Ragin Roadie Baseball: Louisiana at ULM
Louisiana Baseball will continue Sun Belt Conference play at ULM starting on Thursday, April 1 and running through Saturday, April 3.
The Ragin' Cajuns (14-11, 2-1 Sun Belt) are coming off an impressive weekend, taking three-out-of-four games from Coastal Carolina.
ULM (10-11, 3-3 Sun Belt) lost to Grambling State on Tuesday night, 15-3. The Warhawks are one of four teams in the Sun Belt who have already played two conference series.
Who: Louisiana (14-11) at ULM (10-11)
Where: Warhawk Field
When: April 1-3
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: KPEL 96.5
On the Call: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Brad Topham (color)
Last Meeting: Louisiana won, 19-8, (5/18/2019)
PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: RHP Spencer Arrighetti vs. RHP Ty Barnes
Saturday: TBA vs. LHP Cam Barlow
Sunday: TBA vs. TBA
ACE
After another stellar performance on the mound against Coastal Carolina, Spencer Arrighetti was rewarded by earning Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season. Arrighetti is the conference leader in ERA (1.06), opposing batting average (.132), strikeouts (43) and looking strikeouts (17).
Sir Benjamin Bombs
Ben Fitzgerald has continued his reign on the the Sun Belt Conference, posting the 10th-highest batting average (.345), second-highest slugging percentage (.738) and seventh-highest on-base percentage (.444). Fitzgerald also blasted two home runs in one game against Coastal, the first player to accomplish this since Handsome Monica did so on April 6, 2019, against Arkansas State.
Rocc(afotre) solid
Carson Roccaforte is starting to heat up again, posting three multi-hit games against Coastal Carolina. Roccaforte even posted a four-hit game in the series, becoming the third Ragin' Cajuns to do so this year. Last Sunday on his birthday, Roccaforte collected a season-high three RBI.
One-hit shutout
Louisiana's Jack Burk, Will Moriarty, Peyton Havard and David Christie combined for a one-hit shutout against Coastal Carolina on Monday afternoon. Although the game was not considered a conference game, this was the first time Louisiana pitched a one-hitter against a Sun Belt foe since 2014 against Troy.
Better with age
Jack Burk earned his first start of the season on Monday against Coastal, posting a career-high eight strikeouts in five innings pitched. Burk has made three appearances on the year and lowered his season-ERA to 1.29 in 14.0 innings pitched.
Scouting the enemy
ULM currently owns a 10-11 record with impressive wins over No. 4 Ole Miss and No. 14 Oklahoma State on the year. According to the Sun Belt Preseason Poll, ULM was picked to fifth in the West Division.
Against ULM
Dating back to 2013, Louisiana has won its last 27 of 28 meetings against ULM. The last time the two teams played a three-game set, ULM did pick up a win in 2019, the first since May 19, 2012.
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