With UL coming off a 15-inning marathon loss in its season-opener to Nebraska, coach Tony Robichaux looked for starter Michael Cook to set the tone in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Cook delivered in a big way.

The sophomore stayed ahead in the count and limited his pitches as the Cajuns rebounded with a 2-1 win at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.

"Those guys are great at fighting off pitches and hitting with two strikes," Robichaux said after the first game. "We wanted to try to keep our pitch count low and pitch to contact."

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • February 22, 2009