UL vs LA Tech Tuesday, McNeese Wednesday
Louisiana will look to complete a regular-season sweep of in-state foes Louisiana Tech and McNeese State on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, when the Ragin’ Cajuns host the schools with back-to-back home contests at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.
• The pair of midweek clashes marks the 140th meeting between Louisiana and both Louisiana Tech and McNeese State - the most of any Cajuns opponent in program history. The Cajuns lead both series comfortably as UL holds a five-game advantage over the Bulldogs and a nine-game hold against the Cowboys.
• Former Ragin’ Cajun assistant Wade Simoneaux will lead his Tech team into "The Tigue" for Tuesday’s "Armed Forces Night". The Cajuns will wear camouflage jerseys that will be available for post-game auction.
• Wednesday’s contest will be "Superior Energy Night" - the first 250 kids (ages 12 and under) will receive a free bat courtesy of Superior Energy. Wednesday is also SEASON TICKET REDEMPTION NIGHT - fans can redeem any unused tickets from previous home games for additional tickets to the McNeese State game. Unused tickets can be redeemed at the CAJUNDOME Ticket Office.
THE TIPPING POINT. Three times in five days, an early lead and a solid pitching performance squandered resulted in defeat for Louisiana as the Cajuns lost 5-3 at LSU and by identical 4-3 counts at Nebraska...
Tuesday at LSU, the Cajuns led 3-0 behind senior LHP Brent Solich after four innings, but three straight hits and back-to-back errors by Matt Hicks sank the Cajuns...
During game one of Saturday’s doubleheader at No. 6 Nebraska, Jordan Poirrier’s throwing error - the third for the Cajuns - with the score knotted a 3-3 proved costly as the Huskers scorered the go-ahead run in the eighth...
In game two, the Cajuns were one out away from an upset of No. 6 Nebraska, but Tyler Benzel’s throwing error allowed the tying run to score in the ninth. NU eventually won 4-3 in 14 innings.
9 OF A KIND. In three games last week, Louisiana scored nine runs in 32 innings and committed an identical number of errors in that time (9)...
The Cajuns have scored 13 runs along with 13 errors in their last four games...
UL has committed three or more errors in 14 of its 47 games this season. In fact, forty-eight (48) of the 87 errors this season have come during those 14 contests.
IF IT ENDED TODAY. As a team, the Cajuns are batting .241, which would be the lowest since 1974 (.219) and the third-lowest in the program’s Division I era...
UL has scored 228 runs, which would be the fewest since scoring 215 in 1980...
Louisiana’s 41 home runs would be the fewest since hitting 31 in Tony Robichaux’s second season (‘96).
FINAL COUNTDOWN. Eight games remain on Louisiana’s regular-season schedule as the Cajuns prepare to host the Sun Belt Baseball Championship. This week is also the Cajuns’ final non-conference contests as Louisiana welcomes Louisiana Tech and McNeese State to "The Tigue".
ARMED FORCES NIGHT. Tuesday’s game against Louisiana Tech will serve as "Armed Forces Night" at "The Tigue". The Cajuns will wear camouflage jerseys that will be available during a post-game auction.
30-SOMETHING ON HOLD. Senior southpaw Hunter Moody will have to wait another week in his pursuit for career win No. 30 as he fought to a no-decision in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader at No. 6 Nebraska...
Nebraska hitters tagged Moody for three runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Moody struck out a season non-conference-low three batters on 106 pitches.
MOODY’S 30 BLUES. Hunter Moody, the school and active Sun Belt career leader in victories (29), needs one more win to become just the fourth pitcher in league history to win 30 or more games on the mound...
UL is one of only two schools to with three different pitchers in the career top 10 in victories, joining former SBC member Old Dominion.
MOODY CONTINUES HISTORICAL PACE. Hunter Moody, who is the school’s career victories leader, continues to climb up the Cajuns leaderboard in three other career categories...
Moody needs three starts to tie the career record for games started on the mound (Eric Templet, 52). He also trails Andy Gros by 36.1 innings for career innings pitched...
The senior southpaw also ranks in the career top five in strikeouts with 269. He trails Templet by 21 for the fourth-most in school history. Moody is 84 strikeouts behind career leader Phil Devey.
TWO TO GO. Head coach Tony Robichaux has won 748 career games through 21 seasons and needs two more to become only the 33rd active NCAA Division I head coach to reach 750 career victories.
LOUISIANA TECH SCOUTING REPORT. Since starting the season 6-0, Louisiana Tech (20-27) has endured several rough patches especially in the WAC. The Bulldogs are only 3-14 on the road, while posting a 5-21 conference record...
Louisiana Tech has won six straight non-conference games since suffering an 11-2 setback to the Cajuns in March...Albie Goulder (12), Jericho Jones (11) and Chris Kersten (11) have combined for 34 of the Bulldogs’ 60 home runs this season. The trio has seven fewer homers than the Cajuns have as a team (41)...
Five everyday Tech starters are hitting better than .300 this season. Jones leads the Bulldogs with a .355 average, followed by Adam Cobb with a .328 clip...As a team, the Bulldogs (.295) are batting 56 points better than the Cajuns (.241).
LOUISIANA TECH SERIES. UL leads the all-time series 77-62 after bettering its record to 23-23 in Ruston (since 1972) in March...
