LAKE CHARLE – McNeese softball will continue its fall schedule on Tuesday by hosting the National Pro Fastpitch USSA Pride at 6 p.m. at Cowgirl Diamond.
Tickets are currently on sale at the softball office until 4 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Tuesday. The softball office is located in front of Cowgirl Diamond off of Hodges Street. Tickets are $5 apiece with children 5 years and under being admitted free. McNeese students with a valid McNeese I.D. will be admitted free as well. Fans can also purchase tickets at the gate on game day. Gates will open at 4 p.m.
The game will also be live streamed through subscription only. To purchase the game, log onto mcneesesports.com and go to the softball schedule page.
Coming off its Southland Conference regular season and tournament title along with an appearance in the NCAA Regionals in Baton Rouge in 2016, the McNeese softball team continues to work through its fall season and have already played three scrimmages and have five left on the schedule including Tuesday's against the USSSA Pride.
The Cowgirls return 16 players from last year including two-time All-American catcher
Erika Piancastelli. Ten players are making their debut as Cowgirls this season including LSU transfer Baylee Corbello and Galveston Community College transfer Maitlin Raycroft.
The Pride finished the NPF season with a 40-14 record and earned the top seed for the league's annual championship series for the third consecutive year and fifth time in the last seven seasons.
The South Tour roster includes 2016 NPF Player of the Year Kelly Kretschman, NCAA home run leader Lauren Chamberlain, 2015 Rookie of the Year Shelby Pendley, NCAA Player of the Year Sierra Romero, former Wolverine Lauren Sweet, 2013 Offensive Player of the Year GiOnna DiSalvatore, former Oregon Duck Courtney Ceo. The main pitching staff during the Fall Tour will include 2016 All-NPF pitcher Jolene Henderson and former WCWS Most Outstanding Pitcher Hannah Rogers. Joining the Pride on the South Tour are current NPF players Lexie Elkins and Cheyenne Cordes of the PA Rebellion, Nerissa Myers of the Scrap Yard Dawgs, Breja'e Washington now with the Dallas Charge, and former Florida State Seminole Brianna Hamilton.
McNeese Softball Remaining Fall Schedule
Oct. 20 at LSU (6 p.m.)
Oct. 23 at LSU-Eunice (1 p.m.)
Oct. 28 Jones Community College (4 p.m.)
San Jacinto College (6 p.m.)
