University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
8-9
Southern
7-7
Cajuns Survive Ugly Game Against Southern, 7-5
3/11/2025 10:52:00 PM | Baseball
Louisiana hosts McNeese on Wednesday in final tuneup before SBC play
Stelly went 3-for-4 at the plate as Louisiana (8-9) was limited to six hits on the night but took advantage of 10 walks and seven hit batters issued by Southern (7-7) pitchers.
Louisiana scored four of its runs without the benefit of a base hit as Griffin Hebert scored from third on Mark Collins' RBI grounder to short in the first, Lee Amedee was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth before Hebert scored his second run of the night on a wild pitch.
The Ragin' Cajuns tied the game in the seventh after Conor Higgs, Stelly and Connor Cuff were each hit by pitches before Brooks Wright would draw a one-out, bases-loaded walk. Louisiana would take the lead in the eighth after Owen Galt reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second on a walk to Higgs and scored on Stelly's RBI single to center off Jaguar reliever Peyton Huff (1-1).
Wil Taylor, Dylan Theut and Andrew Herrmann (2-1) combined to pitch the final 4.0 innings in relief for Louisiana, with Herrmann pitching the final 2.0 innings to earn the win.
Southern managed three hits in the game – the last coming on Taj Bates' single to left in the third. Louisiana turned a season-high three doubles plays but issued 10 walks among seven pitchers while committing four errors.
Louisiana will host in-state opponent McNeese on Wednesday in a 6 p.m. game. 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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herrmann, Andrew (2-1)
L: Peyton Huff (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: Taj Bates 1 ; Donny Sandifer 1 ; Michael Latulas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Edward Gregory Jr. 2 ; Cardell Thibodeaux 1 ; Rashard Grace 1 ; Jacoby Radcliffe 1
SB: Edward Gregory Jr. 3 ; Damien Johnson 2 ; Jacoby Radcliffe 1
CS: Cardell Thibodeaux 1 ; Michael Latulas 1
HBP: Taj Bates 1 ; Damien Johnson 1
Batting:
RBI: Wright, Brooks 1 ; Collins, Mark 1 ; Amedee, Lee 1 ; Stelly, Caleb 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hebert, Griffin 2 ; Galt, Owen 1 ; Higgs, Conor 1 ; Stelly, Caleb 1 ; Smith, Parker 2
SB: Hebert, Griffin 2 ; Stelly, Caleb 1 ; Cuff, Connor 2
CS: Higgs, Conor 1
HBP: Wright, Brooks 1 ; Artigues, Casey 1 ; Amedee, Lee 1 ; Higgs, Conor 1 ; Stelly, Caleb 1 ; Cuff, Connor 2
