PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University baseball program kicked off its Red River Athletic Conference gauntlet in a way that could not have gone much better, taking all three matchups with the Xavier (Louisiana) Gold Rush by an average of seven runs a ballgame, sweeping Saturday's twin-bill by scores if 9-3 (in seven) and 8-3.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score (Game 1 – 7 Innings)
  • Louisiana Christian – 9
  • Xavier (Louisiana) – 3

 

• Score (Game 2)
  • Louisiana Christian – 8
  • Xavier (Louisiana) – 3

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (11-3, 3-0 Red River)
  • Xavier-Louisiana (6-6, 1-4 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Billy Allgood Field

  

• Series History (Since 2003)
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 7-2 (77.8%)

 

• Winning Streak (Since 2003)
  • Louisiana Christian (W4) | Xavier (Louisiana)'s Last Win: February 18, 2023 (3-1)
     

Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Game one was the Caleb Duhon and Tyler McKenna show in the batter's box as the former was 2-for-4 (.500) with a pair of two-RBI doubles while the latter went 2-for-2 with three RBIs on two singles in addition to a walk and a run scored.

 

• Game two saw Adrian Aguilar and Gabe Spedale steal the spotlight whereas Aguilar tallied three runs batted primarily on a two-run base knock on top of a free pass plus a steal and Spedale contributed two hits, two ribbies, and two scores as well as reaching on a hit-by-pitch.

 

• Aguilar, the grad student playing against his hometown squad, also went 2-for-4 (.500) in the first contest, clubbing a double in that one.

 

• The two pitchers of record for Head Coach Mike Byrnes were Cy Fontenot and Dylan Beier in the opener and nightcap, respectively. The righty (Fontenot) completed five-and-a-third while allowing a single earned run plus five strikeouts and the southpaw (Beier) struck out five in five complete as well with only two runs crossing.

 

• Nicholas Brunet only had two hits, but one of them was a moonshot solo home run that matched Xavier's run in the top of the first frame in game one.

 

• Brady Sers hit .500 (3-of-6) on the day as he smacked a two-bagger and came around to touch the dish twice while Gabe Spedale batted .600 (3-of-5), logging three runs, two stolen bases, two RBIs and reached base a total of five times altogether.

 

• Coleman Haltom (2.0 IP, 4 K) and Braxton Cooksey (1.0 IP, 2 K) cooked with gas out of the bullpen in the finale, launching three frames of scoreless work, fanning six batters between the two.

 
Next:
  

• A unique midweek opponent pays "The Hill" a visit on Wednesday as the Vermont State-Castleton Spartans travel all the way down to CenLa for a one night showdown at 6 p.m. before the Red River Rivals invade Pineville.

 
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