| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | L | |
| Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Final Score: Louisiana takes down McNeese 5-2. Austin Perrin gets his first win, allowing two runs off of five hits, walked three, and struck out two in five and two-thirds of an inning of work. Logan Stoelke gets his fifth save of the year, striking out the side in the ninth.
Bottom 6th Jak Cochran ends Austin Perrin’s day with an RBI single out to center field to score Stracner.
Top 6th Daniel Lahare pushes the Cajuns out to a 5-1 lead with an RBI triple out to left center.
Bottom 4th McNeese gets on the board with Reid Bourque blasting one over the right field line, giving him his first home run of his career.
Top 2nd Kole McKinnon makes it 3-0 with a one-out RBI single to score Todd Lott. Gavin Bourgeois followed up with an RBI single of his own to make it 4-0.
Top 1st Hunter Kasuls gets the Cajuns on the board early, grounding out to Provenzano, allowing Gavin Bourgeois to score. Daniel Lahare makes it 2-0, scoring off of a wild pitch.
Starting Lineups
| Ragin Cajuns Lineup | McNeese State Lineup |
|---|---|
| 1. CF Gavin Bourgeois | 1. SS Reid Bourque |
| 2. RF Daniel Lahare | 2. LF Shane Selman |
| 3. LF Kennon Fontenot | 3. 2B Joe Provenzano |
| 4. 2B Hunter Kasuls | 4. CF Jacob Stracner |
| 5. SS Hayden Cantrelle | 5. C Dustin Duhon |
| 6. DH Todd Lott | 6. DH Andrew Bryan |
| 7. 3B O’Neal Lochridge | 7. 1B Mitchell Rogers |
| 8. 1B Tyler Stover | 8. RF Lachlan Mayo |
| 9. C Kole McKinnon | 9. 3B Carson Maxwell |
| 10. P Austin Perrin | 10 P Adam Goree |
Game Time and Details
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Location: Lake Charles, La.
Site: Joe Miller Ballpark (1,500)
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Records: McNeese (8-11, 5-1 Southland), Louisiana (8-11, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference)
Starting Pitchers
Louisiana: Austin Perrin (0-4, 6.23 ERA)
McNeese: Adam Goree (0-1, 9.64 ERA)
Storylines
Cajuns Catching Fire at the Plate
After a rough start to the regular season, the Cajuns bats are starting to wake up, hitting .254 over the weekend against Georgia Southern. With a pitcher like Goree, you could see the Cajuns keep that rolling when they take on McNeese State.
Red-Hot Cowboys
While the Cowboys record is the same as the Cajuns, they’ve turned things around, currently on a six-game win streak. Their bats have caught fire as well in a sweep of Stephen F. Austin, hitting .268 on the weekend. The bullpen will be relied on in tonight’s matchup against the Cajuns as Goree had a rough outing last week allowing four runs off of seven hits in three and two-thirds of an inning of work against the Houston Cougars.
-Clint Domingue