University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, February 25
Lafayette
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
6-1
0
vs
4
Louisiana State
8-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Round One Between Top Ranked Teams in Louisiana Ends in Tigers’ Favor
2/25/2021 9:29:00 PM | Softball
No. 7 Louisiana and No. 11 Louisiana State to meet once more on Saturday in Baton Rouge
LAFAYETTE – No. 7 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball was dealt its first loss of the season as Maribeth Gorsuch worked seven scoreless innings to lead No. 11 Louisiana State to a 4-0 win on Thursday at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
The Tigers (8-3) struck early with an RBI double from Taylor Pleasants and later added insurance runs in their final three at bats to break free from a pitcher's duel between Summer Ellyson and Gorsuch.
After the first-inning tally, Ellyson would retire nine straight Tigers batters to keep Louisiana (6-1) on the doorstep of potentially overcoming the early deficit.
The Ragin' Cajuns had a pair of threats in the back half of the contest. Both times Gorsuch found a way out of the jam.
Justice Milz drove an infield single to shortstop to advance Ciara Bryan (walk) to third base in the fourth inning. Gorsuch induced a ground out back to the circle to end the inning and maintain a 1-0 lead.
In the sixth inning Louisiana had two runners on with no outs following a bunt single by Kaitlyn Alderink and an errant throw to second base on an ensuing fielder's choice grounder. Back-to-back fly outs turned the tide back in the Tigers favor before a ground ball led to the final out.
Thursday's matchup marked the start of a crossover tournament that the two teams are co-hosting. They'll meet again on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Baton Rouge live on SEC Network Plus.
DIAMOND NOTES
No. 7 Louisiana continues play in the Louisiana State Crossover tournament – and competes for the fourth straight day – on Friday hosting Buffalo in a 4 p.m. doubleheader at Lamson Park.
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The Tigers (8-3) struck early with an RBI double from Taylor Pleasants and later added insurance runs in their final three at bats to break free from a pitcher's duel between Summer Ellyson and Gorsuch.
After the first-inning tally, Ellyson would retire nine straight Tigers batters to keep Louisiana (6-1) on the doorstep of potentially overcoming the early deficit.
The Ragin' Cajuns had a pair of threats in the back half of the contest. Both times Gorsuch found a way out of the jam.
Justice Milz drove an infield single to shortstop to advance Ciara Bryan (walk) to third base in the fourth inning. Gorsuch induced a ground out back to the circle to end the inning and maintain a 1-0 lead.
In the sixth inning Louisiana had two runners on with no outs following a bunt single by Kaitlyn Alderink and an errant throw to second base on an ensuing fielder's choice grounder. Back-to-back fly outs turned the tide back in the Tigers favor before a ground ball led to the final out.
Thursday's matchup marked the start of a crossover tournament that the two teams are co-hosting. They'll meet again on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Baton Rouge live on SEC Network Plus.
DIAMOND NOTES
- Louisiana had a 10-game win streak, which dated back to 2020, snapped with the loss.
- Justice Milz stretched her hitting streak to four games with the single in the fourth inning.
- With the walk in the fourth inning, Ciara Bryan has now reached base in all seven games.
- The Tigers' tally in the first inning marked only the second time that Louisiana yielded a run in the opposition's first at bat through seven games.
No. 7 Louisiana continues play in the Louisiana State Crossover tournament – and competes for the fourth straight day – on Friday hosting Buffalo in a 4 p.m. doubleheader at Lamson Park.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gorsuch, Maribeth (1-0)
L: Ellyson, Summer (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Andrews, Aliyah 1 ; Pleasants, Taylor 1 ; Briggs, Ciara 1
3B: Sunseri, Shelbi 1
RBI: Pleasants, Taylor 2 ; Clark, Georgia 1
SF: Clark, Georgia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Andrews, Aliyah 2 ; Sunseri, Shelbi 1 ; Jones, Anna 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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