Austin Nola Gets Called Up By Mariners & Gets A Hit In First At-Bat

Former LSU Tiger Austin Nola was called up to the big leagues over the weekend and got his first hit in his first MLB at-bat with the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Per SeattleTimes.com:

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When Austin Nola’s hard ground ball got past a diving Jurickson Profar at second base and frittered into right field, a group of nine family and friends erupted and roared in approval. With a wide grin, Nola turned and pointed to the group that featured his mother and his father, his wife and her parents and a few other friends.

“It was phenomenal,” he said. “There were a few Cajuns down there.”

The Louisiana native had his first major-league hit in his first plate appearance, capping a whirlwind 24 hours for the journeyman minor-leaguer. Officially recalled from Class AAA Tacoma on Sunday morning, Nola was taking the place of Edwin Encarnacion, who was traded to the Yankees just before Saturday night’s game against the A’s. He flew from Austin, Texas, to the Bay Area on Saturday and was immediately inserted into the starting lineup.

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