Louisiana and LSU Hold Rematch on Tuesday at Lamson Park

Louisiana (16-14) vs. No. 3 LSU (29-2)
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Location: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Lamson Park
Game Time: 6:00 p.m.

MEDIA INFORMATION
Game Notes (PDF) | Season Stats (PDF) | Roster | Schedule/Results
Television: ESPN+ | Talent: Dan McDonald (PxP), Yvette Girouard (Color)
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: 49
Head Coach: Alyson Habetz (Louisiana, '95)
Record at Louisiana: 16-14 (1st season)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .297 / .402 / .396
Team ERA: 4.06

LSU Tigers
NFCA: 3 | USA: 3 | SBA: 3 | D1S: 4 | RPI: 3
Head Coach: Beth Torina
Record at LSU: 565-239 (14th season)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .369 / .549 / .482
Team ERA: 1.86

LEADING OFF
>> Louisiana and LSU wrap up their season series on Tuesday at Lamson Park, the second meeting over a two-week span.

>> Louisiana looks for its first midweek victory of 2025 and a split with the Tigers. LSU came away victorious, 14-0 (5 inn.), in the first meeting.

>> Cajuns are closing their four-game March homestand.

>> Homestand started with SBC series win over ULM that featured Friday's extra-inning thriller and Saturday's storm back after a first inning deficit.

>> Tuesday's game marks UL's 10th matchup vs. SEC competition.

>> UL's pitching staff excelled last weekend in limiting free passes, not issuing a walk until Sunday and yielding just five over 22 innings.

>> Freshman Emily Smith returned to play and had a dandy SBC debut, batting .750 (6-of-8) including her first multi-home run game.

>> Louisiana has been tested in non-conference play, the team's non-conference strength of schedule ranking No. 24 nationally.

>> UL stands 12-2 when leading after five and owns three comeback wins in the seventh or later (Ole Miss, Houston, ULM).

>> Louisiana enters the week ranked No. 1 nationally in double plays turned per game (0.83) and in the overall total number turned (25).

A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Series Record: LSU leads, 27-16
Last: 3/11/25 – LSU 14, UL 0 (5) (Baton Rouge, La.)
In Lafayette: LSU leads, 8-4
Streak: LSU, +1

>> Sixth straight season meeting in regular season.
>> Including postseason, Tigers hold an 11-6 edge since series resumed in 2020.
>> Moved to a midweek home-and-home in 2024 after the crossover tournament from 2020-23.
>> Tigers hold a 3-2 edge at Lamson Park since 2020.
>> Split last season's matchups, with the home team winning both times in April 2024.
>> LSU's 14-run margin in the first 2025 matchup marked the largest victory margin in series history.
>> Last April, Cajuns 9-4 win at Lamson was the largest margin, and most runs scored by either team, since the series resumed in 2020.
>> Last postseason battle, UL posted Sunday sweep in 2023 NCAA Regional meeting at Tiger Park.

THIS 'N THAT
>> Tyra Clary set the tone in the circle for the ULM series win, turning in her longest outing (8.0 IP) and first start without any walks allowed.

>> Cajuns pitching started ULM series with no walks allowed for 18 innings.

>> Sam Roe's revival in SBC play, batting . 500 with 10 RBI, was recently punctuated by a walk-off homer on her Senior Day (March 21) to top ULM.

>> Sam Roe generated team-best totals in hits (6), RBI (7) and average (.667) during the Sun Belt Opening Weekend series at Marshall.

>> Bethaney Noble thrived in relief situations in February and early March, yielding only five (5) runs and tallying 22 strikeouts over 19.0 IP.

>> Bethaney Noble posted her fourth scoreless relief effort at McNeese. She's yielded only nine runs in 28 IP and has a 2.25 ERA as a reliever.

>> Cecilia Vasquez, with a team-best 29 RBI, has posted at least one RBI in 18 of 30 games and has a team-leading eight (8) multiple-RBI games.

>> RBI total (29) for Cecilia Vasquez marks her personal single-season best.

>> Louisiana is undefeated (10-0) when pitching yielding two runs or less and has found success when plating at least three runs (16-6 record).

>> Maddie Hayden leads with 12 multi-hit games and is on pace for her third career 50-hit season.

>> Maddie Hayden posted her 200th career hit on March 7 in Tuscaloosa. She joins older sister Haley Hayden (2014-17) in posting 200 hits as a Cajun.

>> Maddie Hayden, Kayla Falterman and Cecilia Vasquez, Nos. 1-3 in the lineup, have combined for 91 hits on a .358 average.

>> Savannah White has controlled the run game, her six (6) caught steal ranking Top 60 nationally. Foes have a 67% success rate (12-of-18).

>> Freshman pitcher Mallory Wheeler has had a hand in both of UL' s shutouts. She leads the pitching staff in wins (6) and innings pitched (58.2).

>> UL has recorded 1,906 wins, a total that ranks Top 5 in NCAA history.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana returns to Sun Belt weekend series play on the road traveling to Conway, South Carolina from March 28-30 for a three-game series at Coastal Carolina.

The trip to Conway marks the first of back-to-back weekends on the road in SBC play for Louisiana which travels to Troy the following weekend (April 4-6).

It's the fifth time since the 2018 season that the Cajuns and Chanticleers series is held at St. John Stadium in Conway. Coastal is hosting the series for the fifth time in nine occurrences since joining the SBC in 2017.

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.

After the CCU series, the Cajuns will make a brief stop at Lamson Park for a midweek game with Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, April 2 before taking to the road again for an SBC series at Troy from Friday-Sunday, April 4-6.

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Louisiana and LSU Hold Rematch on Tuesday at Lamson Park

Players Mentioned

Tyra Clary

Kayla Falterman

Maddie Hayden

Bethaney Noble

Sam Roe

Emily Smith

Cecilia Vasquez

Mallory Wheeler

Savannah White

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