Bengals Roll Past Purple Panthers, 16-1

Bengals Roll Past Purple Panthers, 16-1

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The LSU Eunice Bengals cruised to a 16-1 win over Olive-Harvey College in Thursday's series opener.

The Bengals (29-0) and Purple Panthers (1-7) will begin a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Friday and conclude the series at noon on Saturday.

LSU Eunice jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, begun when Zach LaFleur walked, stole second, advanced on a wild throw and scored on a balk.

Orynn Veillon walked and Nick Coomes hit his eighth home run of the season to push the Bengals ahead, 3-0.

Turner Francis walked, stole second and scored when Mark Fontenot doubled to right field to push the Bengals margin to four runs.

The Bengals exploded for six runs in the bottom of the second, sparked when LaFleur bunted and then scored as Will Watson ripped a triple to centerfield.

Watson scored on a wild pitch, while Coomes was hit by a pitch and later crossed home plate on Francis' single.

Fontenot singled, while Michael Claverie and Hunter reached on consecutive walks to allow Francis to score.

Fontenot scored on a wild pitch, while Claverie stole home when Bourque reached on a passed ball third strike to push the Bengals ahead, 10-0.

Olive-Harvey College avoided the shutout as Carlos Trinidad reached on a fielder's choice and scored when Mateo Goytia singled to right field.

The Bengals responded with a run in the bottom of the inning as Francis singled and scored on a wild throw to grab an 11-1 advantage.

LSU Eunice sealed the mercy-rule win with five runs in the bottom of the fourth, begun when Feduccia walked and scored on a double by Watson.

Bourque was hit by a pitch and Veilon later cleared the bases with a home run over the left field wall for a 15-1 lead.

Coomes was hit by a pitch and scored on Fontenot's double to left field as the Bengals completed the 16-1 romp.

Evan Richardson improved to 3-0 on the season as he struck out four, walked two scattered two hits over three innings.

Richard Hebert pitched the final two shut-out innings without allowing a hit and recorded one strikeout.

Fontenot led the Bengal bats as he went 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored.

Francis went 2-for-3 with a walk, a RBI and three runs scored.
 
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