The Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) baseball team saw its season come to an end on Sunday as they fell to LSU Shreveport in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Tournament. The Saints end the season with a 30-23 overall record including a 20-10 mark in RRAC action. It is the second time in the last three seasons the Saints have won 30 games.
OLLU started the RRAC Tournament with an 11-3 victory over LSU Alexandria, earning them a matchup with the nations No. 1 and undefeated LSU Shreveport. Trailing 7-2 against the Pilots, the Saints put up a five-run seventh inning to even the game at seven. The inning included RBI doubles from Jack Kalisky and Drew Saucedo and RBI singles from Carlos Gusman and Isaac Davila. A two-run homerun in the home half of the inning, put the Pilots ahead, 9-7, the eventual final score.
One loss away from elimination, the Saints took on Huston-Tillotson on Saturday evening. OLLU got a strong pitching performance from Noah De La Riva against the Rams as the righty tossed a complete game, allowing only one run on three hits while striking out nine. The Saints’ offense exploded for 14 runs on 14 hits led by Joshua Milton who recorded three hits. Three Saints drove in three runs in the victory including Kalisky, Davila, and Benjamyn Hovda.
The win over Huston-Tillotson earned the Saints a rematch with LSU Shreveport. The Pilots scored five in the first inning and never looked back, winning 12-1 over the Saints. Jimmy Valle came on to pinch hit in the bottom of the seventh and drove in the Saints’ lone run of the game.
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