University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
East Carolina
Cajuns Open NCAA Regional with 2-1 Victory
5/16/2008 5:00:00 AM | Softball
BATON ROUGE, La.-In 2006, the Ragin' Cajuns scored two runs at Tiger Park in the first round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to defeat NC State. In 2008, the No. 16 Cajuns had a bit of déjà vu, as they scored two runs in the opening round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to defeat
The Cajuns (47-12) received a pair of RBI singles from Vanessa Soto (
As a team, the Ragin' Cajuns collected seven hits, including Soto's pair of base knocks.
In the circle,
Bourgeois sat down seven in a row at point in the game and retired 13 of the last 14 batters to end the game.
The Ragin' Cajuns wasted little time in tying the score. In the bottom of the first inning, Gaspard started things off for UL with a bunt single. She moved to second base on a ground out by Karli Hubbard (
The fifth inning was almost a mirror image of the first inning for UL. Gaspard reached second on a two-base error by the Pirates. Soto followed with a single to score the speedy Gaspard from second to give UL a 2-1 advantage after five complete.
From there, it was all defense as neither team managed to plate any runners. Bourgeois retired the final six batters in order to secure the victory for the Cajuns.
The Ragin' Cajuns will continue play at the 2008 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Saturday afternoon as they take on the winner of
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