The Book 2007 Ragin' Cajun Baseball

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UL's baseball team hadn't lost at home all season, but the Ragin' Cajuns were in prime shape to be swept by Western Kentucky in a cold and rainy Moore Field doubleheader Saturday. Gregory Harmon and Jefferies Tatford wouldn't let it happen. Harmon pitched six strong relief innings in Saturday's second contest and Tatford launched a game-changing grand-slam in that game's sixth inning, propelling the Cajuns to a 10-6 nightcap win and a 2-1 advantage in the weekend Sun Belt Conference series. Western Kentucky had claimed Saturday's first game 6-5 in 10 innings thanks to Matt Hightower's clutch 10th-inning homer, and the visiting Hilltoppers held a 6-0 lead midway through the sixth inning of the nightcap. That was before UL (26-7, 11-4) exploded for eight runs in the bottom of that frame, and Tatford's two-out, 3-and-2 slam over the right-field wall sent home the final four of those runs. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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Don't get Lafayette High's Brian Bowman wrong. He loved playing basketball for the Mighty Lions, and earned first-team All-District honors this past season in leading Lafayette High to a third-place finish and state playoff berth. He also can't wait until he begins his career as a UL Ragin' Cajun baseball player in the fall. It's at that time that he'll finally be able to put all his energy into one sport. "At UL, it's going to start in the summer and be a year around thing,'' Bowman said. "I'm definitely looking forward to it.'' Even as a senior, Bowman found the transition from basketball to baseball to be a tough one. "There's just a big difference seeing that little ball all of a sudden compared to that big round ball,'' he said. "It was tough. At one point, Coach (Jay Domengeaux) even moved me into the nine hole. It's just hard when you don't swing the bat for a couple of months. Your hips start to fly open. There are a lot of things that go wrong.'' The rest of the story Kevin Foote kfoote@theadvertiser.com

[ulforlife]

Congrats to the cajuns for not bowing down. Yesterday was a glum day at the Tigue and it just wasn't happening for a lot of the guys. I was getting worried in that 2nd game! Geaux Cajuns!

[CajunCherokee]

I had to leave for a family function 2 batters before Tat's granny.

But I'll take it!

[Cajun Express]

_ I had to leave for a family function 2 batters before Tat's granny.

But I'll take it! _

Tat has become the player we all looked for when he signed. He is having a marvelous season.

[CajunProud]

_ Tat has become the player we all looked for when he signed. He is having a marvelous season. _

If VanDeKeer (Spelling?) ever comes around this season, just imagine how dangerous we will be.

[CajunProud]

Anybody planning on going to the baseball game tomorrow night at Zephyr field?

Who are we pithcing?

[CrazyCajun]

We Have A Crew That Is Planning To Go But New Orleans Is Expecting Close To An Inch Of Rain Tomorrow So I Have A Feeling It Will Get Rained Out.

[BirdofParadise]

_ Anybody planning on going to the baseball game tomorrow night at Zephyr field?

Who are we pithcing? _

Solich will start.

[CajunProud]

_ Solich will start. _

I assume that the length of his start depends on how he is pitching and the score of the game, etc...., but is he pre-determined to pitch a set amount of innings, or is he slated to go all the way if he is pitiching well.