UL coach Matt Deggs knew the personnel.

He knew what he wanted to do.

It just didn’t work out, as Sam Houston State, the club he coached for five seasons from 2015-19, beat the Ragin’ Cajuns, his new team, 5-4 in 11 innings on Friday night in the first outing of their three-game non-conference weekend series on M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field at Russo Park.