LAFAYETTE, La. – No. 20 Coastal Carolina dropped the opening game of its Sun Belt Conference series at Louisiana on Thursday night, falling 7-2 at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field at Russo Park.
The Ragin’ Cajuns jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before the Chanticleers broke through offensively in the top of the seventh inning.
With two runners aboard, Blake Barthol launched a two-run home run to cut the deficit to 5-2. The blast marked Barthol’s sixth home run of the season…