STARKVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — Louisiana-Lafayette erased a six-run deficit to defeat Cincinnati 8-6 in a playoff game Sunday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium. The Ragin’ Cajuns improved to 40-24, while the Bearcats fell to 38-22.

Cincinnati scored six runs in the top of the first inning, all unearned, on a two-run single by Infelise. Louisiana-Lafayette answered in the second on a solo homer by Mark, a run-scoring fielder’s choice by Rodriguez and an RBI single from Collins, cutting the lead to 6-3. LaSalle tied the game 5-5 in the third with a two-run homer.

Sefcik homered in the fourth for Cincinnati, and the Bearcats added two runs in the sixth to lead 6-5. LaSalle tied it again with a solo shot in the bottom half, and Rodriguez’s RBI single put the Ragin’ Cajuns ahead 7-6. Brown homered in the seventh to make it 8-6.

Each team collected 10 hits. LaSalle homered twice and drove in four runs.