Louisiana vs WKU

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — There may have never been a team more happy to get to the start of Sun Belt Conference baseball play than Louisiana.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have struggled in the pre-conference season with a 6-18 record and losses in 11 of their last 12 games. But, tonight, a whole new season begins when the Cajuns open their 24-game league slate.

The Cajuns travel to meet Western Kentucky in the three-game weekend series opening tonight at 6 p.m. and including a 2 p.m. Saturday game and the 1 p.m. Sunday finale.

To head coach Tony Robichaux, though, it doesn’t matter where they are or who they’re playing. He’s just glad that league play is here.

“In the situation we’re in, mid-week games don’t get you to the NCAA’s,” he said. “Weekends do.”

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Dan McDonald
dmcdonald@lafayette.gannett.com

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grrrr a WKU walk-off home run ends an otherwise fine game by the Cajuns

WKU 4
Louisiana 3

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Box score (NCAA)

                       2003 Louisiana-Lafayette Baseball

                    Louisiana-Lafayette at Western Kentucky

              Mar 21, 2003 at Bowling Green, KY (Nick Denes Field)



Louisiana-Lafayette 3 (6-19,0-1 SUN BELT)



Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Coles, Corey rf/lf.......  4  2  2  0   0  0  1  0   0

Morris, Dallas ss/3b.....  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   1

Sneed, Bryan lf..........  3  0  1  1   0  2  3  0   0

 Preau, Kevin rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Saloom, Brad 2b..........  2  1  1  1   1  0  2  3   0

Hawke, Phillip 1b........  3  0  1  1   0  0  5  3   1

Core, Ryan c.............  4  0  1  0   0  0  8  0   3

Levering, Matt 3b........  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Templet, Jordy ss.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Voorhies, Sport dh.......  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0

Wilson, Jason cf.........  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   1

Ardoin, Kevin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  3  3   0

Totals................... 31  3  7  3   1  5 24  9   6



Western Kentucky 4 (11-6,1-0 SUN BELT)



Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Johnston, Matt 2b........  3  0  1  0   1  0  2  2   0

Gunning, Matt 1b.........  4  0  0  0   0  2 11  0   3

Grogan, Tim 3b...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  4   0

Towns, Antone rf.........  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   1

Miller, Brent dh.........  4  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0

Lower, David lf..........  3  1  0  0   1  1  3  0   1

Bearden, Kevin c.........  3  1  1  1   0  1  4  2   0

Brown, Travis ss.........  2  1  0  0   0  2  1  2   0

Vallejo, Rafael cf.......  3  0  1  2   0  0  2  0   1

Faircloth, J.C. p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0

 Wilhite, Matt p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

Totals................... 30  4  5  3   2  8 27 11   6



Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Louisiana-Lafayette. 101 001 000 -  3  7  3

Western Kentucky.... 030 000 001 -  4  5  1

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E - Morris 2; Saloom; Towns. LOB - UL Lafayette 6; WKU 6. 2B - Coles; Hawke;

Wilson; Johnston. HR - Bearden. HBP - Sneed; Hawke; Brown. SH - Morris;

Bearden. SF - Saloom.



Louisiana-Lafayette    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF

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Ardoin, Kevin.......  8.0  5  4  4  2  8 30 34



Western Kentucky       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF

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Faircloth, J.C......  7.0  7  3  3  0  3 25 29

Wilhite, Matt.......  2.0  0  0  0  1  2  6  7



Win - Wilhite, Ma (1-2).  Loss - Ardoin (0-3).  Save - None.

HBP - by Faircloth (Hawke); by Ardoin (Brown); by Faircloth (Sneed). BK -

Ardoin; Faircloth; Wilhite, Ma.

Umpires - HP: Randolph Harvey  1B: Sal Loya  3B: Steve Dew

Start: 6:03   Time: 2:18   Attendance: 121

Game notes:

Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams

Ardoin faced 1 batter in the 9th.

Game: ULL25







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Play-by-Play

                       2003 Louisiana-Lafayette Baseball

             Louisiana-Lafayette at Western Kentucky - Play-by-Play

              Mar 21, 2003 at Bowling Green, KY (Nick Denes Field)





Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Louisiana-Lafayette. 101 001 000 -  3  7  3

Western Kentucky.... 030 000 001 -  4  5  1

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Louisiana-Lafayette starters: 24/rf Coles; 30/ss Morris; 20/lf Sneed; 17/2b Saloom;

27/1b Hawke; 22/c Core; 25/3b Levering; 13/dh Voorhies; 23/cf Wilson; 31/p Ardoin;

Western Kentucky starters: 3/2b Johnston; 28/1b Gunning; 9/3b Grogan; 33/rf Towns;

40/dh Miller; 13/lf Lower; 32/c Bearden; 8/ss Brown; 24/cf Vallejo; 25/p Faircloth; 

