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4
Arkansas State ASU 7-9, 0-1 SBC
15
Winner Louisiana LA 12-6, 1-0 SBC
Arkansas State ASU
7-9, 0-1 SBC
4
Final
15
Louisiana LA
12-6, 1-0 SBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas State ASU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 6 4
Louisiana LA 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 X 15 14 1

W: Jake Hammond (2-1) L: Jeans, Tyler (1-2)

Jumper
Miya Garrett

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hot Start Moves Cajuns Past A-State Baseball in SBC Opener

LAFAYETTE, La. (3/17/23) – Louisiana scored seven runs in the first inning on Friday night, getting off to a hot start to defeat the Arkansas State baseball team 15-4 in the Sun Belt Conference opener at M.L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park.

Cross Jumper led A-State (7-9, 0-1 SBC) at the plate, recording two of the Red Wolves' six hits, including a double. Blake Burris, Brayden Caskey, Allen Grier and Jared Toler each scored a run.

The Ragin' Cajuns (12-6, 1-0) pounded out 14 hits on the night and added two runs in the sixth before tacking on six in the eighth to expand the lead. Starting pitcher Jake Hammond (2-1) struck out 10 batters and did not allow a walk in seven innings, scattering four hits and allowing an unearned run.

Louisiana touched A-State starting pitcher Tyler Jeans (1-2) for seven runs on four hits – all doubles – and sending 11 men to the plate. Junior righty Aaron Evers relieved Jeans in the second and worked three shutout frames to keep the hosts from adding to their 7-0 lead. Jeans and Evers were two of eight pitchers used by the Scarlet and Black.

After a two-out single by Brandon Hager in the first, Hammond retired 10 straight before back-to-back hits by Caskey and Jumper put runners at second and third with no outs. Caskey scampered home on a pickoff attempt to second, but the Cajuns starter limited the damage by striking out the side.

Max Charlton pitched a scoreless fifth before Louisiana added to its lead with two runs in the sixth on three singles and an error to make it 9-1 after six. After Jacob Conover struck out all three batters he faced in the seventh, the Red Wolves pushed across two runs in the eighth when Grier scored on a wild pitch, followed by Burris scoring on a fielder's choice to make it 9-3.

The Cajuns sent a dozen batters to the plate in the eighth and added six runs to their total, including a pinch-hit grand slam by Conor Higgs to make it 15-3.

Toler led off the ninth with a double and came around to score on an RBI groundout by Grier, but Louisiana reliever Jerry Couch forced a flyout to end the contest.   

NEXT UP

A-State looks to bounce back and even the series against the Ragin' Cajuns Saturday afternoon in the second game of the series. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. on ESPN+ while the radio broadcast will be carried on The Ticket Radio Network stations 95.3, 96.9 and 970 AM in Jonesboro, as well as online at 953theticket.com.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play ASU LA
LA BOT 1st Hood doubled down the 3b line, RBI, advanced to third on an error by lf (2-0 BB); Robichaux scored. 0 1
LA BOT 1st Zambo doubled to left center, RBI (3-2 BSSBBF); Hood scored. 0 2
LA BOT 1st Taylor doubled to right field, 2 RBI (3-1 BBBK); Brock scored; Zambo scored. 0 4
LA BOT 1st Veillon stole second; Taylor stole home. 0 5
LA BOT 1st Marusak stole second; Veillon stole home. 0 6
LA BOT 1st Marusak stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. 0 7
ASU TOP 5th Caskey scored on an error by 2b, failed pickoff attempt, unearned. 1 7
LA BOT 6th DeBarge singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BBFFF); Robichaux advanced to second; Marusak scored. 1 8
LA BOT 6th Hood reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second (2-0 BB); DeBarge scored, unearned. 1 9
ASU TOP 8th Burris struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (2-2 BFSBS); Grier scored. 2 9
ASU TOP 8th Caskey reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-1 K); Darcy advanced to second; Hager out at third ss to 3b; Burris scored. 3 9
LA BOT 8th Roccaforte flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-1 BKBB); DeBarge scored. 3 10
LA BOT 8th Wargo singled to left field, RBI (3-2 KBBBS); Zambo advanced to second; Yuhasz scored. 3 11
LA BOT 8th Higgs homered down the lf line, 4 RBI (3-2 BSFBB); LeJeune scored; Wargo scored; Zambo scored. 3 15
ASU TOP 9th Williams, J. grounded out to 3b, RBI (2-1 KBB); Toler scored. 4 15

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