University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Birmingham, Ala.
5:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
2-0
1
at
0
UAB
3-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Classic Performance by Ellyson Completes Perfect Opening Day
2/20/2021 10:16:00 PM | Softball
No. 8 Louisiana Softball shuts out UAB to close out Day 1 of Green and Gold Classic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Summer Ellyson picked up where she left off last season and No. 8 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball got the timely hit needed for a 1-0 victory over UAB to close out Day 1 of the 2021 season and the UAB Green and Gold Classic at Mary Bowers Field.
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Ellyson yielded just three hits and struck out seven in the complete game shutout of the Blazers which extended her active streak of consecutive scoreless innings pitched to 18-1/3 innings dating back to 2020.
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The senior hurler and her defense twice worked around a runner on third and one-out situation to protect the shutout, the last occurrence coming in the sixth inning.
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Ciara Bryan came through with the game-winning RBI for Louisiana (2-0) in the third inning when she delivered a clutch two-out single to break a scoreless tie.
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From that point on it turned into a pitcher's duel between Ellyson and UAB's Amy Woodham.
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The Blazers (3-3) placed the tying run on the base path in the seventh inning after a leadoff single, then Louisiana came up with its biggest defensive play of the night. The runner would not get into scoring position as Julie Rawls connected with Alissa Dalton for a caught stealing and the next two batters were retired to bring the game to a close.
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Combined with an 8-2 win over Jacksonville State earlier in the day, the Ragin' Cajuns completed an undefeated Opening Day to start the 2021 season.
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DIAMOND NOTES
No. 8 Louisiana closes out its season-opening weekend and concludes play at the UAB Green and Gold Classic on Sunday. The Ragin' Cajuns meet Southeastern Louisiana at 10 a.m. and are scheduled for a rematch with UAB at 3 p.m.
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Ragin' Cajuns fans can follow along with the action on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM. Live video of the game with UAB will be available through CUSA.TV.
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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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Ellyson yielded just three hits and struck out seven in the complete game shutout of the Blazers which extended her active streak of consecutive scoreless innings pitched to 18-1/3 innings dating back to 2020.
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The senior hurler and her defense twice worked around a runner on third and one-out situation to protect the shutout, the last occurrence coming in the sixth inning.
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Ciara Bryan came through with the game-winning RBI for Louisiana (2-0) in the third inning when she delivered a clutch two-out single to break a scoreless tie.
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From that point on it turned into a pitcher's duel between Ellyson and UAB's Amy Woodham.
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The Blazers (3-3) placed the tying run on the base path in the seventh inning after a leadoff single, then Louisiana came up with its biggest defensive play of the night. The runner would not get into scoring position as Julie Rawls connected with Alissa Dalton for a caught stealing and the next two batters were retired to bring the game to a close.
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Combined with an 8-2 win over Jacksonville State earlier in the day, the Ragin' Cajuns completed an undefeated Opening Day to start the 2021 season.
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DIAMOND NOTES
- Summer Ellyson collected the 19th complete game shutout of her collegiate career.
- It was the 75th career win for Summer Ellyson (now 75-17) moving her within nine wins from joining the program's Top 5 list.
- Two games in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform and Ciara Bryan has at least one RBI each outing. Bryan has posted at least one RBI in 19 of the last 30 games she's competed in.
- Kaitlyn Alderink extended her streak of consecutive games started at second base to 207. Alderink (4 assists) was responsible for half of the Ragin' Cajuns fielding assists.
- In addition to stranding a runner at third twice in the contest, Summer Ellyson did not yield a single hit to the Blazers with runners on base (0-for-9) and in scoring position (0-for-7).
No. 8 Louisiana closes out its season-opening weekend and concludes play at the UAB Green and Gold Classic on Sunday. The Ragin' Cajuns meet Southeastern Louisiana at 10 a.m. and are scheduled for a rematch with UAB at 3 p.m.
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Ragin' Cajuns fans can follow along with the action on SportsRadio ESPN 1420-AM. Live video of the game with UAB will be available through CUSA.TV.
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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
2B/3B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
C/OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (1-0)
L: Woodham, Amy (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Bryan, Ciara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roman, Taylor 1
SB: Roman, Taylor 1
Base Running:
SB: Crocker, KK 1 ; Davis, Brooke 1
CS: Mitchell, Makalah 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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