University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, February 13
Lamson Park
2:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-0
5
vs
1
Idaho State
2-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Louisiana
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
10
0
Idaho State
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stewart, Alex (3-0)
L: Ames, Ashlyn (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Hayden, Haley 1
HR: Elkins, Lexie 2 ; Walsh, Samantha 1
RBI: Elkins, Lexie 2 ; Walsh, Samantha 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Landry, Shellie 1 ; Elkins, Lexie 3 ; Walsh, Samantha 1
Batting:
HR: Galasso, Vicky 1
RBI: Galasso, Vicky 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Galasso, Vicky 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
3
Players Mentioned
RF
/ SoftballC
/ Softball2B
/ Softball
LF
/ Softball
CF
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
UTL
/ Softball
P
/ Softball3B
/ Softball
Cajuns Open Mardi Gras Classic With Pair of Wins
2/13/2015 9:47:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE - Dominant pitching performances by Alex Stewart and Jordan Wallace and an offensive attack that piled up 28 base hits on the day led the No. 7 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team to wins over Idaho State and Mississippi Valley State here Friday at Lamson Park in the Mardi Gras Classic presented by Hilton Lafayette.
Stewart retired 19 of the final 20 Idaho State hitters, while Lexie Elkins and Samantha Walsh homered to drive in all the Cajuns runs in a 5-1 victory in the opener.
Wallace struck out the first seven MVSU hitters and 16 overall while tossing a no-hitter in the nightcap. Louisiana (6-0) piled up 11 runs over the final two innings to pull away for a 15-0 win over the Devilettes.
Elkins broke out offensively, homering three times during the day and posting four RBI.
"I thought our pitching was dominant," head coach Michael Lotief said. "Offensively, it took us a while to get our momentum going, we just kept working at it and working at it. It's a tough game to play and in order to get your momentum and get on a roll you have to have a lot of people doing a lot of good things.
"We just stayed at it and it started to happen," Lotief added. "We need to try to be able to create the momentum earlier and we need to be able to sustain it."
Louisiana continues play in the Mardi Gras Classic on Saturday meeting Mississippi Valley State at 2:30 p.m., and Idaho State at 5 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on RaginCajuns.com. Steve Peloquin will call the action on Sports Radio ESPN 1420-AM.
The Cajuns jumped out to an early lead on Idaho State (2-5). With one out, Shellie Landry and Elkins walked, then Walsh homered for a 3-0 edge.
The Bengals registered the first run off Cajuns pitching in the bottom of the first on a Vicky Galasso solo home run. Stewart settled into a groove, beginning a string of 14 straight batters retired that ran through the sixth inning.
Elkins would homer twice, solo shots in the third and seventh inning to finish off the scoring.
Stewart finished with eight strikeouts over seven innings and held ISU to two hits. After Galasso's home run she would retire 19 of the final 20 batters faced.
"She (Alex) has been consistent," Lotief said. "You can see how hard she's worked to get her body to be in the kind of shape it needs to be in to do this. She developed the secondary pitches that we've asked her to develop, got her velocity up and now she's tougher mentally."
Wallace zipped through the MVSU (1-7) lineup with ease. She struck out the first seven Devilettes that stepped to the plate and closed out the game striking out the final seven en route to a season-high 16 strikeouts. Wallace carried a perfect game into the fifth inning, a one-out throwing error by Walsh in the inning being the lone blemish.
"Jordan had a good fall," Lotief remarked. "I think last year was an aberration as a lot of things snowballed on each other. She just had to let it go. She is now more of what she was her sophomore year than last year."
Kelli Martinez and Hayden delivered RBI singles in the second inning to break a scoreless tie. A DJ Sanders two-run double with two outs in the third inning stretched the lead to 4-0.
Louisiana's offensive showcase was on full display in the seventh inning as they extended a 7-0 lead by sending 13 batters to the plate. Three Cajuns homered - Hayden, Elkins and Aleah Craighton - to highlight an eight-run frame.
Hayden, Meagan Thomas and Sanders each collected three hits leading an 18-hit attack against the Devilettes. Landry added two doubles and two RBI, Elkins launched her third home run of the day and a total of five Cajuns had at least two RBI.
