University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, April 22
Lafayette
11 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
31-12, 16-5
9
vs
0
Georgia Southern
24-22, 8-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 2 |
Big Innings Send Ragin' Cajuns Past Eagles in Series Finale
4/22/2018 2:37:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – 22nd-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball captured the series victory from Georgia Southern by posting a 9-0 (5 inn.) triumph on Sunday at Lamson Park.
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Louisiana (31-12, 16-5 Sun Belt) took advantage of free bases and piled up nine hits over the second and third innings combined to generate its run production.
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Summer Ellyson and Casey Dixon combined for a three-hit shutout of the Eagles (24-22, 8-13 Sun Belt) – the second blanking of the visitors in the series.
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With the victory, the Ragin' Cajuns extended their string of consecutive Sun Belt series won to 44 dating back to March 2013.
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The teams entered Sunday's series finale with the victory for the taking after splitting doubleheader on Saturday.
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UP NEXT
No. 22 Louisiana travels to Arlington, Texas for the final road Sun Belt Conference series of the season. The series with UTA is set for Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29 at Allan Saxe Field.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Kara Gremillion drove home a game-high three RBI, the highlight a two-run single in the third inning that stretched the lead to 7-0.
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Lexie Comeaux provided two RBI for the Ragin' Cajuns off a sacrifice fly and fielder's choice grounder.
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Louisiana's 7-8-9 hitters, consisting of Kelli Marinez, Kalyn Watts and Jolie Readeaux, each tallied two hits and sparked the big-run innings in the second and third.
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Ellyson struck out five in four innings of work and stranded five Eagles runners. Dixon closed in the fifth inning, wrapping up the pitching staff's eighth shutout of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The first push from the Ragin' Cajuns 7-8-9 trio set scoring in motion in the second inning. Martinez singled to place Carrie Boswell (one-out walk) in scoring position then Watts drove a single to center to plate the first run.
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Readeaux followed with an infield single to load the bases. Louisiana would push across a run in each of the next four plate appearances to open a 5-0 lead.
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The third inning began with a jumpstart from Martinez, Watts and Readeaux who all singled to load the bases. Gremillion singled up the middle for the first two runs, then the margin reached run-rule territory when two Cajuns crossed during an attempted double play off a Comeaux ground ball.
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NOTEWORTHY
- Summer Ellyson extended her current string of consecutive scoreless innings pitched to 22. She had a hand in both shutouts in the Georgia Southern series.
- Including Monday's win over Texas State, Summer Ellyson pitched 25 innings for the week and limited foes to one run. She turned in a 4-0 performance with a 0.28 ERA and yielded just 15 hits.
- Kara Gremillion increased her season RBI total to 19, leaving her one shy of reaching 20 RBI for the third straight season.
- Kara Gremillion picked up her 15th multiple-hit game of the season. The junior third baseman now has 42 career multiple-hit outings.
- Jolie Readeaux's two hits increased her series-leading total to five. In three starts vs. Georgia Southern, she was 5-for-10 at the plate and posted three RBI.
- Lexie Comeaux posted her second multiple-RBI game in the past four outings (two RBI at McNeese). She pushed her season total to 25 RBI, moving her into a tie with Beth Ashley for the team lead.
- Louisiana's 10 hits marked the seventh time in April (out of 13 games) that the squad has reached double figures.
- Since the Georgia State series (April 7-8), the Ragin' Cajuns offense has produced at least five hits each game.
- Louisiana's pitchers limited Georgia Southern to a .169 average. It's the fifth time in seven SBC series the pitching staff held foes to a sub-.200 average.
- The Ragin' Cajuns improved to 12-2 all-time vs. Georgia Southern and picked up the Sun Belt series win for the fourth time in as many meetings.
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Louisiana (31-12, 16-5 Sun Belt) took advantage of free bases and piled up nine hits over the second and third innings combined to generate its run production.
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Summer Ellyson and Casey Dixon combined for a three-hit shutout of the Eagles (24-22, 8-13 Sun Belt) – the second blanking of the visitors in the series.
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With the victory, the Ragin' Cajuns extended their string of consecutive Sun Belt series won to 44 dating back to March 2013.
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The teams entered Sunday's series finale with the victory for the taking after splitting doubleheader on Saturday.
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UP NEXT
No. 22 Louisiana travels to Arlington, Texas for the final road Sun Belt Conference series of the season. The series with UTA is set for Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29 at Allan Saxe Field.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Kara Gremillion drove home a game-high three RBI, the highlight a two-run single in the third inning that stretched the lead to 7-0.
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Lexie Comeaux provided two RBI for the Ragin' Cajuns off a sacrifice fly and fielder's choice grounder.
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Louisiana's 7-8-9 hitters, consisting of Kelli Marinez, Kalyn Watts and Jolie Readeaux, each tallied two hits and sparked the big-run innings in the second and third.
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Ellyson struck out five in four innings of work and stranded five Eagles runners. Dixon closed in the fifth inning, wrapping up the pitching staff's eighth shutout of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The first push from the Ragin' Cajuns 7-8-9 trio set scoring in motion in the second inning. Martinez singled to place Carrie Boswell (one-out walk) in scoring position then Watts drove a single to center to plate the first run.
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Readeaux followed with an infield single to load the bases. Louisiana would push across a run in each of the next four plate appearances to open a 5-0 lead.
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The third inning began with a jumpstart from Martinez, Watts and Readeaux who all singled to load the bases. Gremillion singled up the middle for the first two runs, then the margin reached run-rule territory when two Cajuns crossed during an attempted double play off a Comeaux ground ball.
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NOTEWORTHY
- Summer Ellyson extended her current string of consecutive scoreless innings pitched to 22. She had a hand in both shutouts in the Georgia Southern series.
- Including Monday's win over Texas State, Summer Ellyson pitched 25 innings for the week and limited foes to one run. She turned in a 4-0 performance with a 0.28 ERA and yielded just 15 hits.
- Kara Gremillion increased her season RBI total to 19, leaving her one shy of reaching 20 RBI for the third straight season.
- Kara Gremillion picked up her 15th multiple-hit game of the season. The junior third baseman now has 42 career multiple-hit outings.
- Jolie Readeaux's two hits increased her series-leading total to five. In three starts vs. Georgia Southern, she was 5-for-10 at the plate and posted three RBI.
- Lexie Comeaux posted her second multiple-RBI game in the past four outings (two RBI at McNeese). She pushed her season total to 25 RBI, moving her into a tie with Beth Ashley for the team lead.
- Louisiana's 10 hits marked the seventh time in April (out of 13 games) that the squad has reached double figures.
- Since the Georgia State series (April 7-8), the Ragin' Cajuns offense has produced at least five hits each game.
- Louisiana's pitchers limited Georgia Southern to a .169 average. It's the fifth time in seven SBC series the pitching staff held foes to a sub-.200 average.
- The Ragin' Cajuns improved to 12-2 all-time vs. Georgia Southern and picked up the Sun Belt series win for the fourth time in as many meetings.
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Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (17-6)
L: Ramos, Kaylee (2-4)
Batting:
RBI: Gremillion, Kara 3 ; Rodriguez, Brittany 1 ; Dalton, Alissa 1 ; Comeaux, Lexie 2 ; Watts, Kalyn 1
SF: Comeaux, Lexie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gremillion, Kara 2 ; Rodriguez, Brittany 1 ; Boswell, Carrie 1 ; Martinez, Kelli 2 ; Watts, Kalyn 2 ; Readeaux, Jolie 1
HBP: Gremillion, Kara 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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