University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, March 19
Hammond, La.
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
9-13
1
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7
Southeastern Louisiana
17-3
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4
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6
7
8
9
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Louisiana
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1
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SLU
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Three Homers Help Southeastern Past Louisiana, 7-1
3/19/2025 10:08:00 PM | Baseball
Ragin' Cajuns head to Mobile to face South Alabama in three-game series
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana belted a pair of two-run home runs in the second inning before TJ Salvaggio added a solo blast in the eighth inning as the Lions claimed a 7-1 win over Louisiana on Wednesday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Ben Robichaux and Ryan Brome each homered early for SLU (17-3), which added two runs in the sixth on RBIs by Dane Watts and Brome.
The Lions took a 2-0 lead in the second when Robichaux hit a one-out homer to right-center off Louisiana starter Aidan Grab (0-1). Brome would add his 10th homer of the season three batters later when his hit down the right-field line with two outs went off the foul pole.
Luke Lirette (1-1) earned the win for SLU after pitching 2.0 hitless innings with a strikeout. Louisiana (9-13) was limited to one runner on base through the first two innings – a one-out walk to Conor Higgs in the first – before Caleb Stelly recorded the Ragin' Cajuns first hit with a double in the third.
Grab, a Madisonville, La., native and former Mandeville High product, pitched 1.2 innings in his first career start for Louisiana (9-13) and scattered four hits with a strikeout. Maddox Mandino posted career-bests in innings pitched (2.0) and strikeouts (3) for Louisiana with Parker Smith pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
Louisiana averted its first shutout to the Lions since 1985 when Higgs belted his seventh homer of the season – a 427-foot blast to center field in the eighth inning. Mark Collins added a pinch-hit single in the ninth for the Ragin' Cajuns
The Ragin' Cajuns return to action beginning on Friday when it travels to Mobile, Ala., to face South Alabama in a three-game series at Stanky Field. The series begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m., before continuing on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball season and single-game tickets are 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 baseball student athletes, and invest in the program's future, through the Krewe Allons NIL Collective (click here).
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.
Ben Robichaux and Ryan Brome each homered early for SLU (17-3), which added two runs in the sixth on RBIs by Dane Watts and Brome.
The Lions took a 2-0 lead in the second when Robichaux hit a one-out homer to right-center off Louisiana starter Aidan Grab (0-1). Brome would add his 10th homer of the season three batters later when his hit down the right-field line with two outs went off the foul pole.
Luke Lirette (1-1) earned the win for SLU after pitching 2.0 hitless innings with a strikeout. Louisiana (9-13) was limited to one runner on base through the first two innings – a one-out walk to Conor Higgs in the first – before Caleb Stelly recorded the Ragin' Cajuns first hit with a double in the third.
Grab, a Madisonville, La., native and former Mandeville High product, pitched 1.2 innings in his first career start for Louisiana (9-13) and scattered four hits with a strikeout. Maddox Mandino posted career-bests in innings pitched (2.0) and strikeouts (3) for Louisiana with Parker Smith pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
Louisiana averted its first shutout to the Lions since 1985 when Higgs belted his seventh homer of the season – a 427-foot blast to center field in the eighth inning. Mark Collins added a pinch-hit single in the ninth for the Ragin' Cajuns
The Ragin' Cajuns return to action beginning on Friday when it travels to Mobile, Ala., to face South Alabama in a three-game series at Stanky Field. The series begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m., before continuing on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball season and single-game tickets are 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 baseball student athletes, and invest in the program's future, through the Krewe Allons NIL Collective (click here).
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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lirette, Luke (1-1)
L: Grab, Aidan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Stelly, Caleb 1
HR: Higgs, Conor 1
RBI: Higgs, Conor 1
SH: Galt, Owen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Higgs, Conor 1
Batting:
2B: Salvaggio, TJ 1
HR: Brome, Ryan 1 ; Salvaggio, TJ 1 ; Robichaux, Ben 1
RBI: Watts, Dane 1 ; Brome, Ryan 3 ; Salvaggio, TJ 1 ; Robichaux, Ben 2
SH: Licciardi, Giovanni 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brome, Ryan 1 ; Salvaggio, TJ 1 ; Hall, Jude 1 ; Coley, Parker 1 ; Robichaux, Ben 2 ; Licciardi, Giovanni 1
HBP: O'Neal, Conner 1 ; Woods, Peyton 1 ; Licciardi, Giovanni 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
1
AB
4
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0
H
1
RBI
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AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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