MONTGOMERY (Interstat) — Noah Lewis went 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to an 11-1 victory over Marshall in a Sun Belt Conference game Tuesday evening at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.

The Ragin’ Cajuns improved to 34-21 overall. The Thundering Herd fell to 23-32.

Louisiana-Lafayette outhit Marshall 15-3 and scored in five of the eight innings they batted. The game was decided early when the Cajuns scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and added three more in the third to build a 6-1 lead. Marshall’s lone run came in the top of the first on a two-out single by Halter that scored Kamerer, who had reached on a hit-by-pitch and advanced on a throwing error by Lewis.

The decisive blow came in the fifth inning. With the score 6-1, Lewis launched a three-run homer to deep center field, his second of the season, scoring Collins and Rodriguez to stretch the lead to 9-1. Lewis also doubled in the seventh inning and scored on an RBI groundout by Amedee, followed by a run-scoring single from Brown that made it 11-1.

Cody Brasch earned the win on the mound, pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing three hits and no earned runs while striking out one. Parker Smith relieved and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits. Mark Collins added a 3-for-4 afternoon with two RBIs, including a two-run double in the third inning that gave the Cajuns a 6-1 lead. Lee Amedee drove in two runs with a 2-for-5 performance. Colt Brown had an RBI single in the seventh, and Drew Markle contributed an RBI single in the first.

For Marshall, Charlie Krebs took the loss, surrendering three earned runs in two innings. Landen Doll allowed two earned runs in 1 1/3 innings, and Davis Gunn pitched a scoreless seventh inning, recording no outs on the stat sheet but retiring the only batter he faced.

The Thundering Herd managed only three hits in the game. Halter, Onate and Simpson each singled. Marshall had chances in the early innings, stranding runners in scoring position in the second and fourth, but the Cajuns defense turned a double play in the third and repeatedly shut down threats.

Louisiana-Lafayette’s offensive outburst continued a recent trend of strong hitting. The Cajuns had won seven of their previous 10 games entering Tuesday, while Marshall had lost five of its last six.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Louisiana-Lafayette 7, Marshall 3, and the ELO system gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a 69.20 percent probability of winning.