Cajuns and Tigers Start Season Series on Tuesday in Baton Rouge

Louisiana (13-9) at No. 5 LSU (23-1)
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Stadium: Tiger Park
Game Time: 6:00 p.m.

MEDIA INFORMATION
Game Notes (PDF) | Season Stats (PDF) | Roster | Schedule/Results
Television: SECN+ | Talent: Patrick Wright (PxP)
Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM and Varsity Network | Talent: Cody Junot, PxP; Bobby Neveaux, analyst
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSB

TEAM INFORMATION
LOUISIANA Ragin' Cajuns
NFCA: -- | USA: -- | SBA: -- | D1S: -- | RPI: 41
Head Coach: Alyson Habetz (Louisiana, '95)
Record at Louisiana: 13-9 (1st season)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .305 / .401 / .401
Team ERA: 3.23

LSU Tigers
NFCA: 4 | USA: 5 | SBA: 4 | D1S: 6 | RPI: 5
Head Coach: Beth Torina (Florida, '00)
Record at LSU: 559-238 (14th season)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .379 / .550 / .492
Team ERA: 1.64

LEADING OFF
>> Louisiana plays Round 1 of its midweek home-and-home series with LSU, visiting Tiger Park on Tuesday, March 11.

>> Cajuns are in their home state for the first time in March. The squad is coming off a 10-day trek that took them to Auburn, Mississippi State and Alabama – a stretch that kicked off the current 15-game road trip.

>> UL and LSU begin Year No. 6 of annual regular season meetings, a trend that began in 2020.

>> Cajuns and Tigers will meet again on March 25 at Lamson Park.

>> It's the last outing for Louisiana before Sun Belt play begins this weekend (March 14-16) in Huntington, West Virginia at Marshall.

>> Cajuns are on two-game win streak after ending Alabama's Spring Break Showdown with a sweep, topping the Tide for their first ranked win.

>> UL has protected leads, standing 10-0 when leading after five, and owns two comeback wins in the seventh or later (Ole Miss, Houston).

>> Louisiana entered the week No. 2 nationally in double plays turned per game (0.9). The 20 double plays rank No. 1 in total number turned.

>> The Cajuns batters usually make adjustments the second time around, as a result the third inning is the most-scored in this season (24 runs).

A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Series Record: LSU leads, 26-16
Last: 4/23/24 – UL 9, LSU 4 (Lamson Park)
In Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 17-12
Streak: UL, +1

>> Sixth straight season meeting in regular season.
>> Including postseason, Tigers hold a 10-6 edge since series resumed in 2020.
>> Moved to a midweek home-and-home in 2024 after the crossover tournament that ran from 2020-23.
>> Split last season's matchups, with the home team winning both times in April 2024.
>> Louisiana's 9-4 win at Lamson last April marked the largest margin of victory, and most runs by either team, since the series resumed in 2020.
>> LSU has won four of last five regular season matchups at Tiger Park.
>> In most recent postseason battle, UL posted Championship Sunday sweep in the 2023 NCAA Regional meeting at Tiger Park.

THIS 'N THAT
>> In last Saturday's sweep, Mallory Wheeler and Tyra Clary combined to work all 14 innings and held Iowa and Alabama to 10 hits on a .204 average.

>> Maddie Hayden captured her 200th career hit on Friday in Tuscaloosa. She joins older sister Haley Hayden (2014-17) in posting 200 hits as a Cajun.

>> Kayla Falterman reached base each of the first 19 games (has .522 OB%).

>> Cecilia Vasquez, with a team-best 24 RBI, has posted at least one RBI in 14 of 22 games and has a team-leading seven (7) multiple-RBI games.

>> RBI total (24) for Cecilia Vasquez marks her personal single-season best.

>> Maddie Hayden, Kayla Falterman and Cecilia Vasquez, Nos. 1-3 in the lineup, have combined for 71 hits on a .384 average.

>> Freshman pitcher Mallory Wheeler has had a hand in both of UL' s shutouts. She leads the pitching staff in wins (5) and innings pitched (46.1).

>> Freshman Emily Smith, who homered in her first collegiate at bat, leads the team with 5 home runs and is second with 15 RBI.

>> Bethaney Noble has thrived as the go-to reliever, yielding only five (5) runs and tallying 22 strikeouts over 19.0 IP in relief opportunities.

>> Bethaney Noble is 2-0 with 1.84 ERA over her six relief appearances.

>> UL posted a combined six double plays turned in the matchups at No. 19 Auburn, capped off by a season-high four on March 2.

>> Mallory Wheeler (D1Softball and Softball America) and Emily Smith (Softball America) were named to national Freshmen Watch Lists.

>> Maddie Hayden, Sam Roe and Cecilia Vasquez represented the Louisiana on the 2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team.

>> UL, picked second, had the most first-place votes in the SBC Coaches Poll.

>> UL has recorded 1,903 wins, a total that ranks Top 5 in NCAA history.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana begins Sun Belt Conference play on the road from Friday-Sunday, March 14-16 in Huntington, West Virginia at Dot Hicks Field against Marshall.

The three-game series marks the first-ever regular season meeting between the Ragin' Cajuns and Thundering Herd in Sun Belt play. The lone prior matchup since Marshall joined the SBC in 2023 came in the SBC Tournament championship game at Lamson Park that season.

The series opener is set for 5:00 p.m. (CDT) on Friday (March 14). Plays continues Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (CDT) and concludes on Sunday with the series finale at 11:00 a.m. (CDT).

Live coverage of all three games is available on ESPN+, the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network (The Goat 103.3 FM/1420 AM and Varsity Sports app) and CajunStats.com.

Follow the Marshall series, Louisiana finishes its 15-game road trip on Tuesday, March 18 in Lake Charles visiting McNeese for a 6:00 p.m. midweek game.

FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Instagram (@Louisiana.SB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.

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.

Louisiana Softball season and single-game tickets are currently on sale, outfield general admission seating only, available for purchase online at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685). Fans can also support the softball student athletes, and invest in the program's future, through the Krewe Allons NIL Collective (click here).

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Cajuns and Tigers Start Season Series on Tuesday in Baton Rouge

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