• Senior Hunter Moody will take a second crack at his pursuit of the school career wins record Friday when he leads Louisiana into the first of a three-game series at the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

• Moody ranks in the career top five of four major categories - games started, innings pitched, victories and strikeouts.

• This weekend also marks the return of senior Nolan Gisclair and junior Scott Hawkins in the lineup - both had missed the last several games with an injury.

• This season marks the Cajuns’ third-straight trip to Murfreesboro in the series. Last season, the Blue Raiders won the series 2-1. In 2006, the Cajuns took two out of three.

• Louisiana has only swept Middle Tennessee twice in the all-time series - in Murfreesboro (2002) and Lafayette (1978). Since the last series sweep, the Cajuns are 10-13 against the Blue Raiders.

• Reliever Justin Robichaux (7) needs one save to tie the single-season school record set by Aaron Welbourne (8) in 2000.

MOODY GOES FOR HISTORY AGAIN. Senior Hunter Moody will take a second crack at the school career wins record Friday night when he takes the hill at Middle Tennessee.

Moody is currently tied with Andy Gros and current Tampa Bay Rays reliever Scott Dohmann with 26 career victories.

ANOTHER GAME BITES THE DUST. Wednesday’s regularly scheduled out-of-conference game at Southeastern Louisiana was postponed until April 23 because of poor playing conditions.

Last month, the Ragin’ Cajuns’ home game against Northwestern State (Turn Back the Clock Night) was moved to April 16 because of inclement weather.

AUTEAUX ROBICHAUX. Sophomore closer Justin Robichaux now has seven saves in 13 appearances this season.

Robichaux is on pace to shatter the school’s single-season save record of eight which was set by Aaron Welboune in 2000.

Robichaux is the 10th Cajun reliever to notch at least six saves in a single season.

ROAD WARRIORS. Historically, Tony Robichaux’s clubs have been the most successful at home. This season, however, the Cajuns have won eight games away from "The Tigue" this season.

SMALL BALL. Josh Logan’s bases-loaded squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth scored the game-winning run to give the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns a 3-2 comeback victory over the Lamar Cardinals Tuesday night at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.

Lamar (18-9) took a combined no-hitter into the seventh inning, until Matt Goulas broke it up with a pinch hit single. Louisiana (12-14) was held to its second-lowest hit (3) total this season.

Freshman Randall Bulliard notched his first career victory on the hill, striking out two batters in one inning of perfect relief.Matt Broussard got the start for the Cajuns, allowing one run on four hits in six innings of work.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE SCOUTING REPORT. Middle Tennessee (12-12-1) enters this weekend’s series in a bit of a tailspin as the Blue Raiders have lost eight of their last 10 games, including a narrow 6-5 defeat to No. 6 Vanderbilt Wednesday at home.

The Blue Raiders sit one-half game ahead of the Cajuns in the Sun Belt standings.Middle Tennessee nearly doubles up the Cajuns in four major offensive categories.Four Blue Raiders have at least six home runs - Zach Dean (8), Bryce Brentz (8), Nathan Hines (6) and Rawley Bishop (6).

MOODY DENIED SCHOOL RECORD AT HOME. Florida International spoiled senior Hunter Moody’s pursuit of school history as the Golden Panthers snapped the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns’ four-game winning streak 9-1 Friday night at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.

Moody (4-2) was victimized for four runs on a career-high-tying 11 hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work. Moody made his 44th career start on the mound, moving into fourth place on the school’s all-time list. He also moved into fifth place on the career list with 296 1/3 innings pitched.

FARQUHAR BACK TO FORM. Preseason SBC Pitcher of the Year Danny Farquhar returned to form Saturday.

Farquhar struck out a game-high eight batters, while Louisiana provide early run support as the Ragin’ Cajuns disposed of the FIU Golden Panthers 5-2 Saturday afternoon. The Cajuns win evened the series at one game apiece.

Farquhar (3-3) notched his second straight victory on the mound, allowing two runs on eight hits in eight innings of work.

THIRD TIME AROUND. Prior to last weekend’s series at UALR, Louisiana had failed to win when trailing in a game.After back-to-back heroic outings at UALR to capture the series sweep, the Cajuns used another rally for a 7-6 extra-inning victory at Northwestern State.

Trailing 3-1 in the fourth, the Cajuns took a 4-3 lead and added two more runs for a three-run edge in the fifth. The Cajuns held on until the eighth when the Demons tied the game at 6 all.Then, in the 11th inning, Tyler Benzel delivered the biggest hit of his young career, sending a RBI single through the right side of the infield to score Matt Hicks and give the Cajuns a 7-6 win.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE SERIES. This season marks the Cajuns’ third-straight trip to Murfreesboro in the series. Last season, the Blue Raiders won the series 2-1. In 2006, the Cajuns took two out of three.

Louisiana has only swept Middle Tennessee twice in the all-time series - in Murfreesboro (2002) and Lafayette (1978). Since the last series sweep, the Cajuns are 10-13 against the Blue Raiders.

The Cajuns are 14-15 against the Middle Tennessee since the Blue Raiders joined the Sun Belt in 2001.

Middle Tennessee has eliminated the Cajuns four times in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament - 2003 (in Lafayette), 2004 (in Mobile), 2005 (in Miami) and 2006 (in Bowling Green).

UP NEXT - NW STATE/McNEESE STATE. When the Cajuns return from Tennessee, Louisiana will host the Northwestern State Demons on Tuesday at "The Tigue" before traveling to Lake Charles to face the McNeese State Cowboys Wednesday.

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Chris Yandle