Louisiana is going to have to win three games in the next two days in order to win the NCAA Lafayette regional.

If there’s a bright side to that challenge it might be that the Ragin’ Cajuns have plenty of pitching to lean on.

No. 1-ranked UL dropped into the losers bracket by losing to Jackson State 1-0 on Friday, then stayed alive by eliminating San Diego State 9-2 on Saturday afternoon at Moore Field. It has used just three pitchers from what has been a deep pitching staff down the stretch.