Many think about bunting as simply being a sacrificial endeavor.

In Sunday’s critical Sun Belt rubber game against Texas State, the UL Ragin’ Cajuns used the bunt as a weapon and the execution led to a convincing 6-1 victory over the Bobcats at Lamson Park.

“When a defense gives you something, you have to have an offense that can exploit that,” UL softball coach Alyson Habetz said. “Then, they have to make a change, and it makes them uncomfortable, and makes their pitcher uncomfortable.