University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, March 21
Lamson Park
2 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
23-4, 8-2
5
vs
9
Troy
18-12, 4-3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Troy
0
0
1
1
0
5
2
9
3
2
Louisiana
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
5
6
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rainey, Ashley (6-2)
L: Wallace, Jordan (11-2)
S: Affeldt, Jaycee (1)
Batting:
RBI: Benton, Kate 1 ; Day, Hannah 2 ; Hartley, Becca 1 ; Neely, Khadija 2 ; Affeldt, Jaycee 1
SH: Benton, Kate 1
SF: Hartley, Becca 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Benton, Kate 1 ; Phelps, Michelle 1 ; Brundidge, Leah 1 ; Winters, Amanda 1 ; Davis, Erica 1 ; Hartley, Becca 1 ; Neely, Khadija 1 ; Kayler, Carli 1 ; Eytel, Chelsea 1
HBP: Phelps, Michelle 1 ; Davis, Erica 1 ; Neely, Khadija 2 ; Affeldt, Jaycee 1
Batting:
2B: Vincent, Kelsey 1
RBI: Hayden, Haley 1 ; Landry, Shellie 1 ; Maly, Leandra 1
SH: Thomas, Meagan 1
SF: Landry, Shellie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hayden, Haley 1 ; White, Cassidy 1 ; Thomas, Meagan 1 ; Sanders, DJ 1 ; Martinez, Kelli 1
HBP: Thomas, Meagan 1
Game Leaders
dp/rf
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
RF
/ SoftballC
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
2B
/ SoftballLF
/ SoftballDP
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
Hamilton Helps Cajuns Bounce Back For Split With Troy
3/21/2015 10:16:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – Christina Hamilton retired 15 of the final 18 batters she faced after play resumed following a weather delay in the second game of a Sun Belt Conference doubleheader with Troy guiding the No. 7 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team to a 6-3 win that earned the squad a split of the twinbill Saturday at Lamson Park.
Earlier in the day, the visiting Trojans (18-13, 4-4 Sun Belt) used a five-run, sixth inning in the opening game to rally and take a 9-5 win over the Ragin' Cajuns (24-4, 9-2 Sun Belt) snapping Louisiana's 27-game win streak at Lamson Park.
The two teams are scheduled to complete the three-game SBC series, weather permitting, with a single game at Noon on Sunday.
Hamilton struck out a season-high eight batters in helping the Cajuns rebound from the game one loss. She is now undefeated in her last 18 Sun Belt Conference starts.
Shellie Landry and Lexie Elkins each homered in the nightcap, each posting their team-leading 12th home run of the season.
Jordan Wallace was charged with the loss in the opening contest after yielding a season-high six runs in five innings. Ten free passes (six walks, four hit batters) wound up playing a factor in the Trojans being able to hand Wallace her first loss since March 1 at No. 4 Alabama.
Hannah Day delivered the game-winning hit for Troy in the sixth inning. Trailing 5-4, her bases loaded single with two outs gave Troy a 6-5 lead that reliever Jaycee Affeldt held on to by shutting out the Cajuns in their final two at bats.
The Trojans struck first in the nightcap with a two-run home run by designated player Ashley Rainey.
Landry's home run, in the Cajuns' second at bat of the game, followed up a Haley Hayden walk and quickly the Cajuns knotted the score at 2-all.
Troy starting pitcher Sara Mock walked Elkins and Samantha Walsh before giving way to Affeldt. After a wild pitch moved pinch runner Cassidy White to third base and Walsh to second base, a slap grounder back to Affeldt from Lenadra Maly led to White scoring the go-ahead run.
Aleah Craighton tripled to score Walsh. Craighton then scored on a wild pitch during a strikeout of DJ Sanders to push the Cajuns lead to 5-2.
A 1 hour, 35 minute rain delay began before the second inning started. When play resumed, Hamilton set the pace by retiring the side in three of the first four innings.
Hamilton's only mistake down the stretch was a solo home run allowed to Becca Hartley leading off the fourth inning that trimmed the lead to 5-3. Elkins got the run back in the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo home run to center field.
