University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Lamson Park
12:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
12-0
9
vs
0
Hofstra
4-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
H
E
Louisiana
0
0
3
0
3
3
9
8
0
Hofstra
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hamilton, Christina (2-0)
L: Pirone, Taylor (2-4)
Batting:
HR: Landry, Shellie 1 ; Elkins, Lexie 1
RBI: Landry, Shellie 4 ; Elkins, Lexie 2 ; Sanders, DJ 1
SH: Maly, Leandra 1
SF: Sanders, DJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hayden, Haley 1 ; Landry, Shellie 2 ; Elkins, Lexie 1 ; Vincent, Kelsey 1 ; Craighton, Aleah 1 ; Maly, Leandra 1 ; Sanders, DJ 1 ; Martinez, Kelli 1
HBP: Martinez, Kelli 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
4
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
RF
/ SoftballC
/ Softball
P
/ Softball2B
/ SoftballLF
/ Softball
DP
/ Softball
CF
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
UTL
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball
Landry Powers Softball to Pair of Wins
2/21/2015 8:04:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – Shellie Landry provided the lead on home runs in both contests and Christina Hamilton and Jordan Wallace were in command in the circle as the No. 6 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team extended its undefeated start to 13 games on Saturday in Ragin' Cajuns Invitational action at Lamson Park.
Landry's first home run of the day provided the first three runs of a 9-0 triumph over Hofstra in six innings. Hamilton held the Pride to two hits and faced four over the minimum in five innings of work, combing with Kylee Jo Trahan for the shutout.
Landry's second home run of the day was a two-run blast that opened the scoring in a 5-0 victory over Missouri State in the finale. Wallace came within one out of a no-hitter, struck out 12 and faced just four over the minimum in the seven-inning affair.
No. 6 Louisiana (13-0) is scheduled to complete play in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., against in-state foe McNeese State (9-3). The game is slated for a television broadcast by MyKLAF/ESPN3.com and radio broadcast on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM.
Landry's pair of home runs on the day upped her season total to a team-leading seven. The combined six RBI increased her season total to 19, also a team-best.
"The adjustments she (Landry) made from yesterday to today is incredible," head coach Michael Lotief said. "That was an incredible adjustment. Yesterday, the pitcher from Hofstra made her look bad and today she made her look bad.
"That's being mature enough to make an adjustment and being able to execute. Both of those home runs were in clutch situations with the game on the line – that's big time."
Hamilton made her first start of the 2015 season. It was her second appearance of the tournament, coming on the heels of tossing 5 2/3 innings in relief of Alex Stewart against Iowa on Friday. Prior to the weekend, Hamilton had made just one appearance (Feb. 7 vs. Eastern Illinois) as she rebounded from offseason shoulder ailments.
"It seems like her preparation has allowed her to increase her workload," Lotief mentioned. "Today was the most effective that I've seen her. The adrenaline rush of being out there with the fans and her teammates gives her that 'feeling' that you crave. That's what competitors like…they like to be back in the arena."
Wallace extended her string of consecutive scoreless innings to start the season to 38. She recorded double digits in strikeouts for the fourth time in five starts.
"They are both locked in," Lotief remarked on Hamilton and Wallace's performance. "What I've observed is their competitive mindset and how locked in they are mentally.
"Their motives have changed since they were younger," Lotief added. "It's now about the competition, but not the physical part. It's the mental part. And, now it's not about them anymore. It's about their teammates and the fans. That's the real transformation. I've seen both of those kids mature to another level."
The matchup with Hofstra (4-5) featured a similar beginning to Friday's battle as Hamilton and Taylor Pirone traded zeros through the first two innings.
DJ Sanders led off the Cajuns half of the third inning with a single to right field. Two batters later Haley Hayden placed a single behind the second base bag. Landry then lofted a three-run home run over the right field wall for a 3-0 lead.
