LAFAYETTE, La. -- ULM led 2-1 after the top of the fifth inning, but No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette used a big bottom of the fifth to claim a 6-2 win on Saturday at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field.
Louisiana-Lafayette (37-19, 21-9 Sun Belt) scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first inning as Stefan Trosclair drove in Kyle Clement with a single up the middle.
ULM (20-35, 10-20) took a 2-1 advantage in the top half of the fifth inning. Spencer Hemphill led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on Brian Barefoot's sacrifice bunt. Danny Springer followed with a two-run blast over the wall in left field to give the Warhawks a one-run advantage.
Louisiana-Lafayette answered back with five runs in the home half of the fifth inning. Clement notched a two-RBI double while Trosclair hit a two-run homer to highlight the frame.
Trey Auger (1-3) was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 4.2 innings of work.
Evan Gullory (5-5) earned the win on the mound for the Cajuns. He allowed two runs on four hits and one walk in seven innings.
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