Cane Cutters News

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (July 31, 2018)- After getting rained out on Monday afternoon, the Acadiana Cane Cutters returned to Fabacher Field to face the Brazos Valley Bombers in a doubleheader on Tuesday.

They took game one by a score of 1-0 but dropped game two 8-7. 

Matthew Beck (LSU) and Kyle Bayles (Mississippi State) combined in game one to pitch a no-hitter. Beck threw 4.2 innings and struck out eight of the 16 batters he faced. Bayles finished off the last 2.1 innings with three strikeouts. 

Storme Cooper (University of Southern Mississippi) scored the only run of game one on a sacrifice fly by Rhett McCall (Lamar University) in the third inning.

The Cutters fell behind early in game two. Cole Secrest (Lamar University) put the Cutters on the board in the fourth inning after being hit by a pitch. Preston Faulkner (SE Louisiana) singled and the Bombers walked the next three batters to bring in three runs. Faulkner and Mason Corbett (Texas A&M) scored two more runs in the fifth on an RBI double hit down the left field line by Nathan Gabryszwski (Lamar University). The Cutters drove in two more in the bottom of the seventh to come within a run of the Bombers but were not able to do more.

Joseph Battaglia III (BRCC) made an appearance in the sixth inning to take over for Jacob Norman (ULL) who entered the game in the second. Battaglia has thrown six scoreless innings in his last four outings of relief for the Cutters.

The Cutters will be back at Fabacher Field again Sunday (8/5) against the Texas Marshals. It will be Strikeout Cancer Night! The Cane Cutters will be wearing custom jerseys with the names of people who are battling or have battled cancer on them! Gates open at 6 PM and first pitch is at 7 PM for all home games. To get weekly updates on the team and other fun theme nights coming up, please visit our website and subscribe to our newsletter.

Come cheer on the Cane Cutters as they work to reach the TCL Championship for the 4th consecutive season. For more information and ticket needs call the Cane Cutters front office at (337) 451-6582 or go to canecuttersbaseball.com. For all news, stats, weather updates, and discounts for the 2018 season follow the Cane Cutters on Facebook at Acadiana Cane Cutters Baseball, Twitter @CaneCuttersBB, and Instagram at Acadiana_CaneCutters.