University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, May 11
San Marcos, Teaxs
2:40 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
50-4
1
vs
0
Coastal Carolina
39-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 |
No. 7 Louisiana Completes Sweep of Sun Belt Championships, Collects NCAA Bid
5/11/2019 6:34:00 PM | Softball
The league’s regular season champion, @RaginCajunsSB adds a tournament championship to its hardware list
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The tandem of Alissa Dalton and Summer Ellyson guided No. 7 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball to another win at the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Saturday, this time helping secure a trophy to bring home.
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Dalton's two-out RBI single in the first inning provided all the offense needed as Ellyson fired a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Coastal Carolina in the tournament's championship game.
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Louisiana (50-4), the regular season champions after an undefeated run in conference play, captured its 15th SBC Tournament championship in the 20-year history of the event.
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The Ragin' Cajuns also clinched the program's first 50-win season since 2012, extended their winning streak to 27 games, and secured the Sun Belt's automatic bid into the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
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UP NEXT
No. 7 Louisiana awaits the assignment for its 21st consecutive appearance and 29th overall in the NCAA Tournament, which begins with the regional round Friday-Sunday, May 17-19.
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The field of 64 teams will be announced on Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN2. The team will gather at Pete's on Johnston to view the selection show.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Kara Gremillion, who took away several would-be hits with her quick reflexes at third base, scored the winning run after leading off the contest with a bunt single and taking second base on a throwing error.
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For the second straight day, Dalton came through with a clutch two-out base hit when she scored Gremillion in the first inning. She concluded the tournament with three two-out RBI which increased her team-high tying season total to 22.
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Sarah Hudek was another key cog in the Louisiana defense as she tracked down her tournament-high four fly balls in left field.
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Ellyson struck out seven including back-to-back punch outs during her biggest stand of the game after the Chanticleers (39-21) had the tying run in scoring position after a leadoff double in the sixth inning.
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Ellyson shutout the SBC's leading home run hitting team for the fourth time in five meetings (held Coastal scoreless in three regular season appearances).
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NOTEWORTHY
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Instagram (@Louisiana.SB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
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Dalton's two-out RBI single in the first inning provided all the offense needed as Ellyson fired a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Coastal Carolina in the tournament's championship game.
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Louisiana (50-4), the regular season champions after an undefeated run in conference play, captured its 15th SBC Tournament championship in the 20-year history of the event.
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The Ragin' Cajuns also clinched the program's first 50-win season since 2012, extended their winning streak to 27 games, and secured the Sun Belt's automatic bid into the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
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UP NEXT
No. 7 Louisiana awaits the assignment for its 21st consecutive appearance and 29th overall in the NCAA Tournament, which begins with the regional round Friday-Sunday, May 17-19.
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The field of 64 teams will be announced on Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN2. The team will gather at Pete's on Johnston to view the selection show.
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LEADING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Kara Gremillion, who took away several would-be hits with her quick reflexes at third base, scored the winning run after leading off the contest with a bunt single and taking second base on a throwing error.
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For the second straight day, Dalton came through with a clutch two-out base hit when she scored Gremillion in the first inning. She concluded the tournament with three two-out RBI which increased her team-high tying season total to 22.
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Sarah Hudek was another key cog in the Louisiana defense as she tracked down her tournament-high four fly balls in left field.
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Ellyson struck out seven including back-to-back punch outs during her biggest stand of the game after the Chanticleers (39-21) had the tying run in scoring position after a leadoff double in the sixth inning.
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Ellyson shutout the SBC's leading home run hitting team for the fourth time in five meetings (held Coastal scoreless in three regular season appearances).
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NOTEWORTHY
- Representing Louisiana on the all-tournament team was Alissa Dalton, Kara Gremillion, Sarah Hudek and Summer Ellyson who was named the Most Outstanding Player.
- The Ragin' Cajuns 27-game winning streak is the second-longest active in the nation and one game shy of the program record 28-game streak recorded in 2012.
- Louisiana improved to 61-9 (.871) all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
- All three of the team-leading RBI produced by Alissa Dalton in the SBC Tournament came in a two-out situation.
- Sarah Hudek rounded up eight fly ball outs over the three games Louisiana played in the tournament.
- Summer Ellyson worked 21 innings, yielded only three earned runs, and limited foes to 11 hits and a .153 average in leading the Ragin' Cajuns to the SBC Tournament title.
- Now with a nation-leading 37 wins, Summer Ellyson extended her hold on second place in the program's record book and moved ever so closer to posting the first 40-win season since Brooke Mitchell's record 45 wins in 2004.
- Alissa Dalton's 2-for-3 performance led her to her 16th multiple-hit game of the season, tied with Julie Rawls for the team lead.
- Kara Gremillion's critical hit in the first inning extended her current hitting streak to her season-best of five games.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Instagram (@Louisiana.SB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
Players Mentioned
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Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (37-4)
L: Guillette, Ashley (16-8)
Batting:
2B: Augur, Stavi 1
Batting:
2B: Dalton, Alissa 1
RBI: Dalton, Alissa 1
SH: Comeaux, Lexie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gremillion, Kara 1
CS: Milligan, Keeli 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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