Louisiana
Comeback Falls Short As No. 15 Texas State Edges Louisiana, 11-9
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Carson Roccaforte prolonged his hitting streak to a career-high 14 video games, going 2-for-5 on the plate together with his 16th house run of the season, however No. 15-ranked Texas State scored 9 runs within the first three innings and held off the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 11-9, to finish a three-game Solar Belt Convention sweep on Sunday at Bobcat Ballpark.
Jose Gonzalez hit a pair of house runs, together with a third-inning grand slam, as Texas State (41-11, 23-4 SBC) scored 4 runs within the first, a run within the second and 4 within the third after falling behind 2-0 after a half-inning.
Louisiana (30-20, 17-10 SBC) scored within the first on a pair of RBI groundouts after Connor Kimple led off with a single earlier than Max Marusak reached on a bunt single and moved to second on a Bobcat throwing error.
The Bobcats took a 4-2 lead within the backside half of the inning after Louisiana starter Jeff Wilson (4-3) retired the primary two batters of the inning. Gonzalez stored the inning alive for Texas State after hitting a solo house run earlier than a Wesley Faison RBI double, John Wuthrich RBI single and a two-out error put the Bobcats forward.
Gonzalez added an RBI single within the second for Texas State earlier than his grand slam an inning later gave Texas State a 9-2 lead.
Louisiana, which recorded 18 hits within the sport, added a pair of runs within the seventh when Marusak reached on an infield single and scored on Roccaforte’s blast to right-center area. The house run by the sophomore tied him with Stefan Troclair, Caleb Adams, Scott Hawkins, Justin Hemme and Papo Ramos for the fourth-most in a single season by a Ragin’ Cajuns hitter.
The Bobcats added a pair of insurance coverage runs within the backside half of the inning to go up 11-4 as Dalton Shuffield hit an RBI double and later scored on a handed ball.
The 2 runs by the Bobcats had been sufficient as Louisiana scored 5 occasions within the eighth inning as Kimple hit a bases-loaded, RBI single, Marusak drew a bases-loaded stroll, CJ Willis scored on a wild pitch and Tyler Robertson drove in a pair with an RBI single to middle.
Tony Robie (3-0) earned the win for Texas State, scattering 11 hits and hanging out 5 in 6.0 innings. Triston Dixon allowed seven hits and 5 runs in 1.2 innings of labor earlier than Tristan Stivors pitched the ultimate 1.1 innings to document his third save of the weekend and 15th of the season.
Kyle DeBarge led Louisiana on the plate going 3-for-5. Julian Brock, who made his 44th consecutive begin at catcher, completed 2-for-5 on the plate to increase his hitting streak to seven video games for the Ragin’ Cajuns with Kimple, Marusak and Robertson posting a pair of hits every.
Louisiana will shut out the common season with a four-game homestand starting Tuesday at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Area at Russo Park. The Ragin’ Cajuns will host in-state foe Nicholls on Tuesday at 6 p.m., earlier than dealing with Little Rock within the closing SBC collection between the colleges starting Thursday (Could 19-21).
All 4 video games can be streamed stay on ESPN+ with followers capable of take heed to Tuesday’s sport on ESPN Lafayette (103.3 FM / 1420 AM), the Varsity Community and the #GeauxCajuns app.
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