Coastal Carolina University
35-18, 20-8
Louisiana
33-20, 15-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | 11 | 0 |
No. 20 Coastal Carolina Falls in Series Opener at Louisiana
5/14/2026 9:51:00 PM | Baseball
LAFAYETTE, La. – No. 20 Coastal Carolina dropped the opening game of its Sun Belt Conference series at Louisiana on Thursday night, falling 7-2 at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park.
The Ragin' Cajuns jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before the Chanticleers broke through offensively in the top of the seventh inning.
With two runners aboard, Blake Barthol launched a two-run home run to cut the deficit to 5-2. The blast marked Barthol's sixth home run of the season.
Louisiana answered with a run in the bottom half of the seventh inning to extend its lead to 6-2 and held Coastal Carolina scoreless the rest of the way.
With the loss, the Chanticleers moved to 35-18 overall and 20-8 in Sun Belt Conference play.
Coastal Carolina and the Ragin' Cajuns will continue the series on Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brasch, Cody (5-2)
L: Jones, Luke (4-2)
Batting:
HR: Barthol, Blake 1
RBI: Barthol, Blake 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell, Walker 1 ; Barthol, Blake 1
HBP: Mitchell, Walker 1 ; Barrango, Ty 1
Batting:
2B: LaSalle, Donovan 1
RBI: Amedee, Lee 2 ; Brown, Colt 1 ; LaSalle, Donovan 3 ; Lewis, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Amedee, Lee 1 ; Markle, Drew 1 ; Lewis, Noah 2 ; Rodriguez, Blaze 3
SB: Lewis, Noah 2 ; Rodriguez, Blaze 2
CS: Amedee, Lee 1
HBP: Amedee, Lee 1 ; LaSalle, Donovan 1
