Ericka Piancastelli
Freshman Erika Piancastelli Hits Two More Home Runs In Saturday's DH Win Over SHSU
2
Sam Houston St. SHSU 7-13
7
Winner McNeese MCN 15-6
Sam Houston St. SHSU
7-13
2
Final
7
McNeese MCN
15-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sam Houston St. SHSU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0
McNeese MCN 2 1 0 0 3 1 X 7 13 2

W: Vincent, Emily (7-1) L: Atkinson, Tayler (1-5)

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Sam Houston St. SHSU 7-13
3
Winner McNeese MCN 16-6
Sam Houston St. SHSU
7-13
0
Final
3
McNeese MCN
16-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sam Houston St. SHSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
McNeese MCN 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 7 2

W: Smith, Rachel (6-2) L: Quinn, Meme (3-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Pam LaFosse

Softball Completes SLC Series Sweep Over Sam Houston State

LAKE CHARLES- McNeese softball completed its Southland Conference series sweep over Sam Houston State on Saturday with a 7-2, 3-0 doubleheader victory to open Southland Conference action.
 
Erika Piancastelli continued where she left off on Friday by going 4 for 5 with two more homeruns runs Saturday along with four RBI.
 
Hailey Drew was 3 for 4 in the first game and Emily Vincent went 3 for 3 and picked up the game one win to improve to 7-1 on the year. Rachel Smith was winner in game two, improving to 6-2 on the season.
 
In the opening game, McNeese took an early 3-0 lead after two innings on the first of two Piancastelli home runs of the day. A RBI double by Dakota Matiko scored Brianna Castro for the third McNeese run.
 
Sam Houston State cut the Cowgirl lead to 3-2 by scoring two runs in the fifth but McNeese came back to score three runs in the bottom of the inning on four hits. A two run homer by Vincent and a RBI single by Lauren Langner pushed the runs across the plate for a 6-2 lead. A Vincent RBI single up the middle in the sixth scored Matiko for the 7-2 lead.
 
Vincent through a complete game, giving up four hits, struck out five and walked only one batter.
 
McNeese didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard in the second game with two runs in the first on a Piancastelli two-run homer, her second of the day and fourth of the series.
 
Marisa Taunton scored the third Cowgirl run in the sixth on a fielder's choice by Langner for a 3-0 lead.
 
Smith also picked up the complete game victory, giving up only two hits and struck out eight. Smith gave up a single in the third and then again in the sixth and allowed only one base runner to reach third.
 
With the doubleheader win, McNeese improves to 16-6 overall and 3-0 in the SLC. The Cowgirls will travel to UTSA on Wednesday, March 11 for a non-conference single game. McNeese will return to conference action with at three game series at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi next weekend. A 3 p.m. game is scheduled for Friday with a doubleheader set for noon on Saturday.  
 
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