LAKE CHARLES—McNeese softball got offensive production throughout its lineup here Wednesday night and used a four run fourth inning on its way to a 7-1 win over Louisiana Tech.

"If we can put pressure on the opponent, hopefully you wear them down and that's what we did tonight," said head coach James Landreneau.
 
McNeese (18-19) outhit La. Tech (13-16) 9-5 and got at least one hit from eight different players along with solid pitching from Saleen Flores and Ashley Vallejo who combined to pick up the win.
 
Toni Perrin led McNeese at the plate with a 2 for 4 plate appearance, three stolen bases and scored two runs.
 
As a team, the Cowgirls stole eight bases with Chloe Gomez, Haylee Brinlee, Alayis Seneca, Tayler Strother and Jil Poullard all picking up one apiece.
 
Flores improved to 5-6 on the year with the win after allowing one run on four hits, two walks with one strikeout in four innings. Vallejo was almost perfect on the night allowing one hit with six strikeout, faced 11 battersin 3.0 innings. Vallejo retired the first three batters she faced in the fifth inning then allowed only two runners to reach base in the next two innings. She gave up a walk and a hit to the first two batters she faced in the sixth then struck out the side to end the inning. In the seventh she got pinch hitter Bailey Wright to fly out to left before striking out the leadoff batter Kylie Neal and Caroline Easom to end the game.

"Ashley is starting to feel it and its good to see her with that confidence. We know she's a talented individual and Saleen did a good job of getting us to the point where whe could turn the ball over to Ashley. Definitely good to see that performance from Ashley." 
 
Brinlee's solo home run in the second inning broke a scoreless game to give the Cowgirls the early lead. The long ball is her fifth of the season.
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 La. Tech used a suicide squeeze in the fourth inning to tie the game at one apiece. The Techsters left the go-ahead runner stranded after Flores got Olivia Ellingsworth to ground out the Aaliyah Ortiz at first base for the third out.
 
McNeese took the lead for good with four runs on three hits. Perrin got things started with a single up the middle then went to second on a sac bunt by Ortiz before stealing third. Brinlee walked and stole second to put runners on second and third for Strother. Strother came up with a clutch two out singled to right center, scoring both Perrin and Brinlee for a 3-1 lead. McNeese kept the pressure on the La. Tech defense when Strother moved into scoring position by stealing second. A walk by Poullard then a stolen base put runners on second and third again. This time it was Cori McCrary who came up with the timely hit with a single up the middle that scored two more runs for a 5-1 lead.

"Brinlee got us going early with the big hit and then after that you started to see us take some aggressive cuts. Strother comes in and gets a two out knock, Williams come off the bench with a single. She has been coming off the bench and swinging the bat well. As a whole, we were able to string quality at bats together tonight."   
 
Two more runs in the fifth inning off a Padyn Williams pinch hit single scored Ortiz and Perrin for a 7-1 lead. Perrin led the inning off with a single and Ortiz reached base on a walk.
 
McNeese will travel to Hammond this weekend for a three game Southland Conference series against Southeastern Louisiana.