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Louisiana Clipped by Texas in Rematch in Austin
2/25/2024 5:00:00 PM | Softball
Longhorns recover from early 4-0 deficit to snatch victory from Cajuns
AUSTIN, Texas – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball team and No. 2-ranked Texas traded scoring runs on Sunday, February 25 in the Lone Star State Invitational finale at Red & Charline McCombs Field with the Longhorns producing the latter to claim a 5-4 win.
Louisiana (7-9) plated the game's first four runs in the first inning alone. Mihyia Davis and Maddie Hayden singled to set the scoring spree in motion.
Samantha Graeter's RBI ground out, Laney Credeur's RBI single and Alex Langeliers RBI double all came in succession. Langeliers later stole third and scored on a throwing error to make it 4-0.
Texas (12-1) chipped away at the Cajuns lead in the bottom of the first, loading the bases and pushing across a run on a two-out miscue. The Longhorns knotted the score at 4-all in their next at bat, getting a three-spot capped off by a two-run single from Reese Atwood.
The Longhorns officially overcame their deficit – the largest faced this season – with a two-out rally in the fourth inning as Mia Scott tripled and scored on Katie Stewart's single.
Hayden and Sam Roe singled back-to-back in the fifth to get a runner to third and chase UT starting pitcher Mac Morgan. A pop up and ground out allowed the Longhorns to maintain their 5-4 advantage.
Denali Loecker (4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 3 K), who re-entered in the third inning, worked scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth to give the Cajuns offense a chance at a late-game rally.
Davis (3-for-4) singled with one out in the seventh and for the second straight inning the Cajuns had traffic. She reached scoring position after Hayden grounded out, but Texas reliever Teagan Kavan induced another ground ball out to close the game.
Davis and Hayden (2-for-4) combined for five of the Cajuns 10 hits, and adding single hits from Roe and Graeter the top four in the order produced seven hits.
The three-hit game by Davis was her first of the season. Hayden picked up her team-leading seventh multiple-hit game.
Loecker yielded just one earned run in the contest. She was a two-out rally in the fourth inning away from blanking Texas over the final four innings after re-entering.
Texas completed the two-game sweep of Louisiana in the Lone Star State Invitational and extended its series win streak to four games. The Longhorns upped their all-time series lead to 18-8.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
The Ragin' Cajuns enter the second phase of their 15 consecutive games away from home, traveling to Nicholls on Tuesday, February 27 before a weekend in Norman, Oklahoma at the OU Tournament from March 1-3.
Tuesday's midweek game in Thibodaux against Nicholls is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. from Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
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Fans are also encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Louisiana (7-9) plated the game's first four runs in the first inning alone. Mihyia Davis and Maddie Hayden singled to set the scoring spree in motion.
Samantha Graeter's RBI ground out, Laney Credeur's RBI single and Alex Langeliers RBI double all came in succession. Langeliers later stole third and scored on a throwing error to make it 4-0.
Texas (12-1) chipped away at the Cajuns lead in the bottom of the first, loading the bases and pushing across a run on a two-out miscue. The Longhorns knotted the score at 4-all in their next at bat, getting a three-spot capped off by a two-run single from Reese Atwood.
The Longhorns officially overcame their deficit – the largest faced this season – with a two-out rally in the fourth inning as Mia Scott tripled and scored on Katie Stewart's single.
Hayden and Sam Roe singled back-to-back in the fifth to get a runner to third and chase UT starting pitcher Mac Morgan. A pop up and ground out allowed the Longhorns to maintain their 5-4 advantage.
Denali Loecker (4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 3 K), who re-entered in the third inning, worked scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth to give the Cajuns offense a chance at a late-game rally.
Davis (3-for-4) singled with one out in the seventh and for the second straight inning the Cajuns had traffic. She reached scoring position after Hayden grounded out, but Texas reliever Teagan Kavan induced another ground ball out to close the game.
Davis and Hayden (2-for-4) combined for five of the Cajuns 10 hits, and adding single hits from Roe and Graeter the top four in the order produced seven hits.
The three-hit game by Davis was her first of the season. Hayden picked up her team-leading seventh multiple-hit game.
Loecker yielded just one earned run in the contest. She was a two-out rally in the fourth inning away from blanking Texas over the final four innings after re-entering.
Texas completed the two-game sweep of Louisiana in the Lone Star State Invitational and extended its series win streak to four games. The Longhorns upped their all-time series lead to 18-8.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
The Ragin' Cajuns enter the second phase of their 15 consecutive games away from home, traveling to Nicholls on Tuesday, February 27 before a weekend in Norman, Oklahoma at the OU Tournament from March 1-3.
Tuesday's midweek game in Thibodaux against Nicholls is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. from Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces 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.
Fans are also encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Morgan, Mac (3-0)
L: Loecker, Denali (0-1)
S: Kavan, Teagan (1)
Batting:
2B: Langeliers, Alexa 1
RBI: Graeter, Samantha 1 ; Credeur, Laney 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
SH: Roe, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Mihyia 1 ; Hayden, Maddie 1 ; Ellestad, Brooke 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
SB: Langeliers, Alexa 1
Batting:
3B: Scott, Mia 1
RBI: Stewart, Katie 1 ; Atwood, Reese 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Scott, Mia 2 ; Stewart, Katie 2 ; Maloney, Ashton 1
SB: Maloney, Ashton 1
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