Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun baseball team returns to the diamond on Friday night, when they travel to Boca Raton, Florida, to take on the FAU Owls, in the opening game of a three-game, weekend, Sun Belt Conference series.
The Women's Final Four is coming up this Sunday and Tuesday in Denver and the winds of change are blowing in the Sun Belt Conference, as already four of the schools in the league are making coaching changes in women's basketball.
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Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team opened-up Sun Belt Conference play with a victory on Saturday, after defeating the FAU Owls, 67-55, at the Cajundome.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball teams returns to the hardwood on Saturday afternoon, as coach Bob Marlin's squad squares off with the FAU Owls, in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.
That's four.
As in four straight.
As in 4-1.
I have to admit, I was pretty nervous before the game. Games that you're not supposed to win, (read: games where you're the underdog) don't usually affect me that way. But games that you're SUPPOSED to win, well, those make me a little tight.
I told som...
Brett Baer kicked a 26 yard field goal as time expired, propelling Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns to a 37-34 victory over the FAU Owls. Blaine Gautier had another great game, throwing for 329 yards and a TD on 26-33 passing. Harry Peoples had his Cajun coming out party, as he finished with 176 yards receiving, 12 catches, and a score. The Ragin' Cajuns win streak is now at 4.
Saturday marks the beginning of the fifth week of play for most college football teams, with some very intriguing games on the schedule.
Locally, UL hosts FAU, while LSU plays host to Kentucky, and nationally there are a couple of really good match-ups, including Alabama at Florida, and Nebraska at Wisconsin.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns put their three-game win streak on the line, on Saturday, when coach Mark Hudspeth's squad plays host to the FAU Owls, in Sun Belt Conference play.
Kick-off time at Cajun Field is scheduled for 6:08 pm.
You can catch all the play-byplay excitement on Sports Radio ESPN 1420, and espn1420.com, beginning with the pre-game show, at 5:35 pm.
Three in a row.
Nice.
But the Cajuns have done that before.
In fact, this group of seniors has had a four game winning streak before, in 2008.
And, they're favored to make it four this weekend.
But it won't happen just by throwing a Ragin' Cajuns helmet onto the field and saying, "Look who we are."
Here are five
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Rose Gressley pitched a complete game for the Owls, allowing only one earned run while striking out four. The senior was also great swinging the stick, recording an RBI in a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Her performance led FAU to a 3-1 victory on Thursday over the Troy Trojans.