University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, February 19
Lafayette
2 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
6-0
3
vs
2
Oregon
5-2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Louisiana
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
9
0
Oregon
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
10
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stewart, Alex (4-0)
L: Kleist, Megan (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Gremillion, Kara 1
RBI: Hayden, Haley 1 ; Gremillion, Kara 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Sanders, DJ 1 ; Smith, Kendall 1 ; Gremillion, Kara 1
HBP: Corbello, Sara 1
Batting:
2B: Gillespie, Alyssa 1
RBI: Gillespie, Alyssa 1 ; Udria, Nikki 1
SF: Udria, Nikki 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mercado, Danica 1 ; Puentes, Sammie 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
P
/ Softball
DP
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballC
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball2B
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
1B
/ Softball
Louisiana and Oregon Split Friday's Top 10 Battle
2/19/2016 8:43:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – The seventh-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team and No. 5 Oregon split a doubleheader on Friday in front of a crowd of 2,273 at Lamson Park as the 30th Annual Louisiana Classics got underway.
Kara Gremillion's two-run double in the fourth inning of the opening game snapped a scoreless tie and Alex Stewart protected the lead as the Ragin' Cajuns (6-1) posted a 3-2 triumph.
Cheridan Hawkins, who struck out nine and carried a shutout into the seventh inning, guided the Ducks (6-2) to a 6-3 win in the nightcap.
No. 7 Louisiana and No. 5 Oregon meet for a third and final time in the 30th Annual Louisiana Classics at 1 p.m., on Saturday.
Gremillion, a freshman from St. Amant HS, wound up doubling in each game of her Lamson Park debut. Stewart (4-0, 1.00 ERA) claimed her second victory over a ranked team, overall, and first in a game that she started (defeated No. 14 Baylor in relief on April 11, 2015).
Friday's matchups marked the first time the two programs met at Lamson Park. The Cajuns snapped a five-game losing streak in the series, which Oregon leads 9-4, with the win in the opener.
Louisiana vs. Oregon Game 1
Stewart and Oregon starter Megan Kleist traded scoreless frames through the first three innings of Game 1. Stewart didn't allow a Ducks baserunner past second base, while scattering three hits, during the timeframe. Kleist escaped a bases loaded jam in the second inning.
Gremillion's run-scoring double in the fourth was set up by back-to-back singles from DJ Sanders and Sara Corbello to lead off the inning. She later scored, what would prove to be an insurance run for the Cajuns, when Haley Hayden singled two at bats later.
Stewart kept the momentum on the Cajuns' side by retiring the Ducks in order in the bottom half of the fourth.
Oregon would climb back into the game in the bottom of the fifth getting a run off a sacrifice fly from Nikki Udria and two-out double by Alyssa Gillespie to trim the Louisiana lead to 3-2.
The last threat to Stewart came in the bottom of the sixth when back-to-back two-out singles from Koral Costa and Hailey Decker gave the Ducks a runner in scoring position. Stewart induced a ground out from Geri Ann Glasco to end the inning, then worked around a two-out single in the seventh inning to secure the victory.
Hayden posted a game-high two hits (2-for-4) for Louisiana, her third multiple-hit game of the season. Stewart did not issue a walk in her seven innings of work, extending her string of walk-free innings pitched to start the season to 21.
Louisiana vs. Oregon Game 2
Kylee Jo Trahan and the Ragin' Cajuns were headed for a scoreless first inning in a matchup with Oregon All-American pitcher Cheridan Hawkins until a high pop fly near the back of the infield fell in between Cajuns shortstop DJ Sanders, second baseman Hayden and center fielder Aleah Craighton.
The ball the dropped in between the Cajuns' defenders allowed Gillespie, who reached on a bunt single and advance to third on a throwing error by Gremillion, to score for the early lead. An additional run was tacked on as Jenna Lilley followed with an RBI single.
Janelle Lindvall added to the Ducks' lead in their next at bat, launching a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning for a 3-0 edge.
Hawkins, who set the tone early by retiring the Cajuns in order in the first two innings, continued to command the flow of the game by facing only one over the minimum from the third through fifth inning.
Oregon boosted its lead to six runs in the fifth inning as Costa belted a two-run home run on the second at bat of the frame and Glasco later notched an RBI single.
Gremillion picked up her second double of the day in the top of the sixth inning and Lexie Elkins helped the Cajuns break through on the scoreboard with a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning.
The Cajuns would make Hawkins battle to get the final outs of the game that she needed. Kelsey Vincent followed up Elkins' home run with a single and two batters later Sara Corbello unleashed a line drive home run over the left field fence to trim the Ducks' lead to 6-3.
