Cajuns Win UNO Series

The Cajuns(40-14, 23-7 SBC)lost the final game 9-3 to the Privateers in the series against UNO. UL enters the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as the No.1 seed and will take on the No. 8-seed and host team South Alabama at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

T.J. Baxter went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and Drew Anderson and Joey Butler had two hits each as the Privateers (33-23, 16-14 Sun Belt Conference) avoided a sweep at the hands of the Sun Belt regular season champs.

UNO put up three runs in the first inning off UL starter Buddy Glass (7-3) thanks to four straight hits in the bottom of the first.

Nolan Gisclair hit a two-run homer in the top of the third inning to pull the Cajuns to within one of the hosts. The homerun was Gisclair’s 11th of the season and 10th in Sun Belt play. Gisclair also added a single for his 20th multi-hit game of the season.

After Louisiana scored two runs in the third, the Privateers then got a run in their half of the third and broke it open with four runs in the fourth – keyed by a two-run Butler single.

Offensively, the Cajuns collected 11 hits on the afternoon, including a homerun. Nine different UL players collected hits in the game with two batters collecting multiple hits on the day.

The Ragin’ Cajuns will now head to Mobile, Ala. for the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Cajuns will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament as they clinched the regular season title a week ago against Arkansas-Little Rock. UL will play the No. 8 seed and tournament host South Alabama at 7:30 p.m.


Sun Belt Tournament Seeds and Schedule

1. Louisiana (23-7)
2. New Orleans (16-14)*
3. Middle Tennessee (16-14)*
4. Troy (16-14)*
5. Louisiana-Monroe (15-14)
6. Florida Atlantic (15-15)
7. Western Kentucky (15-15)
8. South Alabama (13-16)


* New Orleans, Troy, and Middle Tennessee all tied for second place. In the event of a three-way tie the composite records in games between the three teams is first considered. New Orleans is the No. 2 seed based on a 4-2 composite record between the three teams. With the three-way tie broken, Troy and Middle Tennessee’s head-to-head record is next considered and Middle Tennessee is the No. 3 seed having beaten Troy 2 out of 3 times.

Florida Atlantic and Western Kentucky hold even 15-15 league records. In the event of a tie, the head-to-head record of the two teams is first considered. Florida Atlantic defeated Western Kentucky 2 out of 3 games.


Schedule of Events Wednesday, May 23


Game 1: 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Florida Atlantic
Game 2: 12:30 p.m. No. 2 New Orleans vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky
Game 3: 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 Louisiana-Monroe
Game 4: 7:30 p.m. No. 1 UL vs. No. 8 South Alabama

Thursday, May 24

Game 5: 9:00 a.m. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 6: 12:30 p.m. Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 7: 4:00 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 8: 7:30 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Friday, May 25

Game 9: 9:00 a.m. Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 10: 12:30 p.m. Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 11: 4:00 p.m. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 12: 7:30 p.m. Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10

Saturday, May 26

One Game - The championship game will be played at 2:00 p.m.

Two Games - The first game will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the second game will begin 45 minutes following the conclusion of the first game but no earlier than 2:00 p.m. (Central Time)

Three Games - The first game will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the second game starting 45 minutes following the first game. The final game will begin 45 minutes after the second game but no earlier than 6 p.m.