University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

Tuesday, February 11
Lafayette
6 p.m.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

vs

Lamar

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Louisiana Softball Meets Lamar in First Midweek Contest of the 2020 Season

2/10/2020 6:44:00 PM | Softball

@RaginCajunsSB is continuing its season-opening, eight-game homestand

No. 8 Louisiana (3-1) vs. Lamar (1-3)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020
Location: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (2,790)
Game Time: 6 p.m. (CST)
 
MEDIA INFORMATION
Season Stats: Louisiana | Lamar
Streaming Video: RaginCajuns.com/Watch | Talent: Dan McDonald, PxP
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM | Talent: Steve Peloquin, PxP; Bobby Neveaux, analyst
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSB
 
SETTING THE SCENE
The second week of the young 2020 season begins for No. 8 Louisiana Softball on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in a 6 p.m. contest with Lamar at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
 
The Ragin' Cajuns are coming off a 3-1 mark in the season-opening Louisiana Classics tournament held at Lamson Park. The squad surrendered no more than one earned run in any contest and the lone loss coming on a seventh-inning home run in a pitcher's duel with North Texas.
 
Tuesday's contest is the start of a busy week for Louisiana which is scheduled to play five games, capped off by a home-and-home with fellow nationally ranked foe Louisiana State.
 
It's the first meeting between the Ragin' Cajuns and Cardinals since a March 2014 contest held at Lamson Park. It's also the lone matchup scheduled for this season.
 
TWO FOR TUESDAY
Fans have an opportunity to take advantage of a "Buy One Get One Free" ticket promotion for the general admission outfield seating.  
 
SERIES HISTORY (Louisiana leads, 18-0)
  • Series originated in the 1980s when both programs were members of the Southland Conference (1983-87).
  • All but one of the previous 18 meetings took place in the Southland era; series resumed March 6, 2014 at Lamson Park.
 
QUICK HITS
  • The offense produced a .308 average, had four individuals hit above .400, and launched four home runs during Opening Weekend. Julie Rawls led the way with a .444 average and seven RBI.
  • Summer Ellyson and Megan Kleist combined for 39 strikeouts and yielded just six walks in 23-2/3 innings pitched on Opening Weekend.
  • In addition to Megan Kleist, also their Ragin' Cajuns debut on Opening Weekend were transfers Kaitlyn Alderink (Texas A&M), Melissa Mayeux (Miami Dade College) and Geana Torres (Missouri), along with freshmen Taylor Roman, Sydnee Hebert and Kylie Neel.
  • Perhaps the feel-good story of the start of the season was infielder Brittany Holland, who suffered season-ending knee injuries each of the previous two seasons, return to the field at third base and close out the weekend with a grand slam vs. UTSA.
  • Kaitlyn Alderink showed she could be the next "go-to" base stealer, swiping three bags all on Opening Day.
  • In her first official appearance as a Ragin' Cajun, and first action since the 2018 season, Megan Kleist collected a save (Ball State) and win (UTSA). The next day she fired off 11 strikeouts vs. North Texas.
  • Summer Ellyson showed early glimpses of the dominance she's shown the previous two seasons, carrying a perfect game into the fifth inning of Saturday's game with UTSA.
  • The battle for third base heated up on Opening Weekend as both Brittany Holland and Melissa Mayeux displayed explosiveness with their bat, each hitting a home run.
  • Louisiana utilized four different lineups on opening weekend, a credit to the depth inside the team's dugout.
  • The three wins in the Louisiana Classics increased Gerry Glasco's overall win total as a head coach and at Louisiana to 96, giving him an opportunity to reach 100 before the season-opening homestand expires.
  • The Ragin' Cajuns were preseason ranked in the Top 10 for the sixth time since 2000. Starting off at No. 8 in the D1Softball and Softball America polls, it's was the program's highest preseason nod since 2009.
  • Louisiana is in the midst of the 40th season in program history, one founded by NFCA Hall of Famer Yvette Girouard back in 1981. At 1,686 all-time wins, Louisiana ranks No. 5 among all-time NCAA D1 Softball's winningest programs.
  • A new upgrade is up and running beyond the right field wall at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park, as a state-of-the-art video board system made its debut during Opening Weekend. Fans are now able to enjoy team introduction videos, replays, higher-quality graphics and much more.
 
UP NEXT
No. 8 Louisiana rounds out its season-opening, eight-game homestand with a series of three games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park Friday-Saturday, Feb. 14-15.
 
The Ragin' Cajuns face North Dakota at 4 p.m., on Friday, then on Saturday play a doubleheader with games against Samford and Louisiana State beginning at 1:30 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
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.
 
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Players Mentioned

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Summer Ellyson

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99

Sydnee Hebert

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11

Megan Kleist

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21

Melissa Mayeux

IF
/ Softball
42

Kylie Neel

OF
/ Softball
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Julie Rawls

C/OF
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8

Taylor Roman

OF
/ Softball
13

Geana Torres

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