Louisiana
McGehee Stellar On The Mound as Louisiana Tops Marshall, 5-2
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Redshirt freshman Blake McGehee pitched 6.0 strong innings in incomes his first collegiate victory and Will Veillon drove in a pair of runs to steer the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns to a 5-2 win over Marshall in a Solar Belt Convention sequence on Friday at GoMart Ballpark.
John Taylor and CJ Willis every drove in runs whereas David Christie pitched the ultimate 3.0 innings for his first profession save as Louisiana (22-9, 8-3 Solar Belt) scored 5 unanswered runs after Marshall (13-15, 4-7 Solar Belt) claimed a 1-0 lead within the second inning.
McGehee (1-0) restricted Marshall to 6 hits and struck out six whereas permitting his first profession run in 13.1 innings pitched on the season.
Louisiana trailed 1-0 within the third earlier than tying the competition when Taylor was hit by a pitch, moved to second on an errant pickoff try and scored on Willis’ RBI single up the center off Marshall starter Raymond Pacella (0-3).
Marshall threatened within the backside half of the inning as Luke Edwards hit a leadoff triple to heart, however McGehee calmly obtained out of the inning as he fanned Kyle Schaefer and Owen Ayers earlier than attending to Gio Ferraro to floor out to quick.
Veillon would attain on a fielder’s alternative within the fourth to attain Julian Brock for a 2-1 lead earlier than scoring from third when Taylor was caught in a rundown between first and second on an tried double steal.
Louisiana opened the sixth with a stroll to Ben Robichaux earlier than Heath Hood reached on a bunt single. Pacella, who went 7.0 innings and fanned 4, struck out Brock and Carson Roccaforte earlier than Veillon hit an RBI single to heart, stole second and scored on Taylor’s infield single.
Christie allowed a pair of hits and struck out two batters in matching his longest outing of the season. Roccaforte and Willis every had two hits to steer Louisiana’s eight-hit assault whereas Veillon stole a pair of bases as Louisiana elevated its season complete to 96.
Daniel Carinci went 4-for-4 on the plate for the Thundering Herd whereas Schaefer and Christian Lucio every drove in runs.
The sequence – the primary between the colleges on the diamond – concludes on Saturday in a 12 p.m. CT contest. Louisiana will ship Jackson Nezuh (4-1, 8.05 ERA) to the mound with Marshall countering with Zac Addkison (1-3, 3.47 ERA).
The sport will likely be streamed reside on ESPN+ with followers within the Lafayette space capable of hearken to the sport on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Community app.
Single-game tickets can be found by visiting the Louisiana Athletics Field Workplace on the Cajundome or buying by visiting Account Supervisor [am.ticketmaster.com]. For extra info name the Louisiana Athletics Field Workplace on the Cajundome at (337) 265-2104.
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