LAFAYETTE – Tyler Robertson led a 19-hit assault going 4-for-4 on the plate with a career-high 4 RBI and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns erupted 11 runs within the first 4 innings to assert a 14-2 win over ULM within the opening sport of a Solar Belt Convention sequence on Thursday at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Discipline at Russo Park.

Southpaw Brandon Talley (2-1) struck out a career-high eight batters in a career-high 6.0 innings on the mound as Louisiana (19-14, 8-5 SBC) gained its fifth straight sport and set a season-high for hits and runs scored.

Julian Brock went 2-for-3 with a house run and a career-high three RBI whereas Connor Kimple belted a go-ahead solo residence run within the second inning because the Ragin’ Cajuns scored one run within the first, three within the second, six within the third and one within the fourth.

ULM (11-20-1, 4-8-1 SBC) took an early 1-0 lead when Mason Holt tripled on the primary pitch of the sport and scored on a sacrifice fly by Grant Schulz.

Louisiana, which collected eight hits with two outs within the contest, tied the sport within the backside half of the primary when Kyle DeBarge doubled simply contained in the third final analysis and scored on Carson Roccaforte’s RBI single to middle.

Kimple, enjoying in his 100^th profession sport for the Ragin’ Cajuns, gave Louisiana a 2-1 lead within the second when he homered to proper off ULM starter Cam Barlow (2-4) earlier than back-to-back, two-out doubles by Max Marusak and Robertson prolonged the result in 4-1.

The Ragin’ Cajuns broke open the sport within the fourth, sending 11 males to the plate and benefiting from three Warhawk errors within the body. Roccaforte led off the inning with a single to middle and reached second when Jonathan Brandon’s onerous grounder again to the mound fell out of Barlow’s glove to spoil a possible double play.

Heath Hood then reached on a bunt single to load the bases earlier than Kimple’s sacrifice fly scored Roccaforte for a 5-1 lead.

Brock then adopted together with his third residence run of the season to present Louisiana an 8-2 lead earlier than Bobby Lada scored on a double steal and Marsuak scored on Robertson’s infield single.

Marusak added a run within the fourth when his double to left scored Kimple earlier than a sacrifice fly by Marusak within the sixth and RBI triple by Robertson gave Louisiana a 13-2 cushion. The Ragin’ Cajuns plated their closing run of the evening within the seventh inning when CJ Willis was hit by a pitch, moved to 3rd on Mason Zambo’s hard-hit single to proper and scored on Trey LaFleur’s RBI single.

Talley, making his fifth consecutive begin, held ULM in verify because the Warhawks’ runs had been each pushed in by Schulz on sacrifice flies. The senior bounced again after Colby Deaville led off the sixth with a triple to proper by fanning Carson Jones, getting Austin Beech to line out to first and fanning Hint Henry to conclude his longest outing in a Ragin’ Cajuns uniform.

Dylan Theut, Jake Hammond and Austin Perrin every pitched a scoreless inning for Louisiana with the trio combining for seven strikeouts over the ultimate 3.0 innings. Perrin fanned a season-high three batters for Louisiana, getting pinch-hitter Caleb Sterling taking a look at a known as third strike with the bases loaded to shut out the sport.

Holt and Matthew Lee every recorded a pair of hits to guide the Warhawks whereas Beech and Ryan Cupit every hit singles. Barlow allowed eight earned runs on 9 hits in 2.1 innings of labor as ULM used 4 pitchers on the night.

The sequence resumes on Friday when the groups play in a 6 p.m. contest. Louisiana will ship Jacob Schultz (1-3, 3.48 ERA) to the mound with ULM countering with right-hander Cole Cressend (3-3, 7.36 ERA).

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