University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
25-18, 9-12
Arkansas State
26-17, 10-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 3 |
A-State Strikes In Middle Innings To Defeat Louisiana, 8-3
4/26/2026 4:06:00 PM | Baseball
Ragin' Cajuns open six-game homestand beginning Tuesday against Southern
Dylan Farley (7-1) scattered three hits over 5.1 innings and combined with two relievers to help A-State (26-17, 10-11 SBC) avoid a three-game sweep at home.
Louisiana (25-18, 9-12 SBC) trailed 1-0 after the Red Wolves scored an unearned run in the first inning before Mark Collins lined a two-run homer down the left-field line in the third. The Ragin' Cajuns added an unearned run in the fourth, capitalizing on the Red Wolves' second error of the inning and third of the game.
Drew Markle lined a two-out single to right field and scored when Collins hit a dribbler just past the plate, and an A-State throw sailed past Campbell at first and into right field.
Arkansas State, which scored two runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the sixth, tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom half of the inning as Lane Walton hit an RBI single to right before Patrick Engskov scored on a fielder's choice.
The Red Wolves took the lead for good when Ashton Quiller's RBI grounder to second scored Kaden Amundson before Campbell followed two pitches later with a two-run homer to center. Griffis added a two-run homer in the sixth for the Red Wolves to cap the seven-run rally.
JR Tollett (4-3) took the loss in relief for Louisiana after surrendering four runs in 1.2 innings. Ty Roman tossed 3.1 innings in a starting role for the Ragin' Cajuns while freshman Hayden Pearson tossed a season-high 3.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts.
Collins and Markle combined for four of Louisiana's six hits in the game. Rigoberto Hernandez added a third-inning double for Louisiana before Griffin Hebert reached on a pinch-hit single in the ninth.
Louisiana will open a six-game homestand beginning on Tuesday when it hosts in-state opponent Southern University in a 6 p.m. contest at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park. The Ragin' Cajuns will host another in-state foe – Nicholls – on Wednesday at 6 p.m., before opening a three-game Sun Belt Conference series against Georgia State on Friday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Farley, Dylan (7-1)
L: Tollett, JR (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Hernandez, Rigoberto 1
HR: Collins, Mark 1
RBI: Collins, Mark 2
SH: Lewis, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Collins, Mark 1 ; Markle, Drew 2
HBP: Collins, Mark 1 ; Brown, Colt 1 ; Hernandez, Rigoberto 1
PO: LaSalle, Donovan 1
Batting:
HR: Campbell, Cason 1 ; Griffis, Evan 1
RBI: Walton, Lane 1 ; Campbell, Cason 2 ; Griffis, Evan 3 ; Martinez, Derek 1 ; Quiller, Ashton 1
SF: Campbell, Cason 1 ; Martinez, Derek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Amundson, Kaden 1 ; McLaughlin III, Joey 1 ; Walton, Lane 1 ; Campbell, Cason 1 ; Griffis, Evan 1 ; Engskov, Patrick 1 ; Martinez, Derek 1 ; Quiller, Ashton 1
SB: Cooke, Cougar 1
CS: Griffis, Evan 1
