Maryland will hit the road this weekend to face the University of Louisiana in a three-game series. This is the second time these teams have faced each other in the history of both programs. 

The Dirty Terps are coming off a 16-3 victory in their home-opener against Georgetown on Tuesday and a 2-1 series victory against UNC-Wilmington last weekend. In his home debut, freshman infielder Ty Kaunas recorded four RBIs in a 2-for-6 outing.

The fifth inning was a scoring surge for Maryland, tallying nine runs. Kaunas set the inning off with a double to left field bringing in two runs, followed by a two-run home run from redshirt freshman Ryan Costello. 

Georgetown replaced freshman pitcher Max Whitmer for junior Jack Volo to stop the Dirty Terps– but they were not successful. Maryland recorded a hit-by-pitch and three walks which resulted in another run being brought in.  

Junior David Mendez reached second base on an error from the Hoyas which brought in three more runs for the Dirty Terps. The inning closed out with junior Brayden Martin driving one to center field, bringing in Mendez for the ninth run. 

After that offensive explosion, Maryland is looking for more in Lafayette.

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (2-2)

Last Season

Louisiana went 27-31 with a 16-14 conference record in the Sun Belt last season. The Ragin’ Cajuns made it to the second round of the conference tournament but lost 17-13 against Marshall. 

In its conference, Louisiana ranked third in ERA with 4.40 fourth in wins (16). The Dirty Terps did not do as well during the 2025 season with a conference ERA of 7.61 and 12 conference wins.

This Season

Both teams hope to continue their strong starts. So far the Ragin’ Cajuns have allowed 28 runs while scoring 26 whereas the Dirty Terps have allowed only 15 and recorded 30. 

Maryland’s pitchers are off to a great start with an ERA of 3.86 throughout the first four games and 37 strikeouts compared to Louisiana’s ERA of 6.39 but 45 strikeouts.  

Hitters to Watch

Although it is early in the season, the Dirty Terps should be on the lookout for freshman Colt Brown who leads the Ragin’ Cajuns with five hits and has the his .313 batting average also leads Louisiana.

Fellow freshman Blaze Rodriguez ranks second with a batting average of .308 and his four RBIs is tied with junior Drew Markle for the team lead.

Pitchers to Watch

Freshman right-handed pitcher Sawyer Pruitt is one of the only Ragin’ Cajun pitchers with a recorded win so far this season. He has eight strikeouts and has surrendered just one run. Four of Pruitt’s strikeouts occurred Tuesday against Rice.

Maryland should also be on the lookout for junior JR Tollett– the only other Ragin’ Cajun with a recorded win this season. He also has eight strikeouts, all against Missouri State last weekend. So far this season the junior has allowed five runs and holds an ERA of 9.00.

Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday: Lance Williams vs. Ty Roman

Saturday: Nic Morlang vs. Cody Brasch

Sunday: Logan Hastings vs. JR Tollett