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4
Grambling GSUBB 8-14
12
Winner Louisiana LA 17-8
Grambling GSUBB
8-14
4
Final
12
Louisiana LA
17-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grambling GSUBB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2
Louisiana LA 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 3 X 12 14 1

W: Steven Cash (2-0) L: Peguero, Carlos (1-5) S: Blake Marshall (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Curtis Ford

Early Lead Slips away from Grambling State

LAFAYETTE, La. | The Grambling State University baseball team got off to a strong start versus the University of Louisiana, but lost momentum, falling to the Ragin' Cajuns 12-4 on Tuesday night at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
 
GSU (8-14) jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead over UL (17-8) but surrendered 12 unanswered runs in the loss. 
 
Carlos Peguero (1-5) got the start on the mound for Grambling State, allowing five runs and striking out three in 4.0 innings of work. 
 
Kyle Walker led the Tigers at the plate, going 2-for-3. Ashton Inman drove in a pair of runs while going 1-for-3.
 
UL had three batters notch multi-hit games, with Luke Yahasz leading way going 3-for-4 with two RBI. 
 
Blake McGehee was the starting pitcher for the Ragin' Cajuns, giving up four runs on three hits with a strikeout in 4.0 innings. Steven Cash (2-0) earned the win in relief, going 1.0 innings and allowing one hit and fanning one batter.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Grambling State put pressure on Louisiana early, quickly loading the bases with no outs, bringing Ashton Inman to the plate in the cleanup spot. Inman shot a 2-RBI single into left field to give the Tigers an early 2-0 lead.
  • Julian Murphy made it a 3-0 game after reaching base on a fielder's choice and bringing Kyle Walker around the score. A throwing error on the same play, allowed Inman to score, giving GSU a 4-0 cushion. 
  • Louisiana began to chip away at Grambling State's lead plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and added another in the third inning, trimming the Tigers' advantage to 4-3. 
  • The Ragin' Cajuns took the lead in the bottom of the fourth with another two-run inning, going up 5-4.
  • Louisiana dominated the rest of the game, as the Tigers fell 12-4.  
 
 INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Grambling State finished with four runs on five hits, committing two errors and leaving five runners on base.
  • Louisiana recorded 12 runs on 14 hits. They committed one error and left six runners stranded.
  • Four pitchers made relief appearance for the Tigers. Jeremiah Neewman (0.1 IP), Brett Washington (0.2 IP), Charles Jackson (2.0 IP) and Miguel Baez (1.0 IP)
 
UP NEXT
Grambling State heads to Houston, Texas to take on Texas Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series. First pitch is scheduled for Thursday, March 28 at 3 p.m. at MacGregor Park.  

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