The Cajuns have won the last 14 meetings in Lafayette since 1996. Tony Robichaux is 15-1 at home against Louisiana Tech...
Louisiana won both of last season’s meetings and at one point had won 18 straight games in the series from 1994-2000.
LAST TIME VS. LOUISIANA TECH. March 11 (Ruston) - Freshman RHP Michael Cook posted his second superb outing in as many starts, while Louisiana took advantage of timely hitting as the Ragin’ Cajuns dismantled the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 11-2 at J.C. Love Field...
Louisiana snapped a three-game losing streak, while earning its first road victory of the 2008 season. Cook (2-0) was once again outstanding in second straight start on the mound, scattering six hits with one run allowed in 6 2/3 innings. Cook struck out three batters on 101 total pitches...
Tech’s Mike LeBreton (1-1) was the losing pitcher, allowing three runs on two hits in 2 2/3 innings. LeBreton allowed the Tech’s only two earned runs on the night...Preseason All-American Scott Hawkins went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, while Justin Robichaux went 3-for-3 with a RBI. Nolan Gisclair drove in a team-best three RBI along with a two-run home run in the first inning.
MCNEESE STATE SCOUTING REPORT. McNeese State continues to struggle under first-year head coach Terry Burrows as the Cowboys are 13-35 overall and 4-22 on the road...
The Cajuns’ 14-8 win in Lake Charles on April 9 was the first of 12 straight losses for the Cowboys. McNeese State finished with a 4-16 record in April.
MCNEESE STATE SERIES. Wednesday is the second half of a home-and-home series with the Cowboys. The Cajuns lead 79-60 and are 32-17 at home since 1972...
In this season’s earlier meeting, the Cajuns won 14-8 in Lake Charles where UL has won just three times in its previous 10 trips prior to the win.
LAST TIME VS. MCNEESE STATE. April 9 (Lake Charles) - Jordan Poirrier’s pinch-hit, three-run home run commenced Louisiana’s eighth-inning scoring barrage as the Ragin’ Cajuns scored seven runs in the frame to pummel the McNeese State Cowboys 14-8 at Cowboy Diamond...
The Cajuns’ season-high 14 runs were the most against the Cowboys in the series since April 27, 2004 (Louisiana won 15-6 at "The Tigue")...
Chance Harst, who has been a solid defensive replacement for the injured Justin Robichaux, tied a career high with three hits, falling a triple short of the cycle. Harst went 3-for-4 with a solo home run. Matt Goulas and Scott Hawkins each went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI...
Gregory Harmon, the beneficiary of the Cajuns’ seven-run eighth inning, earned his first victory of the season. Harmon (1-0) was touched for one unearned run on four hits with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.
UP NEXT - WESTERN KENTUCKY. Louisiana and Western Kentucky will fight for sixth place in the Sun Belt standings this weekend when the Cajuns invade Bowling Green, Ky....
Louisiana leads the series 34-16 and has won six of the seven meetings. This weekend marks the Cajuns’ first trip to Bowling Green during the regular season since clinching the 2005 Sun Belt Conference title on WKU’s Nick Denes Field...
The Cajuns are just 10-8 all-time at Western Kentucky and are 2-4 in their last two trips to Bowling Green.
THE ROBICHAUX CONNECTION. Louisiana Tech head coach Wade Simoneaux was an assistant under Tony Robichaux for five seasons from 1998-2002. Simoneaux was on Robichaux’s staff that advanced to the 2000 NCAA College World Series...
McNeese State head coach Terry Burrows was Tony Robichaux’s first pitcher to make it to the big leagues when he debuted with the Texas Rangers in 1994.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS ON SALE MAY 15 TO PUBLIC. Louisiana’s "Tigue" Moore Field will be the host site for the 2008 Sun Belt Baseball Championship May 21-24. The tournament will consist of a minimum of 13 games with as many as 15 games necessary to determine the conference tournament champion...
Four games will be played on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, while as many as three games will be played on Saturday. Tickets to individual games are $12 for reserved seats (box, patio box and chairbacks) and $8 for General Admission seating (bleachers). The stadium wil be cleared following the conclusion of each tournament contest...
The general public will be able to purchase booklets for all open seating beginning Thursday, May 15. For more information regarding the purchase of Sun Belt Baseball Championship tickets and tournament booklets, please contact the CAJUNDOME Ticket Office at (337) 265-2100.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS. Beginning Wednesday, April 30, season ticket holders will be able to purchase tournament booklets for their regular season seats which will include all 15 potential games of the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship. Tournament booklets are $75 for reserved seats and $40 for General Admission. As a season ticket holder, your seats will be held for your purchase until Wednesday, May 14. At that time, all unsold seating will go on sale to the general public...
Because of SBC Championship requirements, some seats must be used for tournament personnel. Accommodations will be made for all those affected.
MEDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SBC FAMILY NIGHT HOME RUN DERBY. As part of the pre-tournament festivities for the Sun Belt Baseball Championship at "The Tigue", members of the Lafayette media will be participating against Sun Belt Conference student-athletes in a home run derby on Tuesday, May 20...
Participating are George Faust (KLFY), Jeff Horchak (KLFY), Hugh Keeton (KATC), Matt Deaville (KATC), Josh Parrott (The Advertiser), Cole Wright (Fox News Louisiana), Jude Walker (Planet Radio) and Dan McDonald (McD Media/formerly of The Advertiser).
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