Wallace's no-hitter was the first for the Cajuns since Kristin Martinez and Wallace combined for a no-hitter against College of Charleston on March 2, 2013 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
DIAMOND NOTES: Louisiana and Idaho State met for the first time...The Cajuns improved to 10-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State...With six more home runs, the Cajuns have now hit 15 through the season's first five games...Jordan Wallace's 16 strikeouts matched her season total...Wallace now has 32 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched...Alex Stewart, making her third start, logged her first complete game of the season and finished with a season-high eight strikeouts...Redshirt freshman Aleah Craighton posted her first collegiate triple in the sixth inning of the MVSU contest...Craighton extended her team-best hitting streak to six games...Haley Hayden ended the day 5-for-9 at the plate and is hitting 12-for-21 for the season...Hayden and Craighton each picked up the fourth and fifth multiple-hit games of the season...Jordan Wallace and Alex Stewart combined allowed just one walk over 14 innings pitched...The Cajuns pitching staff has surrendered just six walks and struck out 63 in 36 innings.
#GeauxCajuns
Stewart retired 19 of the final 20 Idaho State hitters, while Lexie Elkins and Samantha Walsh homered to drive in all the Cajuns runs in a 5-1 victory in the opener.
Wallace struck out the first seven MVSU hitters and 16 overall while tossing a no-hitter in the nightcap. Louisiana (6-0) piled up 11 runs over the final two innings to pull away for a 15-0 win over the Devilettes.
Elkins broke out offensively, homering three times during the day and posting four RBI.
"I thought our pitching was dominant," head coach Michael Lotief said. "Offensively, it took us a while to get our momentum going, we just kept working at it and working at it. It's a tough game to play and in order to get your momentum and get on a roll you have to have a lot of people doing a lot of good things.
"We just stayed at it and it started to happen," Lotief added. "We need to try to be able to create the momentum earlier and we need to be able to sustain it."
Louisiana continues play in the Mardi Gras Classic on Saturday meeting Mississippi Valley State at 2:30 p.m., and Idaho State at 5 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on RaginCajuns.com. Steve Peloquin will call the action on Sports Radio ESPN 1420-AM.
The Cajuns jumped out to an early lead on Idaho State (2-5). With one out, Shellie Landry and Elkins walked, then Walsh homered for a 3-0 edge.
The Bengals registered the first run off Cajuns pitching in the bottom of the first on a Vicky Galasso solo home run. Stewart settled into a groove, beginning a string of 14 straight batters retired that ran through the sixth inning.
Elkins would homer twice, solo shots in the third and seventh inning to finish off the scoring.
Stewart finished with eight strikeouts over seven innings and held ISU to two hits. After Galasso's home run she would retire 19 of the final 20 batters faced.
"She (Alex) has been consistent," Lotief said. "You can see how hard she's worked to get her body to be in the kind of shape it needs to be in to do this. She developed the secondary pitches that we've asked her to develop, got her velocity up and now she's tougher mentally."
Wallace zipped through the MVSU (1-7) lineup with ease. She struck out the first seven Devilettes that stepped to the plate and closed out the game striking out the final seven en route to a season-high 16 strikeouts. Wallace carried a perfect game into the fifth inning, a one-out throwing error by Walsh in the inning being the lone blemish.
"Jordan had a good fall," Lotief remarked. "I think last year was an aberration as a lot of things snowballed on each other. She just had to let it go. She is now more of what she was her sophomore year than last year."
Kelli Martinez and Hayden delivered RBI singles in the second inning to break a scoreless tie. A DJ Sanders two-run double with two outs in the third inning stretched the lead to 4-0.
Louisiana's offensive showcase was on full display in the seventh inning as they extended a 7-0 lead by sending 13 batters to the plate. Three Cajuns homered - Hayden, Elkins and Aleah Craighton - to highlight an eight-run frame.
Hayden, Meagan Thomas and Sanders each collected three hits leading an 18-hit attack against the Devilettes. Landry added two doubles and two RBI, Elkins launched her third home run of the day and a total of five Cajuns had at least two RBI.
Wallace's no-hitter was the first for the Cajuns since Kristin Martinez and Wallace combined for a no-hitter against College of Charleston on March 2, 2013 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
DIAMOND NOTES: Louisiana and Idaho State met for the first time...The Cajuns improved to 10-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State...With six more home runs, the Cajuns have now hit 15 through the season's first five games...Jordan Wallace's 16 strikeouts matched her season total...Wallace now has 32 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched...Alex Stewart, making her third start, logged her first complete game of the season and finished with a season-high eight strikeouts...Redshirt freshman Aleah Craighton posted her first collegiate triple in the sixth inning of the MVSU contest...Craighton extended her team-best hitting streak to six games...Haley Hayden ended the day 5-for-9 at the plate and is hitting 12-for-21 for the season...Hayden and Craighton each picked up the fourth and fifth multiple-hit games of the season...Jordan Wallace and Alex Stewart combined allowed just one walk over 14 innings pitched...The Cajuns pitching staff has surrendered just six walks and struck out 63 in 36 innings.
#GeauxCajuns
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