LAKE CHARLES – Boise State, who received votes in this week's USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll used the long ball Friday night for three of its four runs in the opening game of a three-game series against McNeese softball.
After three innings with both teams tied 1-1, Bosie State (18-5) pulled ahead of the Cowgirls with three consecutive innings of runs adding up to a final score of 4-1.
The Cowgirls (10-10) were able to put traffic on the bases and extend innings with two out hits and walks; however, there was an absence of big hits to score the baserunners.
"Boise's pitcher gave us six walks so we should have been able to score some runs to take some pressure off our pitcher and defense," said head coach James Landreneau. "We knew they were a good team coming in, so tomorrow we need to make some adjustments at the plate. We showed signs of good swings against good pitching at UL-Lafayette on Tuesday. Today was not a very good day for us."
Key Moments:
First Inning
Fifth Inning
Sixth Inning
Seventh Inning
Game Notes:
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Five out of the seven Cowgirl runners left on base were within scoring position
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Crislyne Moreno led the Cowgirls with two hits and was credited with one stolen base
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Josie Willingham had one hit, one stolen base, and two walks
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Starting pitcher Whitney Tate (2-5) absorbed the loss, giving up three runs on five hits with two strike outs in 5.1 innings
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Boise State's Hannah Bailey (7-1) threw a complete game, giving up one run off four hits, two strike outs and six walks
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Boise State's Kelsey Hall went four for four at the plate including two home runs, two singles, and three RBIs
Next Game:
The series will continue Saturday, March 12 with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond.
