Ragin' Cajuns Take Series Opener Friday 7-3

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vs McClennan JC

Oct 26

Noon

Reckling Park

LAFAYETTE, La. — The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns jumped on the scoreboard for six runs in the first four innings on the way to a 7-3 win over the visiting Rice Baseball team Friday evening in Lafayette, La.

The Story
Louisiana quickly struck for three runs on three hits in the bottom of the first inning. Rice bounced right back with three runs in the top of the second to tie the contest, but the Cajuns pushed across two more in the third, one in the fourth and one in the sixth on the way to a 7-3 final. The Owls are now 2-2 on the young season. Louisiana improved to 4-2 overall.

Hitting Stars
Rice freshman Connor Walsh went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two RBI, a walk and a run scored. The round-tripper was the first of his career and had followed a RBI single by Bradley Gneiting in the top of the second inning. Gneiting was 2-for-4 on the night for his first multi-hit game of the season.

Coach Bragga Said
"We had some positives and some things we can build on, but bottom line you cannot give up early runs to a good team like that and think that's OK," coach Bragga said. "After we gave up those first three I thought we did a nice job of coming back and getting runs. The focus and urgency shouldn't end there once we tie a game, in fact we should then work that much harder. I am glad we got a couple of the guys back and playing. We can and will play better."

Notes & Stats
• Sophomore Dalton Wood made his first pitching appearance in two seasons after sitting out the abbreviated 2020 campaign. The right-hander fired 2.1 hitless frames and had three strikeouts.
• True freshman Guy Garibay made his collegiate debut Friday batting second in the order and playing in right field. He collected his first Division I hit with two outs in the top of the seventh.
• The Owls were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and tied a season high by leaving ten runners on base.
• Rice's scheduled starting pitcher for Saturday is sophomore right-hander Blake Brogdon.

Next Up
Game two of the three-game weekend series is set for 2 pm in Lafayette, La. Start time of Sunday's series finale is 1 pm.

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