COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Baseball group makes its 17^th look within the NCAA postseason on Friday when it faces No. 22-ranked TCU within the nightcap of the opening day of the NCAA Faculty Station Regional at Olsen Area at Blue Bell Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:06 p.m. The sport might be streamed stay on ESPN+ with Dave Neal (pxp) and Todd Walker (analyst) offering the commentary. The sport also can hearken to the decision of the sport from Jay Walker (pxp) and Brad Topham (analyst) on KPEL-FM (96.5), the Varsity Community and the #GeauxCajuns app.

Louisiana (36-21), the Solar Belt Convention Event champion, returns to the NCAA postseason for the primary time since 2016 when it hosted the Lafayette Regional at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Area at Russo Park. The Ragin’ Cajuns make their second all-time journey to Faculty Station in postseason play after attending to the championship recreation in 2007.

All-American candidate Carson Roccaforte, one in all 11 gamers from the state of Texas on the roster, leads Louisiana in common (.379), residence runs (16) and RBI (68).

Heath Hood (.341-4-34), Tyler Robertson (.322-5-33), Connor Kimple (.319-9-36) and Julian Brock (.307-6-33) are subsequent within the lineup for the Ragin’ Cajuns with Kyle DeBarge (.292-3-30) and Max Marusak (.256-2-23, 21 stolen bases) following.

TCU (36-20), the Large 12 Convention regular-season champion, is led on the plate by Tommy Sacco (.350-12-51) and Brayden Taylor (.314-10-44). Elijah Nunez (.297-1-28, 30-32 stolen bases) and Kurtis Byrnes (.287-4-40) are a part of a Horned Frogs offense which is hitting .272 as a group.

The winner of Friday’s contest will meet the winner of the Texas A&M-Oral Roberts matchup, on Saturday at 6 p.m. The losers will meet in an elimination recreation on Saturday at midday.

GAME 58 PREVIEW 

Louisiana (36-21) vs. No. 22 TCU (36-20)

DATES/TIMES (time is topic to alter) 

June 3, 2022 – 7 p.m.

LOCATION/SITE 

Olsen Area at Blue Bell Park (6,100) | Faculty Station, Texas

PITCHING MATCHUPS 

Louisiana – LH Brandon Talley (3-3, 3.64 ERA)

TCU – RH Riley Cornelio (4-4, 4.41 ERA)

RANKINGS 

Louisiana – Unranked

TCU – No. 22 D1Baseball; No. 12 – Collegiate Baseball; No. 15 Baseball America; No. 22 NCBWA; No. 23 USA Immediately

RADIO/TV/LIVE STATISTICS 

Radio – KPEL-FM (96.5)

Expertise – Jay Walker (pxp), Brad Topham (analyst)

Streaming – ESPN+

Expertise – Dave Neal (pxp); Todd Walker (analyst)

Stay Stats – CajunStats.com

SERIES RECORD 

Tied, 4-4

LEADING OFF 

• Louisiana makes its seventeenth all-time look within the NCAA Championships when it opens play on Friday in opposition to Large 12 regular-season champion TCU within the NCAA Faculty Station Regional.

• The looks is the primary for the Ragin’ Cajuns beneath third-year head coach Matt Deggs and the primary since internet hosting the NCAA Lafayette Regional in 2016.

• Louisiana makes its second look within the postseason in Faculty Station, going 2-2 total in 2007 with opening wins over Ohio State and host Texas A&M earlier than falling twice to the Aggies and lacking a chance to achieve the Tremendous Regional.

• Head coach Matt Deggs, a local of Texas Metropolis, was an assistant coach at Texas A&M from 2006-10 beneath former coach Rob Childress.

• Eleven of Louisiana’s 28 gamers are from the state of Texas.

• Louisiana enters the NCAA Regionals because the SBC chief in earned run common (4.18), stolen bases (133), stolen bases per recreation (2.33), triples (27), triples per recreation (0.47) and WHIP (1.37).

• Louisiana has gained its final six video games which have been determined by one run, together with wins excessive two seeds (Texas State and Georgia Southern) to assert the 2022 Solar Belt Convention Event Championship.

• Louisiana’s 7-6 win over Georgia Southern within the SBC Championship recreation was its first in 19 video games this season when trailing after eight innings.

• Louisiana pitcher Tommy Ray is the youthful brother of former TCU hurler Johnny Ray, now a member of the Chicago White Sox group.

• Senior right-hander Jacob Schultz was the primary Ragin’ Cajuns pitcher to earn Most Excellent Participant honors on the Solar Belt Convention Championships since B.J. Ryan in 1998.

• Louisiana is 27-11 total since being on the fallacious finish of a three-game sweep at SBC rival Troy on March 18-20.

• Louisiana’s Julian Brock has began 50 of the final 51 video games behind the plate, having his string of 47 consecutive begins snapped on Could 21 within the regular-season finale in opposition to Little Rock.

VERSUS THE FIELD IN COLLEGE STATION 

Louisiana has performed every of the opposite faculties competing on this week’s NCAA Faculty Station Regional – the final coming within the 2021 season with a three-game collection in opposition to TCU at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Area at Russo Park.

Beneath are the all-time information in opposition to Oral Roberts, TCU and Texas A&M (final time performed in parentheses).

Oral Roberts – 3-6 (2008)

TCU – 4-4 (2021)

Texas A&M – 9-13 (2007)

LONE STAR RAGIN’ CAJUNS 

A powerful presence of gamers from the state of Texas dot the roster for Louisiana with a team-high 11 gamers on the present roster hailing from the Lone Star State.

Beneath is the record of present Ragin’ Cajuns gamers coming from west of the Sabine River.

Title (Pos) – Hometown 

Julian Brock (C) – Fulshear

Peyton Havard (RHP) – Bridge Metropolis

Conor Higgs (OF) – Texas Metropolis

Heath Hood (OF) – White Oak

Bobby Lada (2B) – Houston

Max Marusak (OF) – Amarillo

Cooper Rawls (RHP) – Kilgore

Carson Roccaforte (1B/OF) – Port Neches

Brandon Talley (LHP) – Princeton

Dylan Theut (LHP) – Fulshear

Jeff Wilson (RHP) – Plano

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