The Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators jumped on the Baton Rouge Rougarou early and never looked back as they took a 10-2 victory Thursday night at Joe Miller Park in Lake Charles.
With two outs in the first inning, Reid Snider hit a solo home run over the left field fence to get the Gators started. They then scored four runs in the second inning, two in the third on another home run by Jeremiah Torres, two in the seventh and one in the eighth.
The Rougarou posted runs in the fifth and ninth innings, finishing with six hits. Bryson Jones was the only Baton Rouge player with multiple hits and an RBI. Ty Simonelli singled to drove in Jones for the Rougarou run in the fifth. Jones singled to score Haze McCorkel in the ninth.
The Gators knocked 10 hits off of Rougarou pitchers Jack Jordan, Garrett Walker and Jimmie Johnson, including a triple to go with the two home runs.
Both teams will return to Baton Rouge Friday night at 7 p.m. to close out the series.
By Lori Lyons, Rougarou Writer