LAKE CHARLES--  McNeese softball wasted no time in its Southland Conference 9-1 (6 inn.) and 10-0 (5 inn.) doubleheader run-rule victories over Houston Baptist Friday afternoon to remain undefeated at 8-0 in SLC action. The series will conclude with a single game at noon Saturday.
 
McNeese (22-9, 8-0 SLC) gave up the only run of the day to HBU in the first inning of the game one off a solo homerun by Nicole Shedd. From that point on it was all McNeese. The Cowgirls scored in five of the six innings play and took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the inning on a RBI singles by Bryanna Castro and Hailey Drew.  
 
A run in the second off an Emily Vincent single brought Castro home for a 4-1 lead. The Cowgirls scored two runs in the third and fourth innings to extend the lead to 8-1. McNeese capped the scoring off when Drew doubled to left center and scored on a Taylor Schmidt single to end the game.
 
McNeese outhit HBU 21-7 and collected 18 RBI on the day. When the Cowgirls reached first base, they went to second and sometimes third on steals, ending the day with eight stolen bases, six coming in first game.
 
Vincent helped her cause in the circle by going 3 for 4 with one RBI and scored two runs. Lauren Langner matched Vincent at the plate also with a 3 for 4 plate appearance with one RBI and scored a run. Both players also picked up one stolen base apiece. Schmidt ended the game with three of the eight Cowgirl RBI's.
 
Vincent improved to 9-1 on the season with the complete game. The southpaw from Sulphur struck out five and walked only two. After giving up two hits in the first, Vincent didn't give up another hit until Shay Orsak singled up the middle in the sixth.
 
In the nightcap, McNeese scored two runs in the first and fourth before blowing the game open in the fifth with six runs for its second run-rule win of the day.
 
Once again, it was Langner, Vincent and Schmidt doing the damage at the plate for the Cowgirls. Langner and Schmidt both picked up two hits apiece with of Schmidt's being a double in the fifth. Schmidt also had two RBI in the game. Vincent had four RBI on one hit, a triple to right that cleared the bases to end the game.
 
Jamie Allred picked up the second game victory with her third shutout of the season. Allred gave up four hits, struck out two and didn't allow a walk to improve to 5-5 on the year.