University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, March 2
Fullerton, Calif.
5 p.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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17th-ranked Ragin' Cajuns Edged by Michigan in Judi Garman Classic Opener
3/2/2018 8:37:00 PM | Softball
FULLERTON, Calif. – Three early runs held up for No. 23 Michigan in a 3-1 win over 17th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball on Friday in the Judi Garman Classic.
The Wolverines (12-6) led off the game with a home run and added a pair of unearned runs in the second inning to reach its offensive production.
Louisiana (11-4) received 5-1/3 combined innings of scoreless relief from Casey Dixon and Carrie Boswell to hold Michigan the remainder of the contest.
A run crossed for the Ragin' Cajuns in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly from Casidy Chaumont. Michigan's Meghan Beaubien worked a scoreless seventh inning to close the contest.
Louisiana competed away from Lamson Park for the first time in the Gerry Glasco era and made its first appearance at the Judi Garman Classic since March 2011.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Kara Gremillion extended her hitting streak to three games with a leadoff single in the bottom of the sixth inning. She moved up on a wild pitch and later scored the Ragin' Cajuns run off Chaumont's sacrifice fly to the wall in left field.
Four other Ragin' Cajuns posted a hit including Brittany Rodriguez who extended her season-best hitting streak to four games.
Dixon's 3-1/3 innings of scoreless relief was highlighted by working out of a first and third with no outs situation in the third inning.
Boswell also did her part in holding the Wolverines off the scoreboard, stranding a runner in scoring position in both the sixth and seventh inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Michigan's Faith Canfield, who wound up with all three of the squad's RBI, opened the scoring hitting solo home run on the game's first pitch from Summer Ellyson.
Louisiana put two on the base path in an attempt to answer in the bottom of the first as Alissa Dalton singled and Gremillion walked. Wolverines starting pitcher Sarah Schaefer got a ground ball and pop up to escape the threat.
The first two Wolverines reached in the second inning (walk, error), then Ellyson retired the next two. However, Canfield came through with a bouncing single up the middle to score the runners and extended the lead to 3-0.
The remainder of the contest featured matching scoreless frames from both pitching staffs until Gremilion's leadoff single in the sixth inning led to Chaumont's sacrifice fly that trimmed the Ragin' Cajuns deficit to 3-1.
UP NEXT
No. 17 Louisiana continues play at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., on Saturday with a pair of evening matchups on Field 2 at Anderson Family Field Complex.
The Ragin' Cajuns are scheduled to meet Iowa at 7:30 p.m. (CST) followed by a matchup with Michigan State at 10 p.m. (CST).
Fans can hear both games on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM in the Acadiana region and worldwide on the ESPN 1420 app. FloSoftball.com is providing a live video stream and it can be viewed with a Pro monthly or yearly subscription.
For more information on Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball, as well as all of Ragin' Cajuns Athletics, visit RaginCajuns.com. Fans can also follow along with the team on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB) and Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB).
The Wolverines (12-6) led off the game with a home run and added a pair of unearned runs in the second inning to reach its offensive production.
Louisiana (11-4) received 5-1/3 combined innings of scoreless relief from Casey Dixon and Carrie Boswell to hold Michigan the remainder of the contest.
A run crossed for the Ragin' Cajuns in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly from Casidy Chaumont. Michigan's Meghan Beaubien worked a scoreless seventh inning to close the contest.
Louisiana competed away from Lamson Park for the first time in the Gerry Glasco era and made its first appearance at the Judi Garman Classic since March 2011.
LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Kara Gremillion extended her hitting streak to three games with a leadoff single in the bottom of the sixth inning. She moved up on a wild pitch and later scored the Ragin' Cajuns run off Chaumont's sacrifice fly to the wall in left field.
Four other Ragin' Cajuns posted a hit including Brittany Rodriguez who extended her season-best hitting streak to four games.
Dixon's 3-1/3 innings of scoreless relief was highlighted by working out of a first and third with no outs situation in the third inning.
Boswell also did her part in holding the Wolverines off the scoreboard, stranding a runner in scoring position in both the sixth and seventh inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Michigan's Faith Canfield, who wound up with all three of the squad's RBI, opened the scoring hitting solo home run on the game's first pitch from Summer Ellyson.
Louisiana put two on the base path in an attempt to answer in the bottom of the first as Alissa Dalton singled and Gremillion walked. Wolverines starting pitcher Sarah Schaefer got a ground ball and pop up to escape the threat.
The first two Wolverines reached in the second inning (walk, error), then Ellyson retired the next two. However, Canfield came through with a bouncing single up the middle to score the runners and extended the lead to 3-0.
The remainder of the contest featured matching scoreless frames from both pitching staffs until Gremilion's leadoff single in the sixth inning led to Chaumont's sacrifice fly that trimmed the Ragin' Cajuns deficit to 3-1.
UP NEXT
No. 17 Louisiana continues play at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., on Saturday with a pair of evening matchups on Field 2 at Anderson Family Field Complex.
The Ragin' Cajuns are scheduled to meet Iowa at 7:30 p.m. (CST) followed by a matchup with Michigan State at 10 p.m. (CST).
Fans can hear both games on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM in the Acadiana region and worldwide on the ESPN 1420 app. FloSoftball.com is providing a live video stream and it can be viewed with a Pro monthly or yearly subscription.
For more information on Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball, as well as all of Ragin' Cajuns Athletics, visit RaginCajuns.com. Fans can also follow along with the team on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB) and Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Blanco, Tera (3-1)
L: Ellyson, Summer (5-2)
S: Beaubien, Meghan (1)
Batting:
2B: Peters, Natalie 1 ; Falk, Aidan 1
3B: Falk, Aidan 1
HR: Canfield, Faith 1
RBI: Canfield, Faith 3
SH: Rodriguez, Natalia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Canfield, Faith 1 ; Alexander, Katie 1 ; Bump, Taylor 1
HBP: Peters, Natalie 1
Batting:
RBI: Chaumont, Casidy 1
SF: Chaumont, Casidy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gremillion, Kara 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
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H
1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
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