University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, March 6
Dallas, Texas
6:35 p.m.
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Hernandez's Homer The Difference In 6-5 Win at Dallas Baptist
3/6/2026 11:05:00 PM | Baseball
Louisiana wins for 11th time in last 12 games; series resumes Saturday at 3:05 p.m.
DALLAS – Louisiana used a late home run from Rigoberto Hernandez and strong relief pitching from Garret Carter to edge Dallas Baptist, 6-5, in the opening game of a three-game series Friday night at Horner Ballpark.
Hernandez snapped a 5-5 tie in the ninth inning when he drove a two-out pitch over the right-field wall for his third home run of the season, lifting Louisiana (11-3) to its 11th win in its last 12 games.
Carter (1-0) earned his first Division I win in relief, allowing just two hits over the final 3.1 innings while working around three walks to keep the Patriots off the board down the stretch.
Louisiana finished with 11 hits in the contest. Hernandez went 2-for-5 for the Ragin' Cajuns, while Blaze Rodriguez collected three hits and Lee Amedee added two hits and an RBI.
The Cajuns grabbed the early lead in the third inning when Kasen Bellard launched a solo home run to center field off DBU starter Russ Smith. Louisiana added two runs in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead when Colt Brown lined a two-run single to center that scored Drew Markle and Amedee.
Dallas Baptist (8-6) answered with a two-run homer from Dylan Schlaegel in the fourth.
Donovan LaSalle extended Louisiana's lead to 4-2 in the fifth with a solo homer to left-center, before the Patriots responded again in the bottom half of the frame with a solo shot by Ryan Martin that cut the deficit to 4-3.
The Patriots would score twice in the sixth to take their first lead of the game, beginning when Adam Berghult homered off UL starter Andrew Herrmann to knot the game at 5-5 before Martin would later draw a bases-loaded walk to give Dallas Baptist a 5-4 advantage.
The Cajuns evened the game in the seventh when Griffin Hebert drew a walk, moved to second on a walk to Markle and scored under the tag as Amedee delivered an RBI single to right field.
Herrmann struck out nine in 5.0 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits, before being lifted for Tyler Papenbrock.
JT Long (1-2) – the fourth pitcher used by DBU – took the loss after surrendering Hernandez's go-ahead homer in the ninth.
Louisiana and Dallas Baptist will continue the weekend series on Saturday in a 3:05 p.m. contest. JR Tollett (2-0, 2-0, 5.82 ERA) will get the start for the Ragin' Cajuns with DBU countering with right-hander Jared Schaeffer (2-0, 4.05 ERA).
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game locally on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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
Hernandez snapped a 5-5 tie in the ninth inning when he drove a two-out pitch over the right-field wall for his third home run of the season, lifting Louisiana (11-3) to its 11th win in its last 12 games.
Carter (1-0) earned his first Division I win in relief, allowing just two hits over the final 3.1 innings while working around three walks to keep the Patriots off the board down the stretch.
Louisiana finished with 11 hits in the contest. Hernandez went 2-for-5 for the Ragin' Cajuns, while Blaze Rodriguez collected three hits and Lee Amedee added two hits and an RBI.
The Cajuns grabbed the early lead in the third inning when Kasen Bellard launched a solo home run to center field off DBU starter Russ Smith. Louisiana added two runs in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead when Colt Brown lined a two-run single to center that scored Drew Markle and Amedee.
Dallas Baptist (8-6) answered with a two-run homer from Dylan Schlaegel in the fourth.
Donovan LaSalle extended Louisiana's lead to 4-2 in the fifth with a solo homer to left-center, before the Patriots responded again in the bottom half of the frame with a solo shot by Ryan Martin that cut the deficit to 4-3.
The Patriots would score twice in the sixth to take their first lead of the game, beginning when Adam Berghult homered off UL starter Andrew Herrmann to knot the game at 5-5 before Martin would later draw a bases-loaded walk to give Dallas Baptist a 5-4 advantage.
The Cajuns evened the game in the seventh when Griffin Hebert drew a walk, moved to second on a walk to Markle and scored under the tag as Amedee delivered an RBI single to right field.
Herrmann struck out nine in 5.0 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits, before being lifted for Tyler Papenbrock.
JT Long (1-2) – the fourth pitcher used by DBU – took the loss after surrendering Hernandez's go-ahead homer in the ninth.
Louisiana and Dallas Baptist will continue the weekend series on Saturday in a 3:05 p.m. contest. JR Tollett (2-0, 2-0, 5.82 ERA) will get the start for the Ragin' Cajuns with DBU countering with right-hander Jared Schaeffer (2-0, 4.05 ERA).
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game locally on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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: Carter, Garret (1-0)
L: JT Long (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Amedee, Lee 1 ; Rodriguez, Blaze 1
HR: LaSalle, Donovan 1 ; Hernandez, Rigoberto 1 ; Bellard, Kasen 1
RBI: LaSalle, Donovan 1 ; Amedee, Lee 1 ; Hernandez, Rigoberto 1 ; Brown, Colt 2 ; Bellard, Kasen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LaSalle, Donovan 1 ; Markle, Drew 1 ; Amedee, Lee 1 ; Hernandez, Rigoberto 1 ; Bellard, Kasen 1 ; Hebert, Griffin 1
CS: Hernandez, Rigoberto 1
Batting:
2B: Jake Bennett 2
HR: Ryan Martin 1 ; Adam Berghult 1 ; Dylan Schlaegel 1
RBI: Ryan Martin 2 ; Adam Berghult 1 ; Dylan Schlaegel 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan Martin 1 ; Adam Berghult 1 ; Dylan Cupp 2 ; Dylan Schlaegel 1
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