An outfield assist from Aleah Craighton, which threw out Michaela Tansue attempting to stretch a single into a double, notched the third out of the bottom of the fourth and kept a Pride base runner from scoring.
The Cajuns added three runs in the fifth inning. Landry's third hit of the game plated Kelli Martinez (hit by pitch), then Lexie Elkins homered to left center for two more runs upping the lead to 6-0.
Two Hofstra errors in the sixth inning caused the game to get away from the visitors. Louisiana picked up an additional three runs to enforce the run rule.
Landry's three hits marked a season-high. Her four RBI tied a season-high (4 vs. Central Arkansas, Feb. 7).
Louisiana and Missouri State (6-7) played hitless through the first 2-1/2 innings and Wallace and MSU's Erin Struemph zipped through the lineups.
Martinez singled with one out in the bottom of the third inning for the game's first hit. Later in the frame, with two outs, Landry delivered another game-changing home run for a 2-0 Cajuns lead.
Wallace clamped down striking out six of the next eight Bears batters and continued her no-hit effort until a two-out single by Chelsea Jones in the seventh inning.
A Craighton RBI triple, followed by a pair of double steals would push across three more runs in the sixth inning to give Wallace more breathing room.
DIAMOND NOTES: The win over Hofstra marked the 700th all-time at Lamson Park (now 701-102-1)...At 13-0, the Ragin' Cajuns are off to their best start since opening the 2012 season at 29-0...Louisiana has homered at least once in all 13 games…The Cajuns have homered multiple times in nine of 13 games…Shellie Landry completed the day's action 5-for-6 with six RBI…With seven home runs, Landry has surpassed her total from 2014 (five)…Jordan Wallace allowed just one hit vs. Missouri State and has surrendered only six hits over 38 innings pitched…Samantha Walsh and Kelli Martinez's seven-game hitting streaks were snapped in the Hofstra contest…Aleah Craighton's two hits vs. Missouri State marked her team-leading eighth multiple-hit game of the season…Shellie Landry now has a team-high six multiple-RBI games…Leandra Maly served as designated player vs. Missouri State in place of Meagan Thomas, marking the first lineup change for the Cajuns since Feb. 7 vs. Central Arkanas (span of 10 games)…Cajuns pitching has tossed 11 shutouts in 13 games and has given up just four runs (two earned) in 82 innings…Of her 15 base hits, 10 (3 doubles, 7 home runs) have gone for extra bases for Shellie Landry...Louisiana and Missouri State met for the first time since Feb. 16, 2002 and first time at Lamson Park since a March doubleheader in 1993…The Cajuns improved to 10-1 all-time vs. Hofstra and 8-0 vs. Missouri State.
Landry's first home run of the day provided the first three runs of a 9-0 triumph over Hofstra in six innings. Hamilton held the Pride to two hits and faced four over the minimum in five innings of work, combing with Kylee Jo Trahan for the shutout.
Landry's second home run of the day was a two-run blast that opened the scoring in a 5-0 victory over Missouri State in the finale. Wallace came within one out of a no-hitter, struck out 12 and faced just four over the minimum in the seven-inning affair.
No. 6 Louisiana (13-0) is scheduled to complete play in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., against in-state foe McNeese State (9-3). The game is slated for a television broadcast by MyKLAF/ESPN3.com and radio broadcast on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM.
Landry's pair of home runs on the day upped her season total to a team-leading seven. The combined six RBI increased her season total to 19, also a team-best.
"The adjustments she (Landry) made from yesterday to today is incredible," head coach Michael Lotief said. "That was an incredible adjustment. Yesterday, the pitcher from Hofstra made her look bad and today she made her look bad.
"That's being mature enough to make an adjustment and being able to execute. Both of those home runs were in clutch situations with the game on the line – that's big time."
Hamilton made her first start of the 2015 season. It was her second appearance of the tournament, coming on the heels of tossing 5 2/3 innings in relief of Alex Stewart against Iowa on Friday. Prior to the weekend, Hamilton had made just one appearance (Feb. 7 vs. Eastern Illinois) as she rebounded from offseason shoulder ailments.
