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Familiar Foe, Different Sport: Ragin’ Cajun Edition

On Feb. 26, 1999, the Cyclones played against (then) Southwest Louisiana in the CenturyTel Showcase, held in Monroe, Louisiana.

The Daily Advertiser (Feb. 26, 1999) - Lafayette, Louisiana

756 fans were recorded in attendance for a game that lasted two hours and 43 minutes featuring Scott Dohmann, a sixth round MLB draft pick that would appear in 164 games from 2004-2008 in The Big Show. Dohmann walked onto the Ragin’ Cajuns in 1998, and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2018.

Erik Campos/The State

Both teams scored three runs in the first inning, the Cyclones managed to get their three started by a lead off triple by Aaron Runk, who had a hit in ten consecutive games at this point in the season.