders)
• Sign Giveaway
TICKETS
• 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).
• Group tickets are also available by contacting the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office by email at Tickets@louisiana.edu.
LEADING OFF
• Louisiana opens back-to-back, five-game weeks on Tuesday when it hosts Prairie View A&M to M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
• The meeting against Prairie View will be the first between the schools since 1996.
• 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.
• After facing Prairie View, the Ragin' Cajuns will play host to in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Wednesday in a 6 p.m. contest.
• During the 2024 season, Louisiana has posted an 8-0 record in midweek games.
• Louisiana moved into the national rankings for the first time since a No. 28 ranking in Collegiate Baseball News last season.
• Louisiana went 4-0 last week and extended its win streak to a nation's best 15 games – two shy of the school-record (17) set in both 1994 and 2000, and three shy of the record among Sun Belt Conference schools (18) set by Old Dominion in 1985.
• Louisiana's three-game sweep of ULM marked its 11th straight victory in conference play and moved to within one of the school-record (12) set in 2010.
• The Ragin' Cajuns sweep of ULM was their third straight in league games and closed to within one of the school-record (4) also set in 2010.
• The three-game sweep extended Louisiana's win streak over its in-state opponent to seven games and its 38th in the past 41 meetings dating back to 2013.
• Louisiana has won its last 12 games at home to rank tied for sixth nationally with Northern Kentucky and Georgia for the longest current streak.
• Since March 3, Louisiana has posted an 18-2 record.
• Louisiana improved its home record to 16-4 on the season after the 4-0 week, which opened with a 13-3 win over in-state opponent and 2023 NCAA Regional participant Nicholls.
• Louisiana and Rider (10) are the lone schools in the country with current win streaks of 10 games or more.
• During its current win streak, Louisiana is posting a .328 average at the plate with eight regulars hitting at .298 or above with all driving in 10-plus runs.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have outscored their competition, 126-46, in the 15-game span while the pitching staff has produced a 2.44 team ERA with nine saves.
• Two pitchers – freshman left-hander Chase Morgan and junior right-hander Jack Martinez – have each been perfect in three decisions during the 15-game streak.
• In six appearances, junior right-hander LP Langevin has produced a 2-0 record with three saves, a 1.23 earned run average and a strikeout-to-walk ratio (30/3) in 14.2 innings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. PRAIRIE VIEW
• Louisiana has won all 14 meetings in the series against Prairie View with the teams meeting for the first time since the 1996 season when the Ragin' Cajuns swept a four-game series (Feb. 10-11, 1996) by a combined score of 82-6.
• The series began in 1989.
• Head coach Matt Deggs is 4-0 in his coaching career against Prairie View.
SERIES HISTORY VS. LOUISIANA TECH
• Wednesday's contest will be the 158th overall between the schools with Louisiana holding an 85-72 lead.
• In recorded Ragin' Cajuns history, the series with Louisiana Tech dates back to 1916.
• Louisiana claimed an 11-3 win in the previous meeting against the Bulldogs in Ruston on March 12.
• The teams split in last year's home-and-home series with both teams winning at home.
• Deggs is 5-5 all-time against the Bulldogs and is 85-45 all-time against in-state programs.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
• Louisiana closes out its season-long, nine-game homestand beginning on Friday (April 12) when it hosts Marshall in a three-game series at Russo Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
• The series resumes on Saturday in a 2 p.m. start before concluding on Sunday at 1.
• All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
After facing Prairie View (14-19) for its ninth midweek game of the season, Louisiana (24-8) will host in-state rival Louisiana Tech (25-9) on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans in the Lafayette area able to listen on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
Louisiana extended the nation's longest win streak to 15 games after completing a three-game sweep of in-state opponent ULM on Sunday. The wins for the Ragin' Cajuns moved them to within two games of the school-record for consecutive victories (17), set in both 1994 and 2000.
Kyle DeBarge (.331-11-36) paces Louisiana at the plate with regulars Jose Torres (.318-1-18), Duncan Pastore (.310-2-22) and Josh Alexander (.301-2-18). Trey LaFleur (.400-4-15), who has missed nine games to injury, looks to return to his early-season form after going 5-for-8 with a home run against ULM.
Louisiana will send right-hander Blake McGehee (1-1, 7.31 ERA) to the mound against Prairie View.
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).
Group tickets are also available by contacting the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office by email at Tickets@louisiana.edu.
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.
For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
GAMES 33-34 PREVIEW
Tuesday – Louisiana (24-8) vs. Prairie View (14-19)
Wednesday – Louisiana vs. Louisiana Tech (25-9)
DATE/TIMES (dates and times are subject to change)
Tuesday – April 9, 6 p.m.
Wedneday – April 10, 6 p.m.
LOCATION/SITE
M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park (6,015) | Lafayette, La.
PITCHING MATCHUPS
TUESDAY – 6 p.m.
