University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Lafayette
1 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4-3
0
vs
3
Alabama
7-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Â 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alex Stewart held the Crimson Tide off balance through the first four innings, yielding just three hits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Craighton and Sanders each went 2-for-3 at the plate to each post their team-leading third multiple-hit game.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Â 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alex Stewart held the Crimson Tide off balance through the first four innings, yielding just three hits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Craighton and Sanders each went 2-for-3 at the plate to each post their team-leading third multiple-hit game.
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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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Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball
1B/OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
2B
/ SoftballTeam 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
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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