LAFAYETTE, LA. - Friday night was a duel of the pitchers with three total runs and seven combined hits. The Eagles dropped the series opener 3-0 as Louisiana's Gunner Leger and Wyatt Marks held the Eagles to just two hits on the night. Defending Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week Evan Challenger the distance for the Eagles, but was saddled with the hard-luck loss despite recording eight strikeouts.
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Head Coach Rodney Hennon
"We got an outstanding effort from Evan Challenger tonight. Unfortunately we couldn't get anything going offensively.