LOUISIANA | RH Blake McGehee (5-11, 190, Soph., Alexandria, La.)
'24 Stats: 1-1, 7.31 ERA, 16.0 IP, 14 H, 14 R, 14 ER, 8 BB, 15 K, .233 OppBA
PRAIRIE VIEW | TBA
WEDNESDAY – 6 p.m.
LOUISIANA | TBA
LOUISIANA TECH | TBA
RANKINGS
Louisiana – 19th (D1 Baseball); 21st (NCBWA, Perfect Game); 24th (Baseball America, USA Today Coaches Poll); RPI - 48
Prairie View – Unranked; RPI – 277
Louisiana Tech – RV (NCBWA, USA Today Coaches' Poll); RPI – 91
RADIO/TV/LIVE STATISTICS
RADIO (Pregame Show starts 30 minutes prior to first pitch)
Station – KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network App
Talent – Jay Walker (pxp); Brad Topham (color)
TV/STREAMING
ESPN+
Talent – Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (color – Tuesday); Brennan Breaux (color – Wednesday)
LIVE STATS
CajunStats.com
SERIES RECORD
vs. PRAIRIE VIEW
Overall: Louisiana leads, 14-0
Last 10: Louisiana, 10-0
Streak: Louisiana +14
vs. LOUISIANA TECH
Overall: Louisiana leads, 85-72
Last 10: Tied, 5-5
Streak: Louisiana +1
PROMOTIONS/TICKETS
TUESDAY
• Judice Inn Trivia Tuesday
WEDNESDAY (presented by Manuel Builders)
• Sign Giveaway
TICKETS
• 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).
• Group tickets are also available by contacting the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office by email at Tickets@louisiana.edu.
LEADING OFF
• Louisiana opens back-to-back, five-game weeks on Tuesday when it hosts Prairie View A&M to M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
• The meeting against Prairie View will be the first between the schools since 1996.
• 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.
• After facing Prairie View, the Ragin' Cajuns will play host to in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Wednesday in a 6 p.m. contest.
• During the 2024 season, Louisiana has posted an 8-0 record in midweek games.
• Louisiana moved into the national rankings for the first time since a No. 28 ranking in Collegiate Baseball News last season.
• Louisiana went 4-0 last week and extended its win streak to a nation's best 15 games – two shy of the school-record (17) set in both 1994 and 2000, and three shy of the record among Sun Belt Conference schools (18) set by Old Dominion in 1985.
• Louisiana's three-game sweep of ULM marked its 11th straight victory in conference play and moved to within one of the school-record (12) set in 2010.
• The Ragin' Cajuns sweep of ULM was their third straight in league games and closed to within one of the school-record (4) also set in 2010.
• The three-game sweep extended Louisiana's win streak over its in-state opponent to seven games and its 38th in the past 41 meetings dating back to 2013.
• Louisiana has won its last 12 games at home to rank tied for sixth nationally with Northern Kentucky and Georgia for the longest current streak.
• Since March 3, Louisiana has posted an 18-2 record.
• Louisiana improved its home record to 16-4 on the season after the 4-0 week, which opened with a 13-3 win over in-state opponent and 2023 NCAA Regional participant Nicholls.
• Louisiana and Rider (10) are the lone schools in the country with current win streaks of 10 games or more.
• During its current win streak, Louisiana is posting a .328 average at the plate with eight regulars hitting at .298 or above with all driving in 10-plus runs.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have outscored their competition, 126-46, in the 15-game span while the pitching staff has produced a 2.44 team ERA with nine saves.
• Two pitchers – freshman left-hander Chase Morgan and junior right-hander Jack Martinez – have each been perfect in three decisions during the 15-game streak.
• In six appearances, junior right-hander LP Langevin has produced a 2-0 record with three saves, a 1.23 earned run average and a strikeout-to-walk ratio (30/3) in 14.2 innings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. PRAIRIE VIEW
• Louisiana has won all 14 meetings in the series against Prairie View with the teams meeting for the first time since the 1996 season when the Ragin' Cajuns swept a four-game series (Feb. 10-11, 1996) by a combined score of 82-6.
• The series began in 1989.
• Head coach Matt Deggs is 4-0 in his coaching career against Prairie View.
SERIES HISTORY VS. LOUISIANA TECH
• Wednesday's contest will be the 158th overall between the schools with Louisiana holding an 85-72 lead.
• In recorded Ragin' Cajuns history, the series with Louisiana Tech dates back to 1916.
• Louisiana claimed an 11-3 win in the previous meeting against the Bulldogs in Ruston on March 12.
• The teams split in last year's home-and-home series with both teams winning at home.
• Deggs is 5-5 all-time against the Bulldogs and is 85-45 all-time against in-state programs.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
• Louisiana closes out its season-long, nine-game homestand beginning on Friday (April 12) when it hosts Marshall in a three-game series at Russo Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
• The series resumes on Saturday in a 2 p.m. start before concluding on Sunday at 1.
• All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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