Louisiana-Lafayette 1st - Coles doubled to left field. Morris grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt, SAC; Coles advanced to third. Sneed singled to right field, RBI; Coles scored. Saloom flied out to rf. Hawke hit by pitch; Sneed advanced to second. Core lined out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western Kentucky 1st - Johnston lined out to 2b. Gunning struck out swinging. Grogan singled to right field. Grogan out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 2nd - Levering grounded out to 3b. Voorhies popped up to 2b. Wilson flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Kentucky 2nd - Towns flied out to lf. Miller singled to second base. Lower walked; Miller advanced to second. Bearden lined out to rf; Miller advanced to third. Brown hit by pitch; Lower advanced to second. Vallejo singled to right field, 2 RBI; Brown advanced to third; Lower scored; Miller scored. Vallejo advanced to second on a balk; Brown scored on a balk. Johnston walked. Gunning out at first 1b to p. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 3rd - Coles singled to left field. Coles advanced to second on a balk. Morris grounded out to ss; Coles advanced to third. Sneed hit by pitch. Saloom flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Coles scored. Hawke lined out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Kentucky 3rd - Grogan grounded out to 2b. Towns out at first 1b to p. Miller grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 4th - Core singled to right field, advanced to second on an error by rf. Levering grounded out to 3b. Voorhies struck out looking. Wilson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Western Kentucky 4th - Lower reached on an error by ss, advanced to second. Bearden out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Lower advanced to third. Brown struck out swinging. Vallejo flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 5th - Coles popped up to p. Morris lined out to lf. Sneed struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Kentucky 5th - Johnston doubled to left field. Gunning struck out swinging. Grogan grounded out to 2b; Johnston advanced to third. Towns struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 6th - Saloom singled to third base. Hawke doubled to right field, RBI; Saloom scored. Hawke out at second c to ss, picked off. Core grounded out to ss. Levering flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Kentucky 6th - Miller flied out to lf. Lower struck out looking. Bearden struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 7th - Voorhies fouled out to 3b. Wilson doubled to left field. Coles grounded out to 2b; Wilson advanced to third. Morris grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Kentucky 7th - Brown struck out looking. Vallejo grounded out to p. Johnston reached on an error by 2b. Gunning out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 8th - Wilhite, Ma to p for Faircloth. Sneed struck out swinging. Saloom walked. Saloom advanced to second on a balk. Hawke grounded out to 2b; Saloom advanced to third. Core grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Kentucky 8th - Grogan struck out swinging. Towns reached on an error by ss. Miller popped up to ss. Lower reached on a fielder's choice; Towns out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Louisiana-Lafayette 9th - Levering popped up to 2b. Voorhies struck out looking. Wilson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Kentucky 9th - Coles to lf. Morris to 3b. Preau to rf for Sneed. Templet to ss for Levering. Bearden homered to right field, RBI. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.



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Line score

Western Kentucky 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3 (Mar 21, 2003 at Bowling Green, KY)
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Louisiana-Lafayette. 101 001 000 - 3 7 3 (6-19, 0-1 SUN BELT)
Western Kentucky.... 030 000 001 - 4 5 1 (11-6, 1-0 SUN BELT)
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Pitchers: Louisiana-Lafayette - Ardoin. Western Kentucky - Faircloth; Wilhite, Ma(8).
Win-Wilhite, Ma(1-2) Loss-Ardoin(0-3) T-2:18 A-121
HR WKU - Bearden.
Game notes:
Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams
Ardoin faced 1 batter in the 9th.
Game: ULL25

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Andy Gros did his job for nine innings Saturday, and Brad Saloom made that effort stand up in the ninth inning for Louisiana’s baseball team.

Saloom beat out a two-out infield single in the top of the ninth inning that scored Kevin Preau from third base, providing the game’s only run as the Ragin’ Cajuns posted a 1-0 victory over Western Kentucky in the middle game of their Sun Belt series.

Gros (2-4) scattered six hits and fanned eight in a complete-game pitching performance, facing just two batters over the minimum through seven innings in leading the Cajuns (7-19, 1-1) to their first league win. The senior lefthander, pitching on his 22nd birthday, also picked off two Hilltopper runners in the fourth, but had to pitch out of trouble in the last two.

Gros and WKU junior righthander Andy Baldwin (1-4) matched scoreless innings until the ninth when Bryan Sneed drew a leadoff walk and pinch runner Preau was sacrificed to second by Phillip Hawke. Matt Wilhite gave up a fly ball to Rhett Buras that moved Preau to third, and Saloom beat out the infield hit.

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — UL's chances of taking a Sun Belt Conference baseball series win Sunday afternoon were pretty much gone early.

Western Kentucky scored seven runs before the Ragin’ Cajuns recorded five outs, and that was all the Hilltoppers needed in a 7-3 win that gave the hosts a 2-1 advantage in the opening conference series of the season.

WKU (12-7, 2-1) got four runs on four hits in the first inning off Cajun starter Jordy Templet, and Hilltopper third baseman Tim Grogan greeted UL reliever Austin Faught with a three-run homer in the second.

After that, WKU put it in the hands of starter Kenny Hughes (2-1), who scattered six hits and fanned nine in eight and one-third innings of work.

The only offensive noise for the Cajuns (7-20, 1-2) was provided by Ryan Core’s solo homer in the second inning and a pair of runs in the ninth.

That wasn’t nearly enough, even though Cajun righthander Kraig Schambough turned in nearly seven scoreless innings in relief, allowing the ‘Toppers only two hits and three base runners after Western’s early explosion.

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