LAKE CHARLES— McNeese softball host Houston and Kansas City in its Cowgirl Classic with games being played on Friday and Sunday.
 
Tournament action will begin at 1 p.m. Friday with Houston (8-2) facing Kansas City (0-5).  The Cowgirls will follow with a 4 p.m. game against Houston before closing out the day in a 7 p.m. game against Kansas City.
 
McNeese (7-4) and Kansas City will play the only game on Sunday. First pitch is set for 12 p.m.
 
Only McNeese games will be streamed on ESPN+ and livestats will be provided for all games.
 
The Cowgirls are coming off a 4-2 record last week with wins over UT-Arlington, Missouri State, Nicholls, and Tulsa with the latter three games taking place during the I-10 Border Classic.
 
Samantha Mundine leads the Cowgirls into the weekend with a .531 batting average with 17 hits, 10 RBI and is tied for a team high with six stolen bases.
 
Freshman Kassidy Chance is batting .500 also has a team high six stolen bases while Jada Muñoz has a .400 average and leads the team with 16 runs scored, is second on the team with 12 hits and two home runs.  Alexis Dibbley also has two homeruns on the year, leads the team with 11 RBI, and is second on the team with 11 runs scored.
 
In the circle. Freshman Maddie Taylor leads the staff with three wins (3-1), 25.0 innings, and 13 strikeouts.  Taylor enters the weekend with a 3.92 ERA.
 
Emma Banks (1-0) has a team low 2.10 ERA, having appeared in 3.1 innings while Kadence Williams (1-2) has a 2.15 ERA in 13.0 innings.
 
Houston has won its last three games, all coming at its own Easton Classic II last weekend.  The Cougars ended the weekend defeating Pitt, Nevada, and UIW. 
 
Kansas City will look for its first win of the season after an 0-3 record at the New Mexico State Invitational Feb. 9.
 
 
COWGIRL CLASSIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEB. 21
1 p.m.- Kansas City vs. Houston
4 p.m.- McNeese vs. Houston
7 p.m.- McNeese vs. Kansas City
 
SUNDAY, FEB. 23
12 p.m.- McNeese vs. Kansas City