Louisiana Wins Close 3-2 Contest Against Nicholls State With the win, the Cajuns improved to 18-11 on the season. Louisiana's pitching staff did an excellent job of preventing big hits by Nicholls State. The Colonels' hitters were held to 2-18 with runners on base and 0-14 with runners in scoring position. They out-hit the Cajuns 8-7, but stranded 13 runners in nine innings. Nicholls State used nine pitchers, giving Louisiana's hitters different looks throughout the game to keep them off-balance. The Cajuns flirted with a big inning multiple times but ultimately settled with the 3-2 win. Senior Jack Burk got the start for the Cajuns and worked around early trouble. The Colonels loaded the bases with one out in the opening frame, but Burk managed to keep them scoreless with a pop up and groundout.