It was only fitting that the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball senior class played a key role in the final Sun Belt Conference series of the season against Little Rock.
Jeff Wilson and Austin Perrin combined to scatter six hits with nine strikeouts in 7.2 innings on the mound while Connor Kimple, Jonathan Brandon and Austin Garrett each collected hits as Louisiana scored seven runs in the final two innings to pull away and defeat Little Rock, 9-3, in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
Carson Roccaforte and Heath Hood each had four hits with CJ Willis going 3-for-4 at the plate as Louisiana (33-21, 19-11 SBC) pounded out 17 hits and claimed the final SBC series against Little Rock (24-26, 11-18 SBC).
With its seven-member senior class honored in a pre-game ceremony, plus the traditional Graduation ceremony which saw former Ragin' Cajuns All-American Jonathan Lucroy officially earn his degree, Louisiana wasted no time getting on the scoreboard.
Roccaforte, who went 4-for-4 in Friday's 10-4 victory, opened up a 4-for-5 performance on the final day with a first-inning single to left before scoring two batters later on Hood's RBI single to center.