2016 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship UL Lafayette vs Georgia Southern Highlights
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The No. 1 seed UL Lafayette became the first team in Sun Belt Conference baseball history to win three consecutive tournament titles with a 5-0 win on Sunday against No. 6 seed Georgia Southern at Bobcat Ballpark
The No. 17-ranked Ragin’ Cajuns (41-19) earn the league’s automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Baseball Championship. The team went undefeated through the tournament en route to the title. UL Lafayette senior Nick Thurman was named the Community Coffee Most Outstanding Player of the tournament and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the winner-take-all championship game.
UL Lafayette sophomore Wyatt Marks (5-6) earned the win as he threw seven scoreless innings, scattered four hits and struck out 10 batters. Georgia Southern junior Evan Challenger (7-5) was effective while pitching on three days’ rest as he lasted five innings and gave up two earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts. UL Lafayette sophomore Dylan Moore earned his 13th save of the season as he tossed two scoreless innings and struck out two.
The No. 17-ranked Ragin’ Cajuns (41-19) earn the league’s automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Baseball Championship. The team went undefeated through the tournament en route to the title. UL Lafayette senior Nick Thurman was named the Community Coffee Most Outstanding Player of the tournament and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the winner-take-all championship game.
UL Lafayette sophomore Wyatt Marks (5-6) earned the win as he threw seven scoreless innings, scattered four hits and struck out 10 batters. Georgia Southern junior Evan Challenger (7-5) was effective while pitching on three days’ rest as he lasted five innings and gave up two earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts. UL Lafayette sophomore Dylan Moore earned his 13th save of the season as he tossed two scoreless innings and struck out two.