GAME DETAILS
Date: Thursday, Feb. 23 (6:30 p.m.)
Location: Lake Charles
Venue: Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
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LAKE CHARLES—McNeese softball will continue its challenging 2021 schedule and will conclude its five-game home stand Thursday night with a 6:30 p.m. game against Texas A&M before returning to Southland Conference play at Sam Houston this weekend.
 
McNeese (10-14) is coming off a 5-2 home loss against No. 10 Texas Tuesday night that saw the Cowgirls let a 2-1 lead slip away by allowing four runs to the Longhorns in the seventh.
 
Outfielder Cori McCrary continues to lead the Cowgirls at the plate with a .329 batting average, 25 hits, 15 RBI, six homeruns, eight doubles, and 17 runs scored. McCrary picked up two hits against the Longhorns including a double on Tuesday.
 
Third baseman Haylee Brinlee has a team high 15 walks and outfielder Toni Perrin leads the team with seven stolen bases.
 
In the circle, Jenna Edwards (2-1) has a staff low 2.83 ERA in 35.0 innings and is second on the team with 27 strikeouts.
 
Saleen Flores (4-3) leads the team with four wins and has 21 strikeouts in 40.2 innings. Whitney Tate (3-6) has 24 strikeouts to her credit and leads the staff with 54.1 innings while Ashley Vallejo (1-4) has a team high 28 strikeouts in 41.1 innings.
 
Texas A&M (18-3), who has received votes in the latest polls, has won 16 of its last 17 games. The Aggies come to Lake Charles having won their last eight games and are coming off their 11^th shutout of the season following a 6-0 win against Houston Baptist Tuesday night.  
 
Taudrea Sinnie has a team best .667 batting average while Haley Lee has a .456 average with a team high 26 hits, 10 homeruns, 11 walks along with 20 RBI.