Kaylee Lopez
Leighton Chamblee
5
Winner Tarleton State TARSB 14-4
4
McNeese MCN 8-8
Winner
Tarleton State TARSB
14-4
5
Final
4
McNeese MCN
8-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tarleton State TARSB 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 0
McNeese MCN 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 1

W: Ferguson, Kennedy (3-0) L: Vallejo, Ashley (4-4)

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

Cowgirls Fall 5-4 To Tarleton In Series Opener

LAKE CHARLES – In a close game with two four-run innings, it was a single Texan run in the first inning that led Tarleton State to a 5-4 seven inning victory over McNeese Friday night at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond. The series will conclude with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday.  

"Our hitters were grinding at bats and hitting ball hard. In the fifth we had a big inning, but in the sixth inning they (Tarleton) drew a walk then we gave up a hit, and we couldn't get the three outs," said head coach James Landreneau. "We made some mistakes and they made us pay. It will be a battle tomorrow. Hopefully, we can rebound, stack big innings, and scratch some runs out. " 

Key Moments: 

First Inning 

  • The Texans scored the first run of the game off a sacrifice fly 

Fifth Inning 

  • The Cowgirls scored four runs on three straight doubles to take a 4-1 lead 

  • An RBI double by Josie Willingham put the Cowgirls on the board 

  • With runners on second and third, Poullard's RBI double scored Alayis Seneca and Willingham for a 3-1 lead 

  • The third consecutive RBI double came off the bat of Kaylee Lopez for the fourth Cowgirl run of the inning and the 4-1 lead  

Sixth inning 

  • The Texans responded with four runs of their own off three hits and two walks in the sixth inning to retake the lead  
  • With the game tied at four apiece Tarleton broke the tie with a sacrifice fly to take the 5-4 lead 

Game Notes: 

  • In the circle, Ashley Vallejo (4-4) took the loss, giving up five runs off four hits and striking out four in 5.0 innings  

  • Reliever pitcher Shaelyn Sanders entered the game in the fifth inning and gave up one hit and didn't allow a run in 2.0 innings 

  • Both teams had three consecutive scoreless innings 

  • Four Cowgirls scored one run apiece 

  • Josie Willingham led McNeese at the plate, going 3-4 with a double and one RBI 

  • Seneca and Lopez had two hits apiece with both players recording one double apiece 

  • Poulard led the team with two RBIs  

  • McNeese recorded four doubles compared to Tarleton's one  

  • The Cowgirls stole three bases while the Texans stole none  

  • Both teams left four baserunners stranded 

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