Freshman Kyle DeBarge's one-out single through the right side helped Louisiana score a pair of runs in the bottom of the 11th inning and claim a 5-4 thriller over defending Sun Belt Conference champion South Alabama on Friday at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.

Max Marusak, making his return to the leadoff spot in the lineup after suffering an oblique injury against Stanford on Feb. 25, went 2-for-5 with a pair of stolen bases, two runs scored and his first RBI in a Louisiana uniform – a game-tying single in the 11th through the left side to score pinch-runner Conor Higgs from second.

After falling in walk-off fashion in two of its previous three games, Louisiana (10-11, 1-3 Sun Belt) notched its second walk-off win of the season after South Alabama (15-5, 3-1 Sun Belt) took a 4-3 lead in the 11th inning on Cameron Tissue's solo home run just inside the left-field foul pole.