Louisiana Baseball Preview: vs. Grambling

LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Baseball returns to M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park on Tuesday when it plays host to in-state opponent Grambling. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

The game will be available on ESPN+. Fans in the Lafayette area can listen on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on The Varsity Network app.

Tickets for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball are available for purchase on-line at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).

Fans can take advantage of the season-long "Two-For-Tuesday" promotion for the Grambling contest with two tickets for the price of one in the bleacher back sections, $2 Natural Lights, $2 popcorn and $2 hot dogs.

Louisiana (22-17) faces Grambling (14-24) for the 19^th time overall where the Ragin' Cajuns hold a 14-4 lead. The teams last met in the 2024 NCAA College Station Regional where Louisiana claimed a 12-5 win.

Right-hander Landon Victorian is scheduled to make his first appearance on the mound since tossing 2.0 innings in a start for Oklahoma on February 26, 2025 against Texas Southern.

The Lake Charles native and former Barbe High product was ranked as the No. 2 right-handed pitcher and No. 3 overall prospect in Louisiana by Perfect Game and was the No. 32 right-handed pitcher and No. 119 overall nationally.

Lee Amedee (.331-2-24), Colt Brown (.315-1-24), Rigoberto Hernandez (.296-3-21) and Josh Lim (.294-1-12) are the top hitters for Louisiana.

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GAME 40 PREVIEW
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (22-17) vs. Grambling Tigers (14-24)

TIMES (dates and times are subject to change)
Tuesday (April 21) – 6 p.m.

LOCATION/SITE
M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park (6,015) | Lafayette, La.

TICKETS
• Tickets for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball are available for purchase on-line at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
• Group tickets are also available by contacting the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office by email at Tickets@louisiana.edu.
• Fans can take advantage of the season-long "Two-For-Tuesday" promotion for the Grambling contest with two tickets for the price of one in the bleacher back sections, $2 Natural Lights, $2 popcorn and $2 hot dogs.

PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
TUESDAY – 6 p.m.
LOUISIANA | RH Landon Victorian (6-3, 180, R-Fr., Lake Charles, La.)
'26 Stats: Season debut

GRAMBLING | TBA

RANKINGS
Louisiana – Unranked
Grambling – Unranked

RADIO/TV/LIVE STATISTICS
TV (ESPN+)
Talent – Dawson Eiserloh (pxp); Scott Brazda (color)

RADIO (Pregame Show starts 30 minutes prior to first pitch)
Station – KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network App
Talent – Jay Walker (pxp); Brad Topham (color)

LIVE STATS
CajunStats.Statbroadcast.com

SERIES RECORD
Overall – Louisiana leads, 14-4
In Lafayette – Louisiana leads, 11-1
In Grambling – Grambling leads, 3-2
Neutral Sites – Louisiana leads, 1-0
Last 10 – Louisiana, 8-2
Streak – Louisiana +7

LOUISIANA ON DECK
• Right-hander Landon Victorian makes his Louisiana debut on the mound and will make his second career appearance at the collegiate level.
• The start for Victorian marks his first collegiate appearance since Feb. 26, 2025 after pitching 2.0 innings in a start against Texas Southern.
• Right-hander Murphy Brooks is also slated to make his first appearance on the mound since June 2, 2024 when he faced Texas A&M in the regional final of the NCAA College Station Regional.
• Louisiana is 7-2 overall in midweek games during the season.
• Lee Amedee has reached base safely in 21 consecutive games.
• Colt Brown (5), Josh Lim (4) and Rigoberto Hernandez (4) hold the longest active hit streaks for Louisiana.
• The meeting against Grambling is the first between the schools since Louisiana claimed a 12-5 win on June 1, 2024 at the NCAA College Station Regional.
• Louisiana has recorded 10 or more hits in three consecutive games
• In its last 10 games, Louisiana has hit .273 as a team.

SCOUTING GRAMBLING
• Grambling comes off a three-game sweep of Prairie View, capped by a 7-6 victory in the series finale after scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to erase a 5-4 deficit.
• The three-game sweep improved Grambling's record to 11-7 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play and tied with archrival Southern for fifth in the league standings.
• Charles Ashe III paces Grambling at the plate with a .336 average with eight home runs and 37 RBI.

WHAT'S ON TAP
• Louisiana returns to Sun Belt Conference play when it travels to Jonesboro, Ark., to face Arkansas State in a three-game series beginning Friday.
• Friday's opener is scheduled for 6 p.m., with the series continuing on Saturday at 6 p.m., and concluding on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• All three games will be available on ESPN+.

Louisiana Baseball Preview: vs. Grambling

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Players Mentioned

Lee Amedee

Murphy Brooks

Colt Brown

Rigoberto Hernandez

Josh Lim

Landon Victorian

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