Stellar Pitching Carries Cajuns Past No. 20 Coastal Carolina
Cody Brasch and two relievers combined to limit No. 20 Coastal Carolina to three hits as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns earned a 7-2 Sun Belt Conference victory before 4,612 fans Thursday night at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
Blaze Rodriguez and Noah Lewis combined for five hits and five runs scored as Louisiana (33-20, 15-13 SBC) scored in five different innings. Coastal Carolina (35-18, 20-8 SBC) managed just six baserunners, with Blake Barthol's two-run homer in the seventh inning accounting for the only runs allowed by the Cajuns' pitching staff.
Donovan LaSalle collected two hits and drove in three runs, while Owen Galt added two singles to pace Louisiana's 11-hit attack. Lee Amedee reached base three times and drove in two runs as the Cajuns officially clinched a berth in next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament.