LAKE CHARLES--  McNeese softball extended its winning streak to eight games Wednesday night with a 6-2 win over Texas-Arlington. The win over the Mavericks is the second this season.
 
McNeese improved to 34-12 overall while the Mavericks fell to 17-23 with the loss.
 
The Cowgirls held a 6-0 lead after the fourth inning by scoring three runs in the second, two in the third, and on in the fourth.  UTA avoided the shutout by scoring two runs in the sixth. 
 
McNeese pounded out 12 hits, it's the 17^th game this season the Cowgirls pickup at least 10 hits in a game.   Reese Reyna, Crislyne Moreno, Kaylee Lopez, Emily Phillips and Alayis Seneca all picked up two hits apiece.  Both of Phillips' hits were doubles while Moreno also had a double.
 
Shaelyn Sanders picked up the win to remain undefeated on the season at 5-0.  Sanders allowed two hits, struck out four with one walk in 5.0 innings.  Freshman reliever Ryann Schexnayder tossed 2.0 innings and allowed two runs on one hit along with on strikeout.
 
Marley Neises picked up two of the three UTA hits while Meagan Smith had the other hit which was a double and the only extra base hit allowed in the game.
 
McNeese will be off this weekend and will return to the diamond next week when the Cowgirls will travel to Hammond for a Southland Conference series next Tuesday and Wednesday.  The Cowgirls will return home next weekend (April 28-29) to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in its final regular season conference series.
 
McNEESE NOTES
•- Extended its winning streak to eight games
•- Picked up 12 hits to make it 17 games this season with 10 or more hits
•- Five Cowgirls had multiple hits
•- Had three extra base hits (all doubles: two by Phillips and one by Moreno)
•- McNeese stole four bases and turned two double plays
•- Cowgirls left 10 baserunners stranded
•- Shaelyn Sanders remained undefeated at 5-0 on the season with the win
•- Freshman Ryann Schexnayder made her 9^th appearance of the season in relief and tossed two innings