University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 18
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Louisiana and Alabama Open Series With Twinbill Split
2/18/2017 8:13:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – No. 18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball and No. 4 Alabama split a doubleheader on Saturday as a three-game weekend series got underway at Lamson Park.
Sydney Littlejohn and Alexis Osorio combined for a three-hit shutout in Game 1 as the Crimson Tide picked up a 3-0 win. Alabama grabbed hold of the lead with a solo home run in the first inning from Peyton Grantham and the pitching made the lead stand.
Beth Ashley and Lexie Comeaux both homered and combined to go 5-for-6 at the plate with 6 RBI to power Louisiana to an 11-2 (6 inn.) win in Game 2. The Ragin' Cajuns set season-high totals in runs and hits (12) and also recorded the most runs and largest margin of victory in the all-time series between the two schools.
Louisiana (5-3) and Alabama (7-1) conclude the series with the rubber match on Sunday at 1 p.m. Steve Peloquin has the call on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM in the Lafayette area, along with access to the internet via the Radio Pup app. A free live web stream is available on Ragin' Cajuns All-Access.
The Crimson Tide, visiting Lafayette for the first time since March 2003, collected their first win at Lamson Park in the opener. The Ragin' Cajuns triumph in the nightcap halted a three-game losing streak that began last Sunday with the Louisiana Classics-ending games against Southern Miss.
A crowd of 2,210 witnessed the Top 25 doubleheader marking the fourth playing date with crowd of 2,000-plus this season at Lamson Park.
Game 1
Macey Smith appeared headed for a quick 1-2-3 first inning before Grantham gave Alabama the early lead with a two-out solo home run. A two-out single by Aleah Craighton and walk from DJ Sanders gave Louisiana traffic in the bottom half, but Littlejohn induced a flyout from Daniella Chavez to end the threat.
Bailey Hemphill increased the Crimson Tide's advantage to 2-0 in the third inning with a sharp single past Kara Gremillion that went down the left field line to score Demi Turner.
The Ragin' Cajuns loaded the bases in the bottom of the third only to have Osorio enter in relief of Littlejohn and induce a fielder's choice grounder from Chavez to keep the hosts off of the scoreboard.
Alabama added a single run in the fourth inning on a Cajuns error and Osorio struck out six and allowed only one hit over the final four innings to preserve the win.
Game 2
It was the Ragin' Cajuns who grabbed the early advantage in the nightcap. Louisiana plated three runs in the bottom of the first inning, the final tallies coming on a two-run single by Comeaux.
Alex Stewart held the Crimson Tide off balance through the first four innings, yielding just three hits.
Louisiana created ample breathing room for Stewart by pushing across four runs in the fourth inning beginning with a solo home run by Comeaux (her first collegiate home run). Back-to-back bunt singles from Kassidy Zeringue and Kelli Martinez set the stage for a two-run double from Haley Hayden, which stretched the lead to 7-0, and she scored on a single to left center by Craighton for an eight-run edge.
Alabama extended the contest in the fifth inning with a two-run single by Marisa Runyon. An inning later, the Ragin' Cajuns walked off with the run-rule triumph when Ashley launched a three-run home run into the left field bleachers.
Ashley and Comeaux each posted a career-high three RBI which is tied with Craighton for the most by a Cajun this season. Comeaux was 3-for-3 at the plate, collecting the first three-hit game this season on the squad.
Craighton and Sanders each went 2-for-3 at the plate to each post their team-leading third multiple-hit game.
Stewart improved to 3-1 on the season and earned her sixth career victory over a Top 25 team. The 2016 All-American's list of career Top 25 triumphs includes wins over Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M and Baylor last season.
Sydney Littlejohn and Alexis Osorio combined for a three-hit shutout in Game 1 as the Crimson Tide picked up a 3-0 win. Alabama grabbed hold of the lead with a solo home run in the first inning from Peyton Grantham and the pitching made the lead stand.
Beth Ashley and Lexie Comeaux both homered and combined to go 5-for-6 at the plate with 6 RBI to power Louisiana to an 11-2 (6 inn.) win in Game 2. The Ragin' Cajuns set season-high totals in runs and hits (12) and also recorded the most runs and largest margin of victory in the all-time series between the two schools.
Louisiana (5-3) and Alabama (7-1) conclude the series with the rubber match on Sunday at 1 p.m. Steve Peloquin has the call on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM in the Lafayette area, along with access to the internet via the Radio Pup app. A free live web stream is available on Ragin' Cajuns All-Access.
The Crimson Tide, visiting Lafayette for the first time since March 2003, collected their first win at Lamson Park in the opener. The Ragin' Cajuns triumph in the nightcap halted a three-game losing streak that began last Sunday with the Louisiana Classics-ending games against Southern Miss.
A crowd of 2,210 witnessed the Top 25 doubleheader marking the fourth playing date with crowd of 2,000-plus this season at Lamson Park.
Game 1
Macey Smith appeared headed for a quick 1-2-3 first inning before Grantham gave Alabama the early lead with a two-out solo home run. A two-out single by Aleah Craighton and walk from DJ Sanders gave Louisiana traffic in the bottom half, but Littlejohn induced a flyout from Daniella Chavez to end the threat.
Bailey Hemphill increased the Crimson Tide's advantage to 2-0 in the third inning with a sharp single past Kara Gremillion that went down the left field line to score Demi Turner.
The Ragin' Cajuns loaded the bases in the bottom of the third only to have Osorio enter in relief of Littlejohn and induce a fielder's choice grounder from Chavez to keep the hosts off of the scoreboard.
Alabama added a single run in the fourth inning on a Cajuns error and Osorio struck out six and allowed only one hit over the final four innings to preserve the win.
Game 2
It was the Ragin' Cajuns who grabbed the early advantage in the nightcap. Louisiana plated three runs in the bottom of the first inning, the final tallies coming on a two-run single by Comeaux.
Alex Stewart held the Crimson Tide off balance through the first four innings, yielding just three hits.
Louisiana created ample breathing room for Stewart by pushing across four runs in the fourth inning beginning with a solo home run by Comeaux (her first collegiate home run). Back-to-back bunt singles from Kassidy Zeringue and Kelli Martinez set the stage for a two-run double from Haley Hayden, which stretched the lead to 7-0, and she scored on a single to left center by Craighton for an eight-run edge.
Alabama extended the contest in the fifth inning with a two-run single by Marisa Runyon. An inning later, the Ragin' Cajuns walked off with the run-rule triumph when Ashley launched a three-run home run into the left field bleachers.
Ashley and Comeaux each posted a career-high three RBI which is tied with Craighton for the most by a Cajun this season. Comeaux was 3-for-3 at the plate, collecting the first three-hit game this season on the squad.
Craighton and Sanders each went 2-for-3 at the plate to each post their team-leading third multiple-hit game.
Stewart improved to 3-1 on the season and earned her sixth career victory over a Top 25 team. The 2016 All-American's list of career Top 25 triumphs includes wins over Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M and Baylor last season.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Osorio, Alexis (4-0)
L: Smith, Macey (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Schroder, Merris 1
HR: Grantham, Peyton 1
RBI: Grantham, Peyton 1 ; Hemphill, Bailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Turner, Demi 1 ; Grantham, Peyton 1 ; Schroder, Merris 1
CS: Bobo, Rachel 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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