University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, February 21
Birmingham, Ala.
3 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4-0
8
at
2
UAB
4-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| UAB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Commanding Edge in Late Innings Pays Dividends for Louisiana Once More
2/21/2021 7:06:00 PM | Softball
Eight-run outburst from fourth inning onward lifts No. 8 Louisiana Softball past UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second time on Sunday the offense was at its best from the fourth inning on, leading No. 8 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball to an 8-2 win over UAB in the final game of the Green and Gold Classic at Mary Bowers Field.
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Louisiana (4-0) plated eight runs over its final four at bats for the second straight game, starting with a two-run home run from Raina O'Neal in the fourth inning, to secure the victory and complete Opening Weekend and the Green and Gold Classic undefeated.
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Earlier in the day, the Ragin' Cajuns began a push in the fourth inning against Southeastern Louisiana by piling up eight runs over its final three at bats to claim a 9-1 (6 inn.) triumph.
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O'Neal's fourth-inning heroics pulled Louisiana out of its first deficit of the season. UAB (4-4) opened a 1-0 lead in its first at bat with a two-out RBI double from Sierra Frazier.
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Summer Ellyson wouldn't relinquish the lead as she faced the minimum over the next two innings, closing the fifth inning with a double play after a runner reached scoring position. Ellyson wound up scattering four hits and struck out six batters over 5-2/3 innings of work.
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O'Neal (3-for-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) took charge once again in the sixth inning when she delivered the first of three consecutive RBI singles that extended the lead to 6-1 and effectively put the game out of reach.
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The Blazers scratched a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and were threatening for more, but with the tying run on deck Vanessa Foreman threw one pitch and induced a pop up to close the frame.
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Louisiana stretched its winning to eight games dating back to last season's COVID-19 stoppage of play and moved to 4-0 to start a season for the third time in four years with Gerry Glasco.
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DIAMOND NOTES
UP NEXT
An extremely busy schedule awaits No. 8 Louisiana next week with a total of eight games over six days on the docket. All but two of the contests will be at home inside Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
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The week begins with the home opener at Lamson Park on Tuesday, Feb. 23 vs. Eastern Illinois at 4:30 p.m. The matchup is highlighted by head coach Gerry Glasco and his daughter, EIU head coach Tara (Glasco) Archibald, coaching against one another collegiately for the first time.
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The busy stretch continues on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Lamson Park with a single game vs. McNeese, and will be followed by a combination of six games against Louisiana State, Buffalo and Oklahoma State from Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 25-28.
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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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Louisiana (4-0) plated eight runs over its final four at bats for the second straight game, starting with a two-run home run from Raina O'Neal in the fourth inning, to secure the victory and complete Opening Weekend and the Green and Gold Classic undefeated.
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Earlier in the day, the Ragin' Cajuns began a push in the fourth inning against Southeastern Louisiana by piling up eight runs over its final three at bats to claim a 9-1 (6 inn.) triumph.
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O'Neal's fourth-inning heroics pulled Louisiana out of its first deficit of the season. UAB (4-4) opened a 1-0 lead in its first at bat with a two-out RBI double from Sierra Frazier.
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Summer Ellyson wouldn't relinquish the lead as she faced the minimum over the next two innings, closing the fifth inning with a double play after a runner reached scoring position. Ellyson wound up scattering four hits and struck out six batters over 5-2/3 innings of work.
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O'Neal (3-for-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) took charge once again in the sixth inning when she delivered the first of three consecutive RBI singles that extended the lead to 6-1 and effectively put the game out of reach.
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The Blazers scratched a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and were threatening for more, but with the tying run on deck Vanessa Foreman threw one pitch and induced a pop up to close the frame.
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Louisiana stretched its winning to eight games dating back to last season's COVID-19 stoppage of play and moved to 4-0 to start a season for the third time in four years with Gerry Glasco.
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DIAMOND NOTES
- Of the 26 runs the Ragin' Cajuns scored during the Green and Gold Classic, a total of 22 (85 percent) were produced from the fourth inning on.
- In the two games combined on Sunday (SLU and UAB), Louisiana generated 16 runs from the fourth inning on.
- Raina O'Neal became the third Ragin' Cajun to turn in a three-hit game during Opening Weekend, joining Ciara Bryan and Alissa Dalton. For O'Neal it marked her seventh three-hit game with Louisiana.
- Ciara Bryan (2-for-4) collected her third multiple-hit game of the Green and Gold Classic. Bryan led Louisiana with a .500 average (8-for-16) and hits (8) over the weekend.
- In two games against UAB, Summer Ellyson pitched 13 innings, yielded only one run, allowed just seven hits and struck out 13 batters.
- Both Jade Gortarez and Justice Milz picked up their first base hits in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform.
- Vanessa Foreman collected the first save of her collegiate career after ending a UAB threat in the sixth inning and closing out the final 1-1/3 innings of play. Â Â
- Louisiana moved to 4-0 all-time vs. UAB. Including this weekend's sweep, three of the four wins over the Blazers have come in Birmingham.
UP NEXT
An extremely busy schedule awaits No. 8 Louisiana next week with a total of eight games over six days on the docket. All but two of the contests will be at home inside Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
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The week begins with the home opener at Lamson Park on Tuesday, Feb. 23 vs. Eastern Illinois at 4:30 p.m. The matchup is highlighted by head coach Gerry Glasco and his daughter, EIU head coach Tara (Glasco) Archibald, coaching against one another collegiately for the first time.
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The busy stretch continues on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Lamson Park with a single game vs. McNeese, and will be followed by a combination of six games against Louisiana State, Buffalo and Oklahoma State from Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 25-28.
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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
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SS/2B
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IF/DP
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OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Ellyson, Summer (2-0)
L: Woodham, Amy (0-3)
S: Foreman, Vanessa (1)
Batting:
2B: Bryan, Ciara 1 ; Alderink, Kaitlyn 1
HR: O'Neal, Raina 1
RBI: Mayeux, Melissa 1 ; O'Neal, Raina 3 ; Rawls, Julie 1 ; Gortarez, Jade 1 ; Milz, Justice 1
SH: Dalton, Alissa 1 ; Roman, Taylor 1
SF: Mayeux, Melissa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bryan, Ciara 3 ; Mayeux, Melissa 1 ; O'Neal, Raina 2 ; Gortarez, Jade 1 ; Alderink, Kaitlyn 1
CS: Izard, Frankie 1
Batting:
2B: Frazier, Sierra 1
RBI: Frazier, Sierra 1 ; Bean, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Petree, Analyse 2
SB: Readeaux, Jolie 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
3
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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