TROY, Ala. (Interstat) — Donovan LaSalle homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Louisiana-Lafayette past Texas State 12-6 on Saturday afternoon in the Sun Belt Baseball Championship at Troy’s Riverwalk Stadium.

LaSalle, a first baseman, went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the second inning and a two-run homer in the ninth. He raised his season total to 10 home runs. The Ragin’ Cajuns pounded out 13 hits and scored 12 runs, overcoming a late deficit with a six-run eighth inning that turned a 5-4 hole into a 10-5 lead.

Texas State struck first in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly from Ryne Boles. The Bobcats answered LaSalle’s first homer with two runs in the third on a two-run single by Jackson Cotton, then tied the game 4-4 in the fourth on a single by Clayton Namken. Cotton’s sacrifice fly in the seventh put Texas State ahead 5-4.

Louisiana-Lafayette answered immediately. In the top of the eighth, Colt Brown singled and Rhett Mark singled before Blake Collins doubled to right field, scoring Brown. Maddox Mandino followed with a two-run single to center, scoring Mark and Collins. Spencer Spalitta singled to center to bring home Mandino, and after an error and a hit batter, Brown singled again to drive in two more unearned runs.

LaSalle added his second homer in the ninth, a two-run shot that scored Mandino, who had doubled. Parker Smith earned the win with five innings of relief, allowing two earned runs on zero hits while striking out three. Smith entered after Garret Carter and Tyler Papenbrock each worked two innings. Carter gave up two earned runs on two hits with two strikeouts. Papenbrock allowed two earned runs on one hit with one strikeout. Alec Beversdorf took a no-decision for Texas State after four scoreless innings of relief, surrendering three hits and striking out four.

Brown finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Mandino went 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Mark singled and doubled. Collins doubled and drove in a run. Spalitta singled and drove in a run. Drew Markle went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

For Texas State, Cotton went 1-for-2 with three RBIs, drawing two walks and stealing a base. Namken homered in the ninth and finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. The Bobcats managed eight hits but stranded seven runners.

The win improved Louisiana-Lafayette to 37-22 overall. Texas State fell to 36-23. The Ragin’ Cajuns had lost to Texas State 4-3 the day before, splitting the season series after dropping three of four in March.

The game was played under partly cloudy skies with a game-time temperature of 84 degrees. Attendance was announced at 4,127.