HARRISONBURG, Va. (103.3 The GOAT) — The Ragin’ Cajuns had this one in their hands. Louisiana took Game 1 of its road series at James Madison on Thursday and had chances to put the Dukes away over the following two days.
Instead, UL dropped Games 2 and 3 by a combined score of 11-6, surrendered the series, and sent social media buzzing after coach Matt Deggs was ejected from Saturday’s finale for charging toward the opposing dugout.
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How the Series Unfolded
Louisiana opened the series on a high note Thursday night, with Lee Amedee and Donovan LaSalle each going deep to help the Cajuns’ bullpen shut down the Dukes over the final five innings for a 5-4 win. It was UL’s first series-opening win of the Sun Belt season.
Friday night was a gut-punch. Louisiana took a 5-2 lead into the eighth inning before JMU tied it on a two-out, two-run home run. Then, according to The Advocate, an error in the 11th inning gave the Dukes the game-winner in a 6-5 defeat. Louisiana left 13 runners on base…