University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, May 22
Montgomery, Ala.
12:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
27-30
5
vs
4
Georgia Southern
28-31
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Louisiana Grinds Out Win Over Georgia Southern To Stay Alive In Montgomery, 5-4
5/22/2025 5:45:00 PM | Baseball
Markle collects three hits; Morgan, Tollett stellar as Cajuns eliminate Eagles
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Lee Amedee's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning snapped a 4-4 tie and Louisiana scored in its last three innings to erase a 3-1 deficit and defeat Georgia Southern, 5-4, in an elimination game at the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship on Thursday at Riverwalk Stadium.
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Fifth-seeded Louisiana (27-30) remained alive in the double-elimination tournament after picking up its first win in Montgomery since winning a pair of games against Coastal Carolina in 2023.
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The Ragin' Cajuns will face the loser of Thursday's late contest between top-seeded Coastal Carolina and No. 4-seeded Marshall on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The game will be available 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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Chase Morgan and JR Tollett combined to allow an earned run with 11 strikeouts as Louisiana faced Georgia Southern (28-31) in the postseason for the first time since the Ragin' Cajuns claimed a 7-6 win in the 2022 SBC Championship Game.
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Drew Markle went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI, three runs scored, and a pair of stolen bases as Louisiana finished with seven hits in the game. Markle reached on a first-inning single, stole second, and scored on Luke Yuhasz's RBI single for a 1-0 lead.
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Markle was responsible for a two-out, two-run rally in the seventh after he drove in Brooks Wright on a single to center before scoring on a stolen base and two Eagle errors for a 4-3 lead.
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Morgan struck out nine batters and scattered six hits in 5.0 innings of work, getting out of a second-inning jam after Georgia Southern put two runners in scoring position with no outs. The left-hander sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around a Luke Odden pop-up to keep the Eagles off the board.
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After retiring the Eagles in order in the fourth, Morgan allowed a pair of singles before a throwing error loaded the bases with no outs. Morgan fanned Sean White and got JP Herrholz to foul out before Juju Stevens gave Georgia Southern a 3-1 lead with a bases-clearing double.
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Amedee, who was 0-for-1 with two RBI, was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth for Louisiana before taking the lead in the seventh.
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Stevens, who was 6-for-6 in Tuesday's 13-8 win over Arkansas State, tied the game in the eighth with an opposite-field home run to right before Tollett (6-4) retired the next three batters to end the threat.
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Stelly, who had his nine-game hit streak snapped in Wednesday's 9-5 loss to Marshall, led off the eighth with a single off Georgia Southern reliever Garrett Mackowiak (0-1) before advancing to third on a pair of wild pitches. Amedee would follow with a fly ball to right field, allowing Stelly to score the go-ahead run.
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Tollett pitched the final 4.0 innings in his first relief outing since March 8 against Dallas Baptist. The right-hander allowed a one-out triple to Nico Senese in the seventh but was aided by a stellar defensive play by Amedee, who fielded Sean White's squeeze bunt, flipped it to Jose Torres for an out at the plate.
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Yuhasz went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Louisiana with Connor Cuff adding a fifth-inning single.
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Stevens was 2-for-4 with four RBI for the Eagles with Senese going 2-for-4 with a double and triple. Carter DeGondea earned the start for Georgia Southern going 5.1 innings and allowed four hits with four strikeouts.
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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.
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For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
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Fifth-seeded Louisiana (27-30) remained alive in the double-elimination tournament after picking up its first win in Montgomery since winning a pair of games against Coastal Carolina in 2023.
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The Ragin' Cajuns will face the loser of Thursday's late contest between top-seeded Coastal Carolina and No. 4-seeded Marshall on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The game will be available 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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Chase Morgan and JR Tollett combined to allow an earned run with 11 strikeouts as Louisiana faced Georgia Southern (28-31) in the postseason for the first time since the Ragin' Cajuns claimed a 7-6 win in the 2022 SBC Championship Game.
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Drew Markle went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI, three runs scored, and a pair of stolen bases as Louisiana finished with seven hits in the game. Markle reached on a first-inning single, stole second, and scored on Luke Yuhasz's RBI single for a 1-0 lead.
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Markle was responsible for a two-out, two-run rally in the seventh after he drove in Brooks Wright on a single to center before scoring on a stolen base and two Eagle errors for a 4-3 lead.
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Morgan struck out nine batters and scattered six hits in 5.0 innings of work, getting out of a second-inning jam after Georgia Southern put two runners in scoring position with no outs. The left-hander sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around a Luke Odden pop-up to keep the Eagles off the board.
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After retiring the Eagles in order in the fourth, Morgan allowed a pair of singles before a throwing error loaded the bases with no outs. Morgan fanned Sean White and got JP Herrholz to foul out before Juju Stevens gave Georgia Southern a 3-1 lead with a bases-clearing double.
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Amedee, who was 0-for-1 with two RBI, was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth for Louisiana before taking the lead in the seventh.
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Stevens, who was 6-for-6 in Tuesday's 13-8 win over Arkansas State, tied the game in the eighth with an opposite-field home run to right before Tollett (6-4) retired the next three batters to end the threat.
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Stelly, who had his nine-game hit streak snapped in Wednesday's 9-5 loss to Marshall, led off the eighth with a single off Georgia Southern reliever Garrett Mackowiak (0-1) before advancing to third on a pair of wild pitches. Amedee would follow with a fly ball to right field, allowing Stelly to score the go-ahead run.
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Tollett pitched the final 4.0 innings in his first relief outing since March 8 against Dallas Baptist. The right-hander allowed a one-out triple to Nico Senese in the seventh but was aided by a stellar defensive play by Amedee, who fielded Sean White's squeeze bunt, flipped it to Jose Torres for an out at the plate.
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Yuhasz went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Louisiana with Connor Cuff adding a fifth-inning single.
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Stevens was 2-for-4 with four RBI for the Eagles with Senese going 2-for-4 with a double and triple. Carter DeGondea earned the start for Georgia Southern going 5.1 innings and allowed four hits with four strikeouts.
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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.
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For the latest updates on Ragin' Cajuns baseball, follow on Facebook (RaginCajunsBaseball), Twitter (@RaginCajunsBSB) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsBSB) or check RaginCajuns.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tollett, JR (6-4)
L: Garrett Mackowiak (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Senese,Nico 1 ; JP Herrholz 1 ; Juju Stevens 1 ; Parker,Cade 1
3B: Senese,Nico 1
HR: Juju Stevens 1
RBI: Juju Stevens 4
SH: Senese,Nico 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tate,Josh 1 ; Senese,Nico 1 ; Juju Stevens 1 ; Odden,Luke 1
Batting:
RBI: Markle, Drew 1 ; Yuhasz, Luke 1 ; Amedee, Lee 2
SF: Amedee, Lee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wright, Brooks 1 ; Markle, Drew 3 ; Stelly, Caleb 1
SB: Wright, Brooks 1 ; Markle, Drew 2
HBP: Yuhasz, Luke 1 ; Higgs, Conor 1 ; Amedee, Lee 2
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