Louisiana-Lafayette 5, at Coastal Carolina 4

TROY, Ala. (Interstat) — Andrew Herrmann pitched five innings of no-hit baseball before a late Coastal Carolina rally fell short, and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns defeated the Chanticleers 5-4 on Friday evening in the opening round of the Sun Belt Baseball Championship at Troy’s Riverwalk Stadium. Herrmann, the senior right-hander for Louisiana-Lafayette, struck out nine batters over five innings, allowing two earned runs on zero hits. He walked one and improved to a season record of 36-22 for the Ragin’ Cajuns. Coastal Carolina, now 37-21, outhit Louisiana-Lafayette 11-6 but could not overcome an early deficit. The Ragin’ Cajuns struck first… Read more...