Ragin' Cajuns' first goal: No. 48

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Even though most of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun baseball fans have their attention riveted on this weekend's Sun Belt Conference regular-season finale series, don't expect the Cajun squad to be looking past tonight's last mid-week game.

Why? Because 48 is a magic number.

The Cajuns (44-12) travel to Thibodaux and Ray Didier Field tonight to take on the Colonels of Nicholls State in a 6:30 p.m. contest, one of four games remaining in UL's regular season.

The Cajun squad needs a win tonight and a sweep this weekend at Western Kentucky to reach a preseason goal of 48 regular-season victories.

"Getting to 48 will take some work," said senior first baseman Phillip Hawke, "and I don't remember us winning much at Nicholls."

The Cajuns haven't in recent trips, winning only once in the last four games at Didier Field. That was in 2002, a 6-5 victory, and UL was unceremoniously dumped 15-5 in its last trip in 2003.

In fact, beating the nationally-ranked Cajuns may be the only goal that Nicholls (21-28) has remaining.

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Dan McDonald
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Winning the last four games will break the school record for most wins in a season. Amazing to believe this can accomplished during the regular season along. The 2000 squad won 47 on there way to Omaha. The 2005 squad will be compared as to how well they do in post season.