Despite the loss, Trahan continued an impressive trend for the Ragin' Cajuns pitching staff as she worked five innings and did not allow a walk. Victoria Brown did issue a walk in her inning of relief (sixth inning), but that was only the fifth walk the Louisiana pitching staff has allowed in 42 innings pitched this season.
The homers by Elkins and Corbello and Gremillion's double extend the trios hitting streaks to three games, the longest active on the Cajuns' squad heading into Saturday's Louisiana Classics action.
Elkins picked up her sixth home run of the season and the 62nd of her career which leaves her four shy of tying Gabriele Bridges (2008-11) for fourth place in school history.
Kara Gremillion's two-run double in the fourth inning of the opening game snapped a scoreless tie and Alex Stewart protected the lead as the Ragin' Cajuns (6-1) posted a 3-2 triumph.
Cheridan Hawkins, who struck out nine and carried a shutout into the seventh inning, guided the Ducks (6-2) to a 6-3 win in the nightcap.
No. 7 Louisiana and No. 5 Oregon meet for a third and final time in the 30th Annual Louisiana Classics at 1 p.m., on Saturday.
Gremillion, a freshman from St. Amant HS, wound up doubling in each game of her Lamson Park debut. Stewart (4-0, 1.00 ERA) claimed her second victory over a ranked team, overall, and first in a game that she started (defeated No. 14 Baylor in relief on April 11, 2015).
Friday's matchups marked the first time the two programs met at Lamson Park. The Cajuns snapped a five-game losing streak in the series, which Oregon leads 9-4, with the win in the opener.
Louisiana vs. Oregon Game 1
Stewart and Oregon starter Megan Kleist traded scoreless frames through the first three innings of Game 1. Stewart didn't allow a Ducks baserunner past second base, while scattering three hits, during the timeframe. Kleist escaped a bases loaded jam in the second inning.
Gremillion's run-scoring double in the fourth was set up by back-to-back singles from DJ Sanders and Sara Corbello to lead off the inning. She later scored, what would prove to be an insurance run for the Cajuns, when Haley Hayden singled two at bats later.
Stewart kept the momentum on the Cajuns' side by retiring the Ducks in order in the bottom half of the fourth.
Oregon would climb back into the game in the bottom of the fifth getting a run off a sacrifice fly from Nikki Udria and two-out double by Alyssa Gillespie to trim the Louisiana lead to 3-2.
The last threat to Stewart came in the bottom of the sixth when back-to-back two-out singles from Koral Costa and Hailey Decker gave the Ducks a runner in scoring position. Stewart induced a ground out from Geri Ann Glasco to end the inning, then worked around a two-out single in the seventh inning to secure the victory.
Hayden posted a game-high two hits (2-for-4) for Louisiana, her third multiple-hit game of the season. Stewart did not issue a walk in her seven innings of work, extending her string of walk-free innings pitched to start the season to 21.
Louisiana vs. Oregon Game 2
Kylee Jo Trahan and the Ragin' Cajuns were headed for a scoreless first inning in a matchup with Oregon All-American pitcher Cheridan Hawkins until a high pop fly near the back of the infield fell in between Cajuns shortstop DJ Sanders, second baseman Hayden and center fielder Aleah Craighton.
The ball the dropped in between the Cajuns' defenders allowed Gillespie, who reached on a bunt single and advance to third on a throwing error by Gremillion, to score for the early lead. An additional run was tacked on as Jenna Lilley followed with an RBI single.
Janelle Lindvall added to the Ducks' lead in their next at bat, launching a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning for a 3-0 edge.
Hawkins, who set the tone early by retiring the Cajuns in order in the first two innings, continued to command the flow of the game by facing only one over the minimum from the third through fifth inning.
Oregon boosted its lead to six runs in the fifth inning as Costa belted a two-run home run on the second at bat of the frame and Glasco later notched an RBI single.
Gremillion picked up her second double of the day in the top of the sixth inning and Lexie Elkins helped the Cajuns break through on the scoreboard with a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning.
The Cajuns would make Hawkins battle to get the final outs of the game that she needed. Kelsey Vincent followed up Elkins' home run with a single and two batters later Sara Corbello unleashed a line drive home run over the left field fence to trim the Ducks' lead to 6-3.
Despite the loss, Trahan continued an impressive trend for the Ragin' Cajuns pitching staff as she worked five innings and did not allow a walk. Victoria Brown did issue a walk in her inning of relief (sixth inning), but that was only the fifth walk the Louisiana pitching staff has allowed in 42 innings pitched this season.
The homers by Elkins and Corbello and Gremillion's double extend the trios hitting streaks to three games, the longest active on the Cajuns' squad heading into Saturday's Louisiana Classics action.
Elkins picked up her sixth home run of the season and the 62nd of her career which leaves her four shy of tying Gabriele Bridges (2008-11) for fourth place in school history.
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