South Alabama 3, at Louisiana-Lafayette 2

LAFAYETTE, La. (Interstat) — Mitchell Heer delivered a dominant start and Michael Young provided the decisive solo home run as South Alabama edged Louisiana-Lafayette 3-2 in a tightly contested Sun Belt Conference opener Friday night at M.L. Tigue Moore Field. The victory pulled both teams even at 13-5 overall and 1-0 in league play after a pitchers’ duel that featured just 12 combined hits and pivotal late-inning defensive plays. The most critical sequence unfolded in the bottom of the seventh inning. With South Alabama leading 3-1, Louisiana-Lafayette’s Noah Lewis, who had entered as a defensive replacement, sparked a rally with… Read more...