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For Immediate Release: March 3, 2002 BRONCS DROP FINALE AT UL-LAFAYETTE
LAFAYETTE,
LA –Louisiana-Lafayette scored in each of their first five at-bats and
defeated The University of Texas-Pan American’s baseball team, 13-3,
in the third and final game of their three-game series at Tigue Moore
Field Sunday afternoon. The
Broncs scored early. They took the lead in the top of the first inning
when sophomore third baseman Matt Sisk (Fort Worth, TX/Arlington Heights
HS/New Mexico) walked and scored on a double by junior designated hitter
Jarrad Maddox (Houston, TX/Jersey Village HS/Northern Arkansas JC).
Maddox scored on an error to give ITPA a 2-0 lead. UL-Lafayette
regained the lead for good in their first at-bat. Shortstop Chase Lambin
and right fielder Corey Coles each walked, and both scored on a double
by left fielder Bryan Sneed. First baseman Phillip Hawke knocked in
another run with a single, center fielder Charles Redmond tripled home
two more runs, and another scored on an error by freshman right fielder
Tony Ortiz (Fort Worth, TX/Nolan HS). The
Broncs cut the deficit in the second. Freshman second baseman Marco
Garza (Mission, TX/Sharyland HS) singled and was forced at second by
freshman center fielder Jonathan Mason (San Antonio, TX/Jay HS). Mason
moved to second on a single by junior shortstop Jerome McCoy (Fort
Worth, TX/Eastern Hills HS/Northeast Texas CC), stole third and scored
on a throwing error by starting pitcher Kevin Ardoin. Sneed
homered in the bottom of the second for the Ragin’ Cajuns. Coles hit a
two-run homer in the fourth, and catcher Doug Vicknair hit solo homers
in the third and fifth. Ardoin
earned the victory for UL-Lafayette, improving to 1-0. UTPA starter
Justin Dowd (Sr. Waxahachie, TX/Waxahachie HS/Navarro JC) took the loss
and fell to 0-2. The
Broncs fell to 2-14 with the defeat, while the Ragin’ Cajuns improved
to 10-3. The Broncs will return to action when they play Southwest Texas
State at the Round Rock Express College Classic Friday at 11:00 a.m. BBULL3030202 |