Cane Cutters News

 The Acadiana Cane Cutters picked up a pair of wins this evening beating the Texas Marshals in both games of a double header.

Game one was a pitchers’ duel between Cane Cutters’ Nick Johnson (Southern Mississippi) and Marshal’s Austin Hilton, with the Cane Cutters coming out on top 1-0. Johnson provided 6 strong innings of scoreless baseball, striking out 5 batters and scattering 5 hits. Alec Sanchez (Texas State University) pitched a scoreless 7^th inning in relief to pick up the save. Johnson picked up his second win and Sanchez tallied his second save of the season.

The game’s offensive hero was first baseman Taylor Walker (Jackson State Community College) as the lone run of the game came on his solo homerun in the top of the 1^st inning. Walker added a single in his third at bat and went 2-3 at the plate.

The Cane Cutters fell behind early in game two of the double header when Texas scored one in the bottom half of the 2^nd inning, but Acadiana responded in the top of the 3^rd with back-to-back RBI singles from Trent Giambrone (Jones County Community College) and Hunter Wood (Western Kentucky), to take the 2-1 lead. Lucas Quary (McNeese State) added an insurance run in the top of the 6^th inning when he drilled a homerun to left field, but the Marshals scored a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning to stay within a run. Wood hit another RBI single in the top of the 7^th inning, extending the lead to 4-2, and game two drew to a close after the Marshals went scoreless in the bottom of the 7^th. 

Jesse Stallings (Louisiana State University) earned his first win of the season after pitching 4 innings without allowing a run. He also added two strikeouts. Scott Ashford (Ole Miss) picked up his second save after delivering a scoreless 7^th inning.

The Cane Cutters improve to an 8-4 record and continue their road trip traveling to the East Texas Pump Jacks Thursday night and Fridaynight. Acadiana returns home to Fabacher Field to host the Texas Marshals on Saturday, June 14^th, for Military Appreciation Night sponsored by Frank’s International, Acadiana Dodge, and AMPOL. Service personnel may register for up to 5 free tickets, and there will be various prizes available for veterans and active military, including a TV! For more information contact Ashley Durel at[email protected]. The Cane Cutters will host the Marshals again on Sunday for Slippery Sunday at Fabacher Field courtesy of Duhon’s Fun Jumps. A free waterslide is available from 6 PM until 7 PM. Call (337) 451-6582 or log on to www.canecuttersbaseball.com for ticket information. Also Like us on Facebook at Acadiana Cane Cutters Baseball and Follow us on Twitter @CanecuttersBB.