Lafayette native Antoine Duplantis’ fifth hit of the game sent home the winning run yesterday as the Tigers were victorious in a wild contest versus South Carolina. The score was 7-6 in ten innings. Duplantis had four singles and one double as the Tigers had 17 hits. Coach Paul Mainieri says great things happen when Duplantis is feeling good at the plate..:
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LSU lost Friday, but came back to win on Saturday and Sunday to take the series against the Gamecocks.

UL-Lafayette fell 9-1 in the rubber game against Georgia Southern on Sunday, as the Cajuns drop back to back series’ for the first time since 2015.

Also in Sun Belt action, ULM left four runners on base over the opening three innings on Sunday, and Coastal Carolina handed the Warhawks an 8-1 loss.

Louisiana Tech dropped the finale to FIU, 6-3 Sunday, but still took the series on the road in Miami. The Bulldogs will still sit in fifth place in the Conference USA standings.

McNeese State fell 5-4 in Lake Charles against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, as the Cowboys dropped their first home Southland series of the season. The Pokes still have a one-game lead over Sam Houston State in the loss column atop the league standings.

Meanwhile, Southeastern dropped the series finale 10-3 to the Bearkats Sunday dropping the Lions to third place in Southland standings.

Stephen F Austin fell 3-1 on Sunday to Nicholls State. The Colonels are now in a three-way tie for seventh with Lamar and New Orleans. UNO lost to Houston Baptist 4-1 yesterday. Tulane was hammered 11-1 by Central Florida. Northwestern State dominated Incarnate Word 11-1.

Louisiana Tech has had another quarterback decide to leave the program. Backup Jack Abraham announced on Twitter that he’s transferring from the Bulldogs to continue his education and play football. QB Price Wilson left in April. Abraham and Wilson had been competing for the No. 2 spot behind starter J’Mar Smith.