University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, May 10
Lafayette
12:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
37-13
2
vs
1
Georgia State
31-23
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
@RaginCajunsSB Rallies, Walks Off With Win in Sun Belt Tourney Opener
5/10/2018 3:57:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – 21st-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball captured a 2-1 walk-off win over Georgia State on Thursday to advance in the winner's bracket of the Sun Belt Softball Tournament at Lamson Park.
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Louisiana (37-13) snapped a 1-all tie after Kelli Martinez and Kara Gremillion ignited a two-out rally in the seventh inning with back-to-back singles. Martinez scored on the very next play when the Panthers (31-23) attempted a force out at second, but Gremillion slid into the bag before the throw to keep the inning alive.
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It was the fourth walk-off win of the season and 13th come-from-behind win for the Ragin' Cajuns. Louisiana erased a 1-0 deficit in the sixth inning when Jolie Readeaux delivered a pinch-hit RBI single which plated Martinez.
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UP NEXT
No. 21 Louisiana advanced to the winner's bracket final of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Ragin' Cajuns will face Texas State (40-13) for a spot in Saturday's championship game.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Martinez reached in all four of her plate appearances – walked twice, singled twice – and scored both of Louisiana's runs.
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Readeaux and Dalton each accounted for an RBI. For Readeaux it was her third run-scoring pinch hit at bat of the season while Dalton delivered her first walk-off winner.
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Summer Ellyson (20-7, 1.41 ERA) scattered six hits over her seven innings in the circle to reach the 20-win plateau for the first time in her career.
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Casidy Chaumont catch of a line drive for a double play after a leadoff double by Georgia State in the sixth inning was key to holding the Cajuns deficit at one run.
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NOTEWORTHY
- Louisiana improved to 17-2 all-time in Sun Belt Tournament openers. The program's all-time overall tournament record is 57-8.
- The Ragin' Cajuns extended their winning streak, which dates back to the April 28-29 UTA series, to six games.
- Kara Gremillion's single in the seventh which kept a two-out rally going snapped a 0-for-22 streak which dated back to April 28 at UTA.
- For the 24th time in 27 starts Summer Ellyson held an opponent to three earned runs or less.
- The Ragin' Cajuns moved to 18-8 in games decided by two runs or less, which includes a 9-6 mark in one-run games. It was the fourth one-run triumph in the past five outings.
- It was the Ragin' Cajuns first walk-off win in regulation play this season. Previous walk-off winners: Feb. 18 vs. Florida (W, 4-3 in 11 inn.), March 30 vs. South Alabama (W, 5-4 in 8 inn.) and May 4 vs. ULM (W, 1-0 in 14 inn).
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Louisiana (37-13) snapped a 1-all tie after Kelli Martinez and Kara Gremillion ignited a two-out rally in the seventh inning with back-to-back singles. Martinez scored on the very next play when the Panthers (31-23) attempted a force out at second, but Gremillion slid into the bag before the throw to keep the inning alive.
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It was the fourth walk-off win of the season and 13th come-from-behind win for the Ragin' Cajuns. Louisiana erased a 1-0 deficit in the sixth inning when Jolie Readeaux delivered a pinch-hit RBI single which plated Martinez.
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UP NEXT
No. 21 Louisiana advanced to the winner's bracket final of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Ragin' Cajuns will face Texas State (40-13) for a spot in Saturday's championship game.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Martinez reached in all four of her plate appearances – walked twice, singled twice – and scored both of Louisiana's runs.
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Readeaux and Dalton each accounted for an RBI. For Readeaux it was her third run-scoring pinch hit at bat of the season while Dalton delivered her first walk-off winner.
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Summer Ellyson (20-7, 1.41 ERA) scattered six hits over her seven innings in the circle to reach the 20-win plateau for the first time in her career.
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Casidy Chaumont catch of a line drive for a double play after a leadoff double by Georgia State in the sixth inning was key to holding the Cajuns deficit at one run.
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NOTEWORTHY
- Louisiana improved to 17-2 all-time in Sun Belt Tournament openers. The program's all-time overall tournament record is 57-8.
- The Ragin' Cajuns extended their winning streak, which dates back to the April 28-29 UTA series, to six games.
- Kara Gremillion's single in the seventh which kept a two-out rally going snapped a 0-for-22 streak which dated back to April 28 at UTA.
- For the 24th time in 27 starts Summer Ellyson held an opponent to three earned runs or less.
- The Ragin' Cajuns moved to 18-8 in games decided by two runs or less, which includes a 9-6 mark in one-run games. It was the fourth one-run triumph in the past five outings.
- It was the Ragin' Cajuns first walk-off win in regulation play this season. Previous walk-off winners: Feb. 18 vs. Florida (W, 4-3 in 11 inn.), March 30 vs. South Alabama (W, 5-4 in 8 inn.) and May 4 vs. ULM (W, 1-0 in 14 inn).
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Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (20-7)
L: Chance, Amanda (12-9)
Batting:
2B: Jobe, Arden 1
RBI: Hasty, Remington 1
SH: Mosel, Skylar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosel, Skylar 1
SB: Mosel, Skylar 1
Batting:
RBI: Dalton, Alissa 1 ; Readeaux, Jolie 1
SH: Gremillion, Kara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Martinez, Kelli 2
Game Leaders
cf/lf
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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