University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, March 15
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Ellyson's Shutout Highlights 20th-Ranked Louisiana's Return to Lamson Park
3/15/2018 9:41:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – 20th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball kicked off a four-game stretch at Lamson Park with a 2-0 win on Thursday over former Sun Belt rival FIU.
Summer Ellyson struck out eight in posting a four-hit shutout of the visiting Panthers. It was her second shutout of the season and the pitching staff's third.
Louisiana (15-6) loaded the bases in the second inning leading the game-winning tally. Kynadi Tipler's leadoff double in the fourth inning led to an insurance run being pushed across.
Ellyson turned away the lone two scoring threats from FIU (14-16): a one-out triple in the third inning and runners and second and third with no outs in the seventh.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Panthers, meeting for the 58th time overall, met for the first time since the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Ellyson retired the first six FIU batters she faced and wound up facing the minimum in an inning four times. The third inning and seventh inning threats were only times a Panthers runner reached second base.
Tipler finished 3-for-3 at the plate, giving her a season-high in hits.
Kelli Martinez and Brittany Rodriguez drove home the runs for the Ragin' Cajuns.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After getting three baserunners in the first inning, the Ragin' Cajuns continued to put pressure on FIU in the second inning.
After a misplayed ground ball off the bat of Casidy Chaumont, Tipler singled in the hole at short and Martinez laid down a one-out bunt single to load the bases. Louisiana grabbed a 1-0 lead when Rodriguez pushed the ball to shortstop.
The Panthers had a runner on third base with an opportunity to answer in the top of the third inning following a one-out triple by Venessa Gallegos. Ellyson fanned the next two hitters to strand Gallegos.
Tipler led off the fourth inning with her double, moved to third on an Aeriyl Mass sacrifice bunt and crossed home on a Martinez bouncer to second base to make it 2-0.
FIU made a push in the seventh inning as Natalie Orcutt singled to lead off and Kasandra Castle doubled. Ellyson stood her ground and preserved the shutout as she promptly retired the next three Panthers.
NOTEWORTHY
- Summer Ellyson reached five strikeouts for the sixth time in 12 appearances and registered her second-highest total of the season.
- Summer Ellyson has allowed only five runs and 20 hits over the last 41-2/3 innings pitched inside Lamson Park. Foes are hitting just .144 in the stretch.
- Louisiana's pitching staff has limited foes to fewer than five runs 18 times in 21 outings. The staff has an active streak of 10 straight games yielding less than five runs.
- Ragin' Cajuns hitters did not strike out in 26 plate appearances in the contest. It marked the 18th outing with fewer than five strikeouts in a game.
UP NEXT
No. 20 Louisiana hosts Appalachian State in a three-game Sun Belt Conference series at Lamson Park. The series, which runs Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18, serves as the Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt Conference home opener.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Mountaineers will play a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and an 11 a.m. single game on Sunday.
Fans can hear the game on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM in the Acadiana region and worldwide on the ESPN 1420 app. A live video stream, produced by the Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network, will be available at RaginCajuns.com/Watch.
For more information on Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball, as well as all of Ragin' Cajuns Athletics, visit RaginCajuns.com. Fans can also follow along with the team on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB) and Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB).
Summer Ellyson struck out eight in posting a four-hit shutout of the visiting Panthers. It was her second shutout of the season and the pitching staff's third.
Louisiana (15-6) loaded the bases in the second inning leading the game-winning tally. Kynadi Tipler's leadoff double in the fourth inning led to an insurance run being pushed across.
Ellyson turned away the lone two scoring threats from FIU (14-16): a one-out triple in the third inning and runners and second and third with no outs in the seventh.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Panthers, meeting for the 58th time overall, met for the first time since the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Ellyson retired the first six FIU batters she faced and wound up facing the minimum in an inning four times. The third inning and seventh inning threats were only times a Panthers runner reached second base.
Tipler finished 3-for-3 at the plate, giving her a season-high in hits.
Kelli Martinez and Brittany Rodriguez drove home the runs for the Ragin' Cajuns.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After getting three baserunners in the first inning, the Ragin' Cajuns continued to put pressure on FIU in the second inning.
After a misplayed ground ball off the bat of Casidy Chaumont, Tipler singled in the hole at short and Martinez laid down a one-out bunt single to load the bases. Louisiana grabbed a 1-0 lead when Rodriguez pushed the ball to shortstop.
The Panthers had a runner on third base with an opportunity to answer in the top of the third inning following a one-out triple by Venessa Gallegos. Ellyson fanned the next two hitters to strand Gallegos.
Tipler led off the fourth inning with her double, moved to third on an Aeriyl Mass sacrifice bunt and crossed home on a Martinez bouncer to second base to make it 2-0.
FIU made a push in the seventh inning as Natalie Orcutt singled to lead off and Kasandra Castle doubled. Ellyson stood her ground and preserved the shutout as she promptly retired the next three Panthers.
NOTEWORTHY
- Summer Ellyson reached five strikeouts for the sixth time in 12 appearances and registered her second-highest total of the season.
- Summer Ellyson has allowed only five runs and 20 hits over the last 41-2/3 innings pitched inside Lamson Park. Foes are hitting just .144 in the stretch.
- Louisiana's pitching staff has limited foes to fewer than five runs 18 times in 21 outings. The staff has an active streak of 10 straight games yielding less than five runs.
- Ragin' Cajuns hitters did not strike out in 26 plate appearances in the contest. It marked the 18th outing with fewer than five strikeouts in a game.
UP NEXT
No. 20 Louisiana hosts Appalachian State in a three-game Sun Belt Conference series at Lamson Park. The series, which runs Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18, serves as the Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt Conference home opener.
The Ragin' Cajuns and Mountaineers will play a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and an 11 a.m. single game on Sunday.
Fans can hear the game on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM in the Acadiana region and worldwide on the ESPN 1420 app. A live video stream, produced by the Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network, will be available at RaginCajuns.com/Watch.
For more information on Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball, as well as all of Ragin' Cajuns Athletics, visit RaginCajuns.com. Fans can also follow along with the team on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB) and Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (6-3)
L: Megan Kugelmann (3-6)
Batting:
2B: Kasandra Castle 1
3B: Venessa Gallegos 1
Batting:
2B: Tipler, Kynadi 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Brittany 1 ; Martinez, Kelli 1
SH: Readeaux, Jolie 1 ; Mass, Aeriyl 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chaumont, Casidy 1 ; Tipler, Kynadi 1
CS: Rodriguez, Brittany 1
Game Leaders
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H
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RBI
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AB
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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