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The weather cooperated on Sunday night as the Cane Cutters hosted the Woodlands Strykers for a double-header to make up for yesterday’s game one washout. Acadiana started the evening a firm 1.5 games up in the Texas Collegiate League standings as they got the twin-bill underway during Faith & Family Night at Fabacher Field.

The Cane Cutters scored 2 runs in each of the 1^st, 2^nd, and 6^th innings, jumping out to a quick 4-1 lead after two innings in game one of the twin-bill. Catcher Mitchell Nau started the scoring for Acadiana, launching a ground rule double over the fence in deep left field, scoring Chance Vincent from 2^nd base. After advancing to 3^rd on a wild pitch, Nau would score on a Logan Taylor groundout, making the score after 1 inning 2-1. The scoring would continue in the 2^nd inning, as Jordie Hein doubled in Chris Sciambra from 2^nd, and would later score following an error, pushing the score to 4-1 after just two innings. The Strykers answered with one run in each of the following two innings, before giving up a fifth Acadiana run in the 5^th. Another 2 runs in the 6^th would lift the Acadiana lead to 7-3 behind 6 solid innings of work from Jake Winston, who gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and struck out 6 batters, earning his 7^th win on the season, which is a new Acadiana Cane Cutters record. Though the Cane Cutters only amassed a total of 5 hits, they were able to take full advantage of opportunities on the basepaths to power their 7-run attack.

Acadiana and the Woodlands got off to a slow start in Game 2, as neither team was able to scratch across the plate until the 4^th inning, when the Woodlands’ Kevin Santana knocked in his 2^nd RBI of the night (1^st came in Game 1) to put the Strykers on top 1-0. The Strykers would score three more times in the 5^th inning, making the score 4-0 going into the bottom of the 5^th inning. The Cane Cutters responded by putting their first run on their board on Jordie Hein’s groundout to the 3^rd baseman. It would prove to be Acadiana’s only run on the night, as the Strykers held on to win the game 4-1, splitting the weekend series doubleheader, 1-1. Starting pitcher Victor Sanchez pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on 9 hits and striking out 2 batters. Nathan Pugh had 2 hits in the second game, leading the team in that statistic.

The Cane Cutters will return to Fabacher Field for a four-game home stand beginning on Tuesday night when the Victoria Generals roll in for a pair followed by the Brazos Valley Bombers for two. The Texas Collegiate League has entered the home stretch as the playoff picture becomes clearer after each game. Don’t miss getting all of your late-breaking Cane Cutters’ news. “Like” Acadiana Cane Cutters Baseball on Facebook and “Follow” the team @CaneCuttersBB on Twitter.  

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