"It seems like her preparation has allowed her to increase her workload," Lotief mentioned. "Today was the most effective that I've seen her. The adrenaline rush of being out there with the fans and her teammates gives her that 'feeling' that you crave. That's what competitors like…they like to be back in the arena."
Wallace extended her string of consecutive scoreless innings to start the season to 38. She recorded double digits in strikeouts for the fourth time in five starts.
"They are both locked in," Lotief remarked on Hamilton and Wallace's performance. "What I've observed is their competitive mindset and how locked in they are mentally.
"Their motives have changed since they were younger," Lotief added. "It's now about the competition, but not the physical part. It's the mental part. And, now it's not about them anymore. It's about their teammates and the fans. That's the real transformation. I've seen both of those kids mature to another level."
The matchup with Hofstra (4-5) featured a similar beginning to Friday's battle as Hamilton and Taylor Pirone traded zeros through the first two innings.
DJ Sanders led off the Cajuns half of the third inning with a single to right field. Two batters later Haley Hayden placed a single behind the second base bag. Landry then lofted a three-run home run over the right field wall for a 3-0 lead.
An outfield assist from Aleah Craighton, which threw out Michaela Tansue attempting to stretch a single into a double, notched the third out of the bottom of the fourth and kept a Pride base runner from scoring.
The Cajuns added three runs in the fifth inning. Landry's third hit of the game plated Kelli Martinez (hit by pitch), then Lexie Elkins homered to left center for two more runs upping the lead to 6-0.
Two Hofstra errors in the sixth inning caused the game to get away from the visitors. Louisiana picked up an additional three runs to enforce the run rule.
Landry's three hits marked a season-high. Her four RBI tied a season-high (4 vs. Central Arkansas, Feb. 7).
Louisiana and Missouri State (6-7) played hitless through the first 2-1/2 innings and Wallace and MSU's Erin Struemph zipped through the lineups.
Martinez singled with one out in the bottom of the third inning for the game's first hit. Later in the frame, with two outs, Landry delivered another game-changing home run for a 2-0 Cajuns lead.
Wallace clamped down striking out six of the next eight Bears batters and continued her no-hit effort until a two-out single by Chelsea Jones in the seventh inning.
A Craighton RBI triple, followed by a pair of double steals would push across three more runs in the sixth inning to give Wallace more breathing room.
DIAMOND NOTES: The win over Hofstra marked the 700th all-time at Lamson Park (now 701-102-1)...At 13-0, the Ragin' Cajuns are off to their best start since opening the 2012 season at 29-0...Louisiana has homered at least once in all 13 games…The Cajuns have homered multiple times in nine of 13 games…Shellie Landry completed the day's action 5-for-6 with six RBI…With seven home runs, Landry has surpassed her total from 2014 (five)…Jordan Wallace allowed just one hit vs. Missouri State and has surrendered only six hits over 38 innings pitched…Samantha Walsh and Kelli Martinez's seven-game hitting streaks were snapped in the Hofstra contest…Aleah Craighton's two hits vs. Missouri State marked her team-leading eighth multiple-hit game of the season…Shellie Landry now has a team-high six multiple-RBI games…Leandra Maly served as designated player vs. Missouri State in place of Meagan Thomas, marking the first lineup change for the Cajuns since Feb. 7 vs. Central Arkanas (span of 10 games)…Cajuns pitching has tossed 11 shutouts in 13 games and has given up just four runs (two earned) in 82 innings…Of her 15 base hits, 10 (3 doubles, 7 home runs) have gone for extra bases for Shellie Landry...Louisiana and Missouri State met for the first time since Feb. 16, 2002 and first time at Lamson Park since a March doubleheader in 1993…The Cajuns improved to 10-1 all-time vs. Hofstra and 8-0 vs. Missouri State.
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