PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University baseball program rode the right arm of Cy Fontenot and received a clutch 5-3, 3-5 double play to end tenth-ranked Houston-Victoria's comeback hopes, getting two outs at third base in the inning to escape victorious. 1-0.
 
The Orange and Blue are now winners of nine consecutive ballgames, its longest such streak since peeling off 15-in-a-row in the midst of the 2019 regular season.
 
The goose egg on the scoreboard was the second produced by LCU this year, the other came in a 12-0 blanking of Champion Christian back on February 10, while yielding zero walks for just the third time (the other two coming versus Midland).
 
It was their fourth triumph over a NAIA Top 25 adversary in ten contests, adding the Jaguars to the list that includes #13 MACU, #12 Kansas Wesleyan and #22 Tabor.
 
The Basics:
 

• Score (7 Innings)
  • Louisiana Christian – 1
  • #10 Houston-Victoria – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (17-14, 7-6 Red River)
  • #10 Houston-Victoria (25-5, 14-2 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Billy Allgood Field

 

• Series History
  • Wildcats Lead 8-5 (61.5%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W1) | Jaguars' Last Win: April 20, 2024 (7-2)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Fontenot won the epic battle between the two starting pitchers (his opposite number was 6-0 entering the day), going the scoreless and walkless distance for his fifth career complete game and first ever shutout, going one batter over the minimum courtesy of inducing 14 groundouts (66.7% of all outs recorded) and only two strikeouts.

 

• Chris Kelley was the sole run-producer in game one as his single through the right side of the infield in the Cats' first turn up to the dish turned out to be the difference during a 2-for-3 afternoon.

 

• Among the ten base hits picked up by both sides, each and every one of them was a single, two of them off the sticks swung by Braden McLin as well as Braxton Cooksey, the latter scoring the winning run.

 

• Nick Lorio reached twice, once on a knock and the other via a base on balls and both Braden Trull plus Harrison Waxley got to walk the [first base] line.

 
Next:
  

• Game two and a potentially massive series win is ongoing on the diamond of Billy Allgood Field.

 

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