Cane Cutters News

The Acadiana Cane Cutters picked up a huge 2-0 road win tonight against the league leading Brazos Valley Bombers.

The Cane Cutters struck fast as Taylor Walker (Jackson State CC) drove in Cameron Dishon (Ole Miss), who had doubled, in the 1^st inning. Pitching for both sides was excellent as they exchanged zeros on the scoreboard until the 7^thinning when Acadiana took a 2-0 lead on a Daniel Cucjen (Alabama) double. The Cane Cutter bullpen was lock down and kept the score at 2-0 for the rest of the game. While pitching was the story of the game, the Cane Cutter offense still managed to collect 9 hits.

TCL All-Star Ryan May (LSU) was impressive on the mound for Acadiana as he threw 6 scoreless innings allowing just 3 hits. He was able to collect 2 strikeouts. Fellow LSU pitcher Jesse Stallings (LSU) came in to throw the 7^th inning and ended up throwing 2.2 shutout innings. He allowed just 2 hits while picking up 3 strikeouts. All-Star closer Scott Ashford (Ole Miss) was called on to get the final out of the game.

Taylor Walker led the Cane Cutter offense by going 2-4 with an RBI. Right fielder James Ziegler (Chandler-Gilbert CC) also collected 2 hits.

Ryan May got the win for the Cane Cutters while Scott Ashford picked up the save. Mike Walker got the loss for the Brazos Valley Bombers. The Acadiana Cane Cutters are 9-7 in the 2^nd half and 23-20 overall. 

The Cane Cutters will complete their series against the Brazos Valley Bombers on Friday night. Be sure to come out to Fabacher Field on Saturday July 26^th for Lyle Mouton Bobblehead Night powered by Nursing Specialties, Inc., and Bike Night, sponsored by Cajun – Harley Davidson! It is also Scout Night and Star Trek Night. The first four hundred fans in paid attendance will receive a Lyle Mouton bobble head doll, and the first one hundred fans, ages 21 and older, will receive a free shot glass. Mouton will also be in attendance for the night’s contest, and there will be a post game fireworks show courtesy of C&G Boats! Gates will be opening early at 5:30 P.M. on Saturday evening.  You can watch the games online by going to www.Ustream.com. 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.