2021: Louisiana Cooks Rice in a Sweep, as easy as 1,2,3

[ULvictory]

Well last night, pretty much any mistake that could've been made was made. Dropped fly balls, botched fielding of ground balls, poor swinging at the plate, etc. But the beauty of it all is that it was a midweek game, it's still early, and it happens regardless of opponent. Also, these are easily correctable mistakes.

This weekend we start off fresh. We host a household name with a chance to go on a run if we take care of business. Let's get this series win starting Friday!

[Turbine]

Well last night, pretty much any mistake that could've been made was made. Dropped fly balls, botched fielding of ground balls, poor swinging at the plate, etc. But the beauty of it all is that it was a midweek game, it's still early, and it happens regardless of opponent. Also, these are easily correctable mistakes.

This weekend we start off fresh. We host a household name with a chance to go on a run if we take care of business. Let's get this series win starting Friday!

Yes indeed.

[NewsCopy]

Louisiana's weekend series against Rice will now be available for streaming on ESPN+. The games were not originally part of the Department's broadcast plans, but fans will now have viewing access to the games.

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[NewsCopy]

The Louisiana Baseball team (3-2) will welcome Rice (2-1) to M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park for a weekend series starting on Friday, Feb. 26, and running through Sunday, Feb. 28.

Prior to the cancellation of the 2020 season, the two programs faced off in Houston on March 3, a game that the Ragin' Cajuns won, 11-2.

All three games this weekend have been picked up by ESPN+.

Who: Rice (2-1) at Louisiana (3-2)
Where: M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park
When: Friday, Feb. 26, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28, 1:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: KPEL 96.5
On the Call: Cody Junot (Play-by-Play), Jay Walker (play-by-play), Brad Topham (color)
Last Meeting: Louisiana won, 11-2, (03/03/2020)

Pitching Rotation
Friday: Hayden Durke vs. Mitchell Holcomb
Saturday: TBA vs. Blake Brogdon
Sunday: Carter Robinson vs. Roel Garcia

VS. RICE
Last season, Louisiana beat Rice, 11-2, in Houston, extending its win-streak against the Owls to four games. The last time Rice beat Louisiana was on May 10, 2011, in Lafayette.

ROC(K) SOLID
Carson Roccaforte has been incredible during the early part of the season. The freshman has a hit in each of his five games played and leads Louisiana in RBI (5) and hits (6). Roccaforte is also one of two players on the team hitting over .300.

COMBINED SHUTOUT
Behind the great start of Spencer Arrighetti, Louisiana blanked Louisiana Tech for the first time since Feb. 11, 2005 it its 2-0 victory on Tuesday night.

PUT THE BALL IN PLAY
Louisiana was only sent down on strikes six times in Tuesday's win against Louisiana tech. This is the team's lowest strikeout total since Feb. 19, 2020 against Tulane when they were also fanned six times.

FOUR-YEAR TRANSFERS
The three four-year transfers played a vital role in Louisiana's series win over the weekend. The three, Brett Borgogno, Drake Osborn and CJ Willis, went a combined 11-for-25 (.444) with seven runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBI.

BENNY BALL GAME
Ben Fitzgerald hit his second go-ahead pinch-hit home run of his career against Tulane on Sunday, Feb. 21. Fitzgerald's first came against Michigan State in Pensacola, Fla., on March 7 of last season.

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[CajunDreDog]

Added it to the UL Sports on TV Calendar.

Thread is buried here.
https://forumeus.com/showthread.php/278578

[ManAboutTown]

Rice was a late inning rally away from sweeping HBU at Reckling last weekend. They are much improved at the plate and have added serious depth to that bullpen. This will be a good series.

Also, looking for two tickets for friday's game, if anyone is looking to sell.

[NOCajun]

LET'S COOK SOME RICE, US!!!

#cULture
#WeAreLouisiana
#GeauxCajuns
#SweepRice

[Turbine]

... looking for two tickets for friday's game, if anyone is looking to sell.

Bump

[Frenchie35]

Will this be a weekend series with Friday, Saturday and Sunday starters, or flip a coin to see who's on the bump?

[olhardhead]

Ok, "The games were not originally part of the Department's broadcast plans" Ok, so the university is going along with these bogus Kung Flu rules that only allow six people in the stadium but say that they want everyone to enjoy the Ragin Cajuns games.... then.... don't have television in their "plans" for an important series.... oooooookay that's some kinda strange plans they have there.... tell ya wut... surely their not thinking that television would cause people not to come to the games.... while limiting the number of people allowed into the games........ all i can say is............... huh...

[BeauCajun]

Huh???

[Boomer]

Huh???

.......what games are for red and what are the white scheduled?

[NewsCopy]

Louisiana Baseball used quality pitching and timely at-bats to beat Rice, 7-3, on Friday night at M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park.

Louisiana (4-2) jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead courtesy of a Tyler Robertson first-pitch, lead-off home run, the first by a Ragin' Cajun since May 16, 2019, and a Jonathan Brandon two-out, two-run single.

Rice got to Louisiana's starter Hayden Durke (1-0) in the top of the second inning, tallying three runs, two of which came on a Connor Walsh big-fly.

Durke ended his day on his 100th pitch by striking out Cade Edwards, the ninth punch out of his outing.

Louisiana forced Rice's starter Mitchell Holcomb (0-1) out of the game after three innings when Brennan Breaux roped a double into the right field corner, plating two runs making the game 5-3 after three frames.

Following the second inning, Louisiana's pitching went into shutdown mode, not allowing a run the rest of the game. The Ragin' Cajuns saw appearances from Austin Perrin, Jeff Wilson and Brandon Talley. Talley made his team-leading fourth appearance of the year.

Carson Roccaforte proved to the Ragin' Cajuns faithful that he belongs in the lineup, hitting a two-out RBI-single to extend Louisiana's lead to 6-3 in the fourth. Roocaforte is now 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position on the year.

Connor Kimple ended his two-game hitting drought by adding another home run to the Cajuns' total, hitting a towering blast to left field for his second homer of the season in the sixth.

Talley finished the night for Louisiana on the mound by retiring five of the eight batters he faced on strikes, giving Louisiana the 7-3 victory.

Louisiana is back in action on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. first pitch against Rice.

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[BeauCajun]

.......what games are for red and what are the white scheduled?

Friday was white, balance of weekend is red.

[snote]

hey there coach! ~ ryckman here