Josie Willingham
2
McNeese State MCN 11-13
5
Winner Baylor BU 14-9
McNeese State MCN
11-13
2
Final
5
Baylor BU
14-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
McNeese State MCN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 3
Baylor BU 0 0 4 1 0 0 X 5 6 1

W: Orme (5-6) L: Tate, Whitney (2-7)

Game Recap: Softball | | Lauren Feldstein, SID Graduate Assistant

SB: Cowgirls Drop Baylor Series Opener

WACO, Texas – A four run, three hit fourth inning by Baylor aided by two McNeese miscues set the tone in the series opening 5-2 loss Friday night. The series will conclude Saturday with a 12 p.m. doubleheader. 

Following two scoreless innings for both teams, the Bears (14-9) mounted a 4-0 lead in the third inning the Cowgirls (14-9) were unable to match.  

"I thought we did a good job at the plate answering after being down 4-0, but two miscues kept us from having a big inning," said head coach James Landreneau. "Pitchers Whitney Tate and Shaelyn Sanders did a good job minimizing damage. We are just going through the process of learning how to win. We have some work to do. I feel we will clean it up and will become a good team."  

Key Moments: 

Third Inning 

  • The Bears scored the first run of the game with an RBI single 

  • A Cowgirl error allowed the Bears to scratch another run 

  • A two RBI double created a 4-0 lead over the Cowgirls 

Fourth Inning 

  • Chloe Gomez's RBI single scored Josie Willingham for the first Cowgirl run of the game (4-1)  

  • An error by Baylor gave Crislyn Moreno the opportunity to make it home to cut the Bears' lead in half 4-2 

  • An RBI single gave the Bears a three-run advantage (5-2) 

Game Notes:  

  • McNeese picked up five hits in the game 

  • Reese Reyna had the only extra base hit for the Cowgirls with a double 

  • Willingham and Moreno scored the Cowgirl runs  

  • Chloe Gomez had the only Cowgirl RBI of the game  

  • McNeese left five runners on base four of which were in scoring position 

  • Baylor left five runners on base three of which were in scoring position 

  • McNeese used three pitchers (Whitney Tate, Ashley Vallejo, Shaelyn Sanders

  • Starter Whitney Tate (2-7) absorbed the loss, giving up five runs off four hits in 3.2 innings of work 

  • Second reliever Sanders gave up one hit in 2.0 innings of work  

Next Game: 

The three-game series will conclude Saturday with a doubleheader at 12 p.m.  

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