University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, March 13
Lamson Park
4:00 PM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Louisiana Tech
Cajuns Welcome Lady Techsters for Nonconference Doubleheader
3/12/2013 1:39:00 PM | Softball
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Date: March 13, 2013
Location: Lafayette, La.
Site: Lamson Park
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM
Live Stats: www.ragincajuns.com
Video: www.ragincajuns.com
Time: 4:00 P.M. Doubleheader
Contact: Nick Ross
WHAT'S ON TAP? The 16-9 Ragin' Cajuns softball team seeks to bounce back from a Sun Belt series loss to WKU, when they return to non-conference action and take on in-state foe, Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, March 13 at Lamson Park. The Cajuns are 15-7 in non-conference action this season and only have 10 non-conference games remaining.
CAJUN UPDATE: The Cajuns dropped a three game series with Western Kentucky, two games to one, over the past weekend. After a 10-0 victory in game one, the Lady Toppers rebounded to defeat the Cajuns in game two 12-2 and then won the Sunday matinee 3-2 to take the series over the Cajuns. Sara Corbello had an RBI in each game for her first career RBI streak, now at three games.
THE LADY TECHSTERS: The 12-10 Lady Techsters are coming off of a weekend sweep of Southern in which they won by the mercy rule twice. They are led by senior pitcher Michelle Jones (8-5, 2.50 ERA, and junior outfielder Erin Kipp (.413 - 1 HR - 14 RBI). The Cajuns hold a 44-30 all-time series lead over La. Tech, defeating them last season in a five-inning 9-0 game at the Mardi Gras Invitational at Lamson Park. The Cajuns are 24-14 when facing La. Tech at home.
FIRST-YEAR FOCUS: With three freshmen in the starting lineup for every game this season the future is bright for the Cajuns. Shellie Landry, Sara Corbello and Samantha Walsh have had a strong impact on the team in their first year of competition combining for nine HR and 53 RBI. First-year players as a whole are batting .320 on the season (82-for-256) with 57 RBI, 10 HR, and 53 runs scored. Last season a Cajuns veteran squad didn't send a freshman to the plate.
CHERRY BOMBS: Senior center fielder Brianna Cherry has anchored the Cajuns' offense through the first 25 games this season. She is batting .375 with 27 RBI, and a team-high 26 runs and seven home runs. Her seven home runs tie her career high that she set last season.
HOME RUNS...HOME RUNS EVERYWHERE: With 29 home runs in the first 25 games, the Cajuns lead the Sun Belt Conference in home runs by a margin of 14 (South Alabama, 15). Individually, Louisiana holds down the top three spots with Cherry at seven, and both Landry and Draheim at six a piece. If you combine the three, they have more home runs than all the teams in the league. The Cajuns also rank 21st in the nation for home runs per game (1.13/game)
NEARLY PERFECT: Sophomore pitcher Jordan Wallace faced just 16 batters in a five-inning shutout against WKU on Saturday. She allowed just one batter to reach base, a single in the second inning, with no walks and nine strikeouts. Earlier this season, Wallace took a perfect game into the sixth inning of what became a six-inning mercy rule victory for the Cajuns. She lost the perfect game from an error to lead off the sixth, and eventually gave up a hit.
LET'S GET IT STARTED: The Cajuns have scored in the first inning in 13 of their 25 games this season, and are 9-4 in those games. The Cajuns have scored first in 19-of-25 games and hold a record of 14-5 when scoring first.
SINGLING OUT FERNANDEZ: Third baseman Natalie Fernandez led the Ragin' Cajuns squad with 75 hits and a .436 average last season. All of the 75 hits were singles. Thus far in 2013 she has gone 23-for-76 with 23 singles. In her career, Fernandez has 133 hits, including 132 singles and one double. Her only extra base hit came on February 12, 2011 as her last 130 hits have been singles.
NO SENIOR SLIDE: The five seniors, Brianna Cherry, Sarah Draheim, Matte Haack, Nerissa Myers and Megan Waterman combine for a .358 batting average (95-for-265), with 87 runs scored, 81 RBI and 19 home runs with a slugging percentage of .690.
FRESHMAN FIREPOWER: Outfielder Shellie Landry hit her first career grand slam against Southern on Feb. 26, and has now homered in back-to-back games this season twice. Her 32 RBI not only lead the team, but the entire Sun Belt Conference and she is second on the team with six home runs.
HOW DO THEY RANK? Louisiana is ranked 22nd in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and 25th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball polls released on March 12, down seven spots from last week when they were ranked 15 and 18th, respectively. The Cajuns started the season ranked 11th, and were the unanimous selection to win the Sun Belt. The highest they have been ranked this season was the preseason ranking of 11th.
LOVING LOUISIANA: The 2013 schedule features six teams from inside the Louisiana Border. McNeese State, Southern, Louisiana Tech and UL-Monroe. The Cajuns are 2-0 thus far against in-state opponents with victories over McNeese and Southern already.
