Louisiana rallied early and held on late Sunday to defeat Missouri State 9-7 at M.L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park, salvaging the finale of the three-game series.
Missouri State (2-1) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning behind Curry Sutherland’s two-run triple and an RBI single from Max Knight. The Ragin’ Cajuns (1-2) responded immediately, tying the game in the bottom of the first, adding another run in the second and launching consecutive home runs during a three-run fourth to build a 7-3 advantage.
The Bears cut into the deficit in the fifth with a two-out rally highlighted by Bobby Atkinson’s RBI double, making it 7-5. Louisiana answered in the bottom half, capitalizing on a hit batter and a walk to extend the lead…