HOUSTON, TXEAS (March 24, 2009) The University of Houston baseball team defeated Louisiana Lafayette, 6-4, Tuesday night at Cougar Field.
Houston has now won four of their last six games and improved to 7-16 on the season. They move to 36-11-1 all-time against the Ragin' Cajuns after splitting both games this season.
The Ragin' Cajuns jumped on the board first in the second inning off a two-run home run from Chad Keefer, but Houston responded in the bottom of the inning scoring a run to cut the lead in half. In just his second start this season at first base, Ty Stuckey led off in the second inning with a double to left center and would score on a sacrifice fly from Blake Kelso.
Houston took a 3-2 lead in the third inning and they would hold on to that lead the rest of the way. In the third, Houston led off with a double for the second straight inning. This time Chase Dempsay reached base. Caleb Ramsey followed that up with a single to left field scoring Dempsay. Taylor White put two runners on base with a single to left field and Stuckey scored Ramsey on a sacrifice fly to right field.
With one out, Kelso doubled down the left field line in the fourth inning and would score on the next at bat when Zak Presley doubled down the right field line.
Holding a 4-2 lead entering the fifth inning, Houston added two insurance runs when David Murphy doubled to left field, scoring Stuckey and White. Those two runs would turn out to be very important as the Louisiana scored two runs in the eighth to cut the deficit to two, 6-4.
In their final at bat, Houston would hold off the Ragin' Cajuns and go home with the win.
On the night, the Cougars connected on five doubles, pushing their hit total to 11. They have now recorded double-digit hits games nine times this season.
LOOKING AHEAD
Houston will travel to New Orleans for a three-game series against Tulane on March 27-29. Friday's game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start. The series will continue at 2 p.m. on Saturday and conclude a 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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