University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, May 11
Lafayette
11 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
38-13
1
vs
0
Texas State
40-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
@RaginCajunsSB Secures Spot in Sun Belt Tournament Championship Game
5/11/2018 3:35:00 PM | Softball
Summer Ellyson’s no-hitter and Kara Gremillion’s squeeze bunt keys to topping No. 23 Texas State
LAFAYETTE – 21st-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball advanced to the championship game of the 2018 Sun Belt Softball Tournament at Lamson Park with a 1-0 win over No. 23 Texas State.
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Summer Ellyson spun a no-hitter and the combination of Kelli Martinez and Kara Gremillion led to the winning run for the second straight day.
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In the sixth inning of a scoreless duel, Martinez beat out an infield single with one out and later wound up at third following an error on a stolen base attempt. Gremillion took a 3-1 offering from Texas State's Randi Rupp and pushed a squeeze bunt up the first base line to bring home Martinez with the game-winning tally.
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Ellyson faced the minimum in collecting her second no-hitter of the season and the Ragin' Cajuns fourth in Sun Belt Tournament history.
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UP NEXT
No. 21 Louisiana aims for its third straight Sun Belt Tournament championship and 15th overall in the 1 p.m. championship game on Saturday at Lamson Park. The Ragin' Cajuns will face the survivor of Friday's elimination round between Texas State, Troy and UTA.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Ellyson struck out six and a two-out walk in the third inning was all that separate her from a perfect game. The sophomore hurler needed just 80 pitches to craft the no-hitter.
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Martinez's run was her third of the SBC Tournament. She's now accounted for all of Louisiana's scoring in the event.
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Gremillion picked up her team-leading sixth sacrifice hit of the season on the sixth-inning squeeze.
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NOTEWORTHY
- Louisiana improved to 58-8 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
- The Ragin' Cajuns advanced to the SBC Tournament championship game for the fifth straight year and 17th time in the 19-year history of the event.
- Summer Ellyson joins Brooke Mitchell (2004) and Donna Bourgeois (2010) as Ragin' Cajuns to toss complete game no-hitters in the Sun Belt Tournament. Louisiana's other no-hitter was a combined effort by Alex Stewart and Macey Smith in the 2016 championship game.
- Summer Ellyson posted her fifth complete game shutout. She lowered her ERA to 1.36, the lowest figure since opening day.
- Since April 15, Summer Ellyson has worked 79 innings and surrendered just nine earned runs (0.80 ERA), 47 hits and limited foes to a .167 average.
- Kelli Martinez's single in the sixth inning extended her season-best hitting streak to four games. She's also extended her reached base streak to a season-high 10 games.
- The Ragin' Cajuns moved to 19-8 in games decided by two runs or less, which includes a 10-6 mark in one-run games. It was the fifth one-run triumph in the past six outings.
- Louisiana stretched its current winning streak, which began April 28-29 at UTA, to seven games. It equals the season-long streak that occurred from March 11-24.
- For the third straight season, the Ragin' Cajuns and Bobcats met in the Sun Belt Tournament winner's bracket final. Louisiana has won each time.
- Louisiana batters struck out only once in the contest – the fewest recorded by Texas State's Randi Rupp in a game seven innings or longer in 2018 (previous low was two at Baylor on March 14).
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FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
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Summer Ellyson spun a no-hitter and the combination of Kelli Martinez and Kara Gremillion led to the winning run for the second straight day.
Â
In the sixth inning of a scoreless duel, Martinez beat out an infield single with one out and later wound up at third following an error on a stolen base attempt. Gremillion took a 3-1 offering from Texas State's Randi Rupp and pushed a squeeze bunt up the first base line to bring home Martinez with the game-winning tally.
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Ellyson faced the minimum in collecting her second no-hitter of the season and the Ragin' Cajuns fourth in Sun Belt Tournament history.
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UP NEXT
No. 21 Louisiana aims for its third straight Sun Belt Tournament championship and 15th overall in the 1 p.m. championship game on Saturday at Lamson Park. The Ragin' Cajuns will face the survivor of Friday's elimination round between Texas State, Troy and UTA.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Ellyson struck out six and a two-out walk in the third inning was all that separate her from a perfect game. The sophomore hurler needed just 80 pitches to craft the no-hitter.
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Martinez's run was her third of the SBC Tournament. She's now accounted for all of Louisiana's scoring in the event.
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Gremillion picked up her team-leading sixth sacrifice hit of the season on the sixth-inning squeeze.
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NOTEWORTHY
- Louisiana improved to 58-8 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
- The Ragin' Cajuns advanced to the SBC Tournament championship game for the fifth straight year and 17th time in the 19-year history of the event.
- Summer Ellyson joins Brooke Mitchell (2004) and Donna Bourgeois (2010) as Ragin' Cajuns to toss complete game no-hitters in the Sun Belt Tournament. Louisiana's other no-hitter was a combined effort by Alex Stewart and Macey Smith in the 2016 championship game.
- Summer Ellyson posted her fifth complete game shutout. She lowered her ERA to 1.36, the lowest figure since opening day.
- Since April 15, Summer Ellyson has worked 79 innings and surrendered just nine earned runs (0.80 ERA), 47 hits and limited foes to a .167 average.
- Kelli Martinez's single in the sixth inning extended her season-best hitting streak to four games. She's also extended her reached base streak to a season-high 10 games.
- The Ragin' Cajuns moved to 19-8 in games decided by two runs or less, which includes a 10-6 mark in one-run games. It was the fifth one-run triumph in the past six outings.
- Louisiana stretched its current winning streak, which began April 28-29 at UTA, to seven games. It equals the season-long streak that occurred from March 11-24.
- For the third straight season, the Ragin' Cajuns and Bobcats met in the Sun Belt Tournament winner's bracket final. Louisiana has won each time.
- Louisiana batters struck out only once in the contest – the fewest recorded by Texas State's Randi Rupp in a game seven innings or longer in 2018 (previous low was two at Baylor on March 14).
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FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
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Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (21-7)
L: Rupp, Randi (26-10)
Batting:
RBI: Gremillion, Kara 1
SH: Gremillion, Kara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Martinez, Kelli 1
SB: Martinez, Kelli 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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