Date: March 13, 2013
Location: Lafayette, La.
Site: Lamson Park
Radio: ESPN 1420-AM
Live Stats: www.ragincajuns.com
Video: www.ragincajuns.com
Time: 4:00 P.M. Doubleheader
Contact: Nick Ross
WHAT'S ON TAP? The 16-9 Ragin' Cajuns softball team seeks to bounce back from a Sun Belt series loss to WKU, when they return to non-conference action and take on in-state foe, Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, March 13 at Lamson Park. The Cajuns are 15-7 in non-conference action this season and only have 10 non-conference games remaining.
CAJUN UPDATE: The Cajuns dropped a three game series with Western Kentucky, two games to one, over the past weekend. After a 10-0 victory in game one, the Lady Toppers rebounded to defeat the Cajuns in game two 12-2 and then won the Sunday matinee 3-2 to take the series over the Cajuns. Sara Corbello had an RBI in each game for her first career RBI streak, now at three games.
THE LADY TECHSTERS: The 12-10 Lady Techsters are coming off of a weekend sweep of Southern in which they won by the mercy rule twice. They are led by senior pitcher Michelle Jones (8-5, 2.50 ERA, and junior outfielder Erin Kipp (.413 - 1 HR - 14 RBI). The Cajuns hold a 44-30 all-time series lead over La. Tech, defeating them last season in a five-inning 9-0 game at the Mardi Gras Invitational at Lamson Park. The Cajuns are 24-14 when facing La. Tech at home.
FIRST-YEAR FOCUS: With three freshmen in the starting lineup for every game this season the future is bright for the Cajuns. Shellie Landry, Sara Corbello and Samantha Walsh have had a strong impact on the team in their first year of competition combining for nine HR and 53 RBI. First-year players as a whole are batting .320 on the season (82-for-256) with 57 RBI, 10 HR, and 53 runs scored. Last season a Cajuns veteran squad didn't send a freshman to the plate.
CHERRY BOMBS: Senior center fielder Brianna Cherry has anchored the Cajuns' offense through the first 25 games this season. She is batting .375 with 27 RBI, and a team-high 26 runs and seven home runs. Her seven home runs tie her career high that she set last season.
HOME RUNS...HOME RUNS EVERYWHERE: With 29 home runs in the first 25 games, the Cajuns lead the Sun Belt Conference in home runs by a margin of 14 (South Alabama, 15). Individually, Louisiana holds down the top three spots with Cherry at seven, and both Landry and Draheim at six a piece. If you combine the three, they have more home runs than all the teams in the league. The Cajuns also rank 21st in the nation for home runs per game (1.13/game)
NEARLY PERFECT: Sophomore pitcher Jordan Wallace faced just 16 batters in a five-inning shutout against WKU on Saturday. She allowed just one batter to reach base, a single in the second inning, with no walks and nine strikeouts. Earlier this season, Wallace took a perfect game into the sixth inning of what became a six-inning mercy rule victory for the Cajuns. She lost the perfect game from an error to lead off the sixth, and eventually gave up a hit.
LET'S GET IT STARTED: The Cajuns have scored in the first inning in 13 of their 25 games this season, and are 9-4 in those games. The Cajuns have scored first in 19-of-25 games and hold a record of 14-5 when scoring first.
SINGLING OUT FERNANDEZ: Third baseman Natalie Fernandez led the Ragin' Cajuns squad with 75 hits and a .436 average last season. All of the 75 hits were singles. Thus far in 2013 she has gone 23-for-76 with 23 singles. In her career, Fernandez has 133 hits, including 132 singles and one double. Her only extra base hit came on February 12, 2011 as her last 130 hits have been singles.
NO SENIOR SLIDE: The five seniors, Brianna Cherry, Sarah Draheim, Matte Haack, Nerissa Myers and Megan Waterman combine for a .358 batting average (95-for-265), with 87 runs scored, 81 RBI and 19 home runs with a slugging percentage of .690.
FRESHMAN FIREPOWER: Outfielder Shellie Landry hit her first career grand slam against Southern on Feb. 26, and has now homered in back-to-back games this season twice. Her 32 RBI not only lead the team, but the entire Sun Belt Conference and she is second on the team with six home runs.
HOW DO THEY RANK? Louisiana is ranked 22nd in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and 25th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball polls released on March 12, down seven spots from last week when they were ranked 15 and 18th, respectively. The Cajuns started the season ranked 11th, and were the unanimous selection to win the Sun Belt. The highest they have been ranked this season was the preseason ranking of 11th.
LOVING LOUISIANA: The 2013 schedule features six teams from inside the Louisiana Border. McNeese State, Southern, Louisiana Tech and UL-Monroe. The Cajuns are 2-0 thus far against in-state opponents with victories over McNeese and Southern already.
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