DIAMOND NOTES: Haley Hayden reached base in both games, extending her reached-base streak to 17 games which ties her career best from 2014…Jordan Wallace moved past Kim Eisnaugle into sole possession of fourth place in career strikeouts, with her seven strikeouts moving her to 817 in her career…Jordan Wallace in four strikeouts shy of passing Kyla Hall for third place…Haley Hayden was held hitless in game one, snapping her eight-game hitting streak…The game one win was Troy's first at Lamson Park since April 21, 2007…Louisiana lost at Lamson Park for the first time in 2015, resulting in a 27-game win streak at the facility being snapped…The last loss at Lamson Park came on May 9, 2014 to South Alabama in the winner's bracket final of the 2014 Sun Belt Tournament…The Cajuns had a lineup change with Lendra Maly moving to sixth in the batting order and Aleah Craighton hitting seventh – the first change in the order since Feb. 7…Shellie Landry's two-run home run in game two provided her with her 10th multiple-RBI game of the season, tying her with Lexie Elkins for the team lead…Shellie Landry's 12 home runs leave her three shy of her personal season-best 15 hit as a freshman in 2013…Leandra Maly's throwing error in the sixth inning of game one ended the Cajuns string of six straight error-free games and was only the 11th game this season (out of 27) with an error…Louisiana now leads the all-time series with Troy 27-5, which includes a 15-2 mark at Lamson Park…Troy's win in game one of the twinbill snapped the Cajuns seven-game win streak in the series.
Earlier in the day, the visiting Trojans (18-13, 4-4 Sun Belt) used a five-run, sixth inning in the opening game to rally and take a 9-5 win over the Ragin' Cajuns (24-4, 9-2 Sun Belt) snapping Louisiana's 27-game win streak at Lamson Park.
The two teams are scheduled to complete the three-game SBC series, weather permitting, with a single game at Noon on Sunday.
Hamilton struck out a season-high eight batters in helping the Cajuns rebound from the game one loss. She is now undefeated in her last 18 Sun Belt Conference starts.
Shellie Landry and Lexie Elkins each homered in the nightcap, each posting their team-leading 12th home run of the season.
Jordan Wallace was charged with the loss in the opening contest after yielding a season-high six runs in five innings. Ten free passes (six walks, four hit batters) wound up playing a factor in the Trojans being able to hand Wallace her first loss since March 1 at No. 4 Alabama.
Hannah Day delivered the game-winning hit for Troy in the sixth inning. Trailing 5-4, her bases loaded single with two outs gave Troy a 6-5 lead that reliever Jaycee Affeldt held on to by shutting out the Cajuns in their final two at bats.
The Trojans struck first in the nightcap with a two-run home run by designated player Ashley Rainey.
Landry's home run, in the Cajuns' second at bat of the game, followed up a Haley Hayden walk and quickly the Cajuns knotted the score at 2-all.
Troy starting pitcher Sara Mock walked Elkins and Samantha Walsh before giving way to Affeldt. After a wild pitch moved pinch runner Cassidy White to third base and Walsh to second base, a slap grounder back to Affeldt from Lenadra Maly led to White scoring the go-ahead run.
Aleah Craighton tripled to score Walsh. Craighton then scored on a wild pitch during a strikeout of DJ Sanders to push the Cajuns lead to 5-2.
A 1 hour, 35 minute rain delay began before the second inning started. When play resumed, Hamilton set the pace by retiring the side in three of the first four innings.
Hamilton's only mistake down the stretch was a solo home run allowed to Becca Hartley leading off the fourth inning that trimmed the lead to 5-3. Elkins got the run back in the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo home run to center field.
DIAMOND NOTES: Haley Hayden reached base in both games, extending her reached-base streak to 17 games which ties her career best from 2014…Jordan Wallace moved past Kim Eisnaugle into sole possession of fourth place in career strikeouts, with her seven strikeouts moving her to 817 in her career…Jordan Wallace in four strikeouts shy of passing Kyla Hall for third place…Haley Hayden was held hitless in game one, snapping her eight-game hitting streak…The game one win was Troy's first at Lamson Park since April 21, 2007…Louisiana lost at Lamson Park for the first time in 2015, resulting in a 27-game win streak at the facility being snapped…The last loss at Lamson Park came on May 9, 2014 to South Alabama in the winner's bracket final of the 2014 Sun Belt Tournament…The Cajuns had a lineup change with Lendra Maly moving to sixth in the batting order and Aleah Craighton hitting seventh – the first change in the order since Feb. 7…Shellie Landry's two-run home run in game two provided her with her 10th multiple-RBI game of the season, tying her with Lexie Elkins for the team lead…Shellie Landry's 12 home runs leave her three shy of her personal season-best 15 hit as a freshman in 2013…Leandra Maly's throwing error in the sixth inning of game one ended the Cajuns string of six straight error-free games and was only the 11th game this season (out of 27) with an error…Louisiana now leads the all-time series with Troy 27-5, which includes a 15-2 mark at Lamson Park…Troy's win in game one of the twinbill snapped the Cajuns seven-game win streak in the series.
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