University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
3-0
North Texas
0-4
Louisiana Finishes Opening Weekend with More Power Swings
2/7/2026 11:00:00 PM | Softball
Ragin’ Cajuns tack six more home runs bringing the season total to double digits
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The three home runs hit against North Texas generated eight RBI for the Ragin' Cajuns in their 10-5 victory over the Mean Green.
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Lily Knox (2-for-3, double, HR, 4 RBI), the walk-off hero on Friday night, delivered a three-run home run in the third inning to provide Louisiana with a 4-2 lead, and it held.
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Brooke Otto (2-for-3, double, HR, 2 RBI) twice answered Mean Green tallies to preserve the lead. She hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the fourth after UNT moved within 4-3 and in the fifth inning delivered an RBI double after the visitors sliced the lead to 6-5.
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From there, Sage Hoover (3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 K) and Bailey Mackles shut down the Mean Green (0-4) by retiring the final six UNT hitters that went to the plate.
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The Ragin' Cajuns (3-1) fell 9-7 to Jacksonville State in the nightcap as they were unable to maintain the momentum gained in the first inning from home runs by Kennedy Marceaux (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) and Haley Hart (2-for-3, HR, RBI).
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Marceaux and Hart's round trippers opened a 3-1 advantage but the Gamecocks (3-1) promptly evened the score in the top of the second inning netting a pair of runs by taking advantage of a Cajuns defensive miscue.
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Otto drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the third to allow UL to break the tie, albeit momentarily as JSU forged a 4-all tie three batters into the fourth inning on an Emma Elrod RBI double.
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A passed ball which took a force play away from the Cajuns in the fifth inning led to two runs for the Gamecocks and the lead was extended to 8-4 in the sixth inning on a two-run homer from Maddie Mayo.
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Louisiana didn't go away quietly as Madyson Manning's three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh trimmed the jSU lead down to the final margin.
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The Ragin' Cajuns finished with 10 home runs in their season-opening weekend debut. Six different players posted at least one home run with Hart, Knox, Marceaux and Emily Smith each producing a pair.
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The UNT win was a third straight to kick off the season, marking the first 3-0 start since 2024.
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UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana continues its season-opening, nine-game homestand from Friday-Sunday, February 13-15 hosting the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational at Lamson Park.
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The Ragin' Cajuns are set to face 2025 WCWS participant Ole Miss, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Prairie View during the three-day event.
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UL opens play in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational on Friday, February 13 at 1:30 p.m. against Ole Miss and meets  Rebels again on Saturday, February 14 also at 1:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hoover, Sage (1-0)
L: Bradi Harman (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Riley McNemar 1
HR: Elizabeth Moffitt 1
RBI: Taylor Platt 1 ; Madison Conley 1 ; Elizabeth Moffitt 2 ; Eva Daniels 1
SH: Lianna Hull 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bradi Harman 1 ; Madison Conley 1 ; Elizabeth Moffitt 1 ; Ariah Mitchell 1 ; Addie Perry 1
SB: Taylor Platt 1 ; Eva Daniels 1
HBP: Ariah Mitchell 2
Batting:
2B: Knox, Lily 1 ; Hart, Haley 1 ; Otto, Brooke 1
HR: Smith, Emily 1 ; Knox, Lily 1 ; Otto, Brooke 1
RBI: Williams, Dayzja 1 ; Smith, Emily 2 ; Knox, Lily 4 ; Otto, Brooke 2
SH: Liscano, Mia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Dayzja 1 ; Marceaux, Kennedy 1 ; Smith, Emily 1 ; Manning, Madyson 2 ; Knox, Lily 1 ; Hart, Haley 1 ; Otto, Brooke 1 ; Ferguson, McKayla 1 ; Liscano, Mia 1
SB: Williams, Dayzja 1 ; Otto, Brooke 1 ; Liscano, Mia 1
