Louisiana baseball completes SBC sweep against Georgia State

LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — Louisiana’s Griffin Hebert launched his first collegiate home run with a solo blast in the fourth inning and the Ragin’ Cajuns found creative ways to score early before getting a game-inning, double play with the bases loaded to claim a 4-3 win over Georgia State to complete a three-game Sun Belt Conference sweep Sunday at M. L.

“Tigue” Moore Field at Russo Park. Louisiana (30-18, 12-12 SBC) capped a 5-0 week and won for the 11th time in its last 15 games as it completed its first SBC sweep since blanking Georgia State (22-25, 10-14 SBC) last season in Atlanta. The Ragin’ Cajuns improved to 12-0 overall against GSU at home, 22-2 in the all-time series, and extended their overall win streak to 14 games.

Both teams went scoreless through the first two innings before Louisiana got on the board in the third. Drew Markle led off the winning with a double into the left-center field gap off GSU starter Cole Roberts (1-3), moved to third on Mark Collins’ bunt single up the third-base line and scored on Noah Lewis’ fielder’s choice. Close Thanks for signing up!

Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KLFY Daily Digest SIGN UP NOW Hebert, who replaced Rigoberto Hernandez after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning, led off a three-run, fourth inning by belting the first pitch he saw from Robert for his first homer in a Louisiana uniform for a 2-0 lead. Colt Brown reached on a single to left and moved to third on Steven Spalitta’s bloop double down the left-field line, before scoring on a Roberts’ wild pitch.