University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Texas
UL Rallies, Splits Games on Day Two
2/20/2010 7:29:00 PM | Softball
With the split, UL sits at 7-2 on the season.
Game Two vs. UTSA
The Roadrunners grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning on one hit and one throwing error by the Cajuns.
Through four innings UL struggled at the plate, garnering only two hits and leaving five runners on base.
But the offense came alive in the fifth inning. With two outs, Britni Soria hit a double to left center field. In the next at bat, Lana Bowers hit a shallow fly to right field and Soria would score the tying run. Bowers would advance to second on the throw at the plate. But UL would ground out to end the inning.
Gabriele Bridges would give UL the go-ahead run with a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning. Nerissa Myers would then single and advance to second after a UTSA error. Erikka Murphy would move her to third on a ground out. In the next at bat, a fielding error allowed Vallie Gaspard to reach first and Myers would score for the 3-1 win.
Brittany Cuevas would strike out the side on 10 pitches to clinch the 3-1 win. Through seven innings, she struck out 11 innings, allowed two hits and walked none. The one run allowed was unearned.
Britni Soria finished the game going 2-for-3 with one run scored. Bridges was one of four Cajuns who recorded a hit. She also drew a walk and was hit by a pitch.
Game One vs. Texas
In the first game of the day, early errors by the No. 16 Cajuns allowed the No. 20 Longhorns (9-0) to grab an early lead and never looked back.
It was the first back-to-back loss for UL in 32 games. The last time the Cajuns dropped two in a row was against South Alabama last season.
With runners on the corners, Texas was able to pull off a double steal after a close play at second base. Then a throwing error by the Cajuns during the next at bat allowed the Texas to score again. Shelby Savony then gave Texas a 4-0 edge after hitting a two-run home run to left field. Another error on UL would plate another run for Texas. The inning would end with Texas holding a 5-0 advantage on four hits with two errors by the Cajuns.
Back-to-back, two-out singles by Soria and Myers in the top of the fourth inning would put the Cajuns in position to cut into Texas' lead. But a pop-foul ball in left field would end the Cajuns' threat.
UL would load the bases with no outs in the fifth inning thanks to back-to-back errors on the Longhorns and a single by Melissa Verde. But the Cajuns were unable to convert, stranding all three base runners.
Texas would take on another run in the bottom of the fifth on two hits.
Soria would light up the scoreboard for the Cajuns in the sixth inning with her first career home run.
But Texas would respond in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run of its own.
Bourgeois would pick up the loss after being rattled for 11 hits and five earned runs. She struck out three and walked one.
The Cajuns will wrap up the tournament tomorrow against Purdue. First pitch is schedule for 9 a.m. CT.
