STERLINGTON, La. – The #6 seed Louisiana Christian University baseball program is officially headed to the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since the 2002 and 2003 NCCAA World Series' and will play for their second straight RRAC Tournament Championship after holding #7 seed Southwest (New Mexico) hitless through the opening 6.2 innings while putting an eight-spot on the scoreboard, sweeping through Bracket B with an 8-4 victory.
 
The Basics:
 

• Score
  • #6 Louisiana Christian – 8
  • #7 Southwest (New Mexico) – 4

 

• Records
  • #6 Louisiana Christian (29-23, 16-14 Red River)
  • #7 Southwest-New Mexico (27-25, 14-16 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Sterlington, Louisiana – Sterlington Sports Complex

 

• Series History
  • Wildcats Lead 10-4 (71.4%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W4) | Mustangs' Last Win: April 13, 2024 (10-5)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Coleman Haltom was absolutely incredible for Pitching Coach Brooks Southall, taking a no-no through a career-high six-and-two-third frames, allowing just a single hit (two-run home run) and four walks on top of a trio of strikeouts to improve to 5-1 on the mound in 2025.

 

• The 2024 RRAC Tournament MVP, Tyler McKenna, has made it well-known that he is trying to repeat in that category, tying his career-high of four knocks (4-for-5) and setting a new one with three runs scored, driving in a run as well via an RBI-single.

 

• Harrison Waxley racked up another three RBIs to give himself nine in three games, sailing a sacrifice fly to dead-center and opening the floodgates with a two-RBI single in the second.

 

• Brady Huffman hit one of LCU's two doubles, but it was his two-RBI seeing-eye single back up the box that was the big blow, extending the advantage to 7-2 in addition to stealing a base and getting hit by a pitch.

 

• The other two-bagger came courtesy of Braden McLin as part of his tenth multi-hit outing of his debut campaign.

 

• Adrian Aguilar and Hunter Gotreaux added two more base hits each onto the 14-hit total that the Orange and Blue accrued, the latter of the duo driving in two ribbies.

 

• Cowan Alfonso worked the ninth inning and sent the Cats to the 'Ship, striking out Sage Bonner to secure the spot.

 
Next:
  

• A double-dip opportunity for history awaits at 4:30 p.m. as the Wildcats try to spoil the dream of going undefeated for the NAIA's unanimously top-ranked squad and the program's second ever conference championship game triumph.

 

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