University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, April 9
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Cajuns Extend Win Streak, Grab Series Sweep of Troy
4/9/2017 4:18:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE – 16th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball remained undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play and extended its season-high winning streak to 12 games with an 11-0 (5 inn.) win over Troy on Sunday at Lamson Park.
Aleah Craighton and Daniella Chavez provided the bulk of the offense as they each contributed three RBI. Craighton hit her third home run of the series to give Louisiana (29-5, 12-0 Sun Belt) a 3-0 lead in the first inning, while Chavez broke the game open in the third inning with a bases-clearing single that stretched the advantage to 6-0.
Alex Stewart was in control in the pitching circle. She limited Troy (16-25, 4-12 Sun Belt) to one hit and struck out seven in four innings. The Cajuns senior hurler faced only one batter over the minimum.
Louisiana completed the series sweep of Troy with Sunday's victory. The Ragin' Cajuns entered the day with the series victory in hand after claiming a 3-1, 11-0 (5 inn.) sweep on Saturday.
Now at 12-0 in Sun Belt play, the Ragin' Cajuns are off to the best start since the 2005 team began league play with the same mark.
Louisiana returns to action on Tuesday at Lamson Park with a 6 p.m. single game against Southeastern Louisiana. Due to the ticketing system at Lamson Park being under repair, fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance on Ticketmaster.com. Fans choosing to purchase tickets at Lamson Park are encouraged to bring cash.
Other standout performances on offense for the Cajuns included a three-hit effort from Haley Hayden (3-for-3, 2 runs, RBI) which increased her career hits total to 250 and DJ Sanders who closed out the scoring with a solo home run in the fourth inning for her 19th home run of the season which establishes her new career-high total.
The Trojans attempted to answer Craighton's first-inning homer and scratch a run in the second inning after Stephanie Snyder (leadoff single) advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Stewart struck out the next two batters – the first of five straight she would strikeout – to end the threat.
After Chavez's three-run single upped the lead to 6-0, the Ragin' Cajuns tacked on four more runs off of reliever Claire Graves to reach the run-rule mark. Corin Voinchè doubled home pinch runner Chelsea Lotief, then runs scored on three consecutive at bats – Kelli Martinez grounder, Kara Gremillion sacrifice fly and Hayden RBI single – to increase the margin to 10-0.
Sanders led off the bottom of the fourth with her home run to complete the scoring, then Macey Smith held Troy runners at second and third base in the top of the fifth to preserve the pitching staff's second shutout of the weekend.
DIAMOND NOTES
- Dating back to the 2016 series in Troy, Alex Stewart has held the Trojans scoreless, allowed just eight hits and struck out 28 over 19 innings pitched.
- Alex Stewart has yielded just four runs and 14 hits over her past 25 innings of work dating back to the March 25-26 series at South Alabama.
- Alex Stewart improved to 7-0 in Sun Belt play this season and lowered her ERA in league games to 1.31. The reigning Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year advanced her career Sun Belt record to 28-1.
- Three of Aleah Craighton's five hits (5-for-8 at the plate) in the series were home runs. She increased her season home run total to 10, giving her double digits for the third straight season.
- With the three RBI in Sunday's finale, Daniella Chavez ended the Troy series with four RBI. Adding in her six RBI from last week's Georgia Southern series, Chavez has produced 10 RBI the last two weekends.
- Louisiana's pitching staff limited Troy to one run, yielded just nine hits and struck out 19 over 17 innings of work in the weekend series.
- The combined shutout pitched by Alex Stewart and Macey Smith was the 10th shutout, overall, hurled by Cajuns pitchers and the third in the past two Sun Belt series.
- The Ragin' Cajuns pitching staff extended its season-long trend of holding foes to five runs or less to 34 games. In that streak, the staff has allowed two runs or fewer 22 times.
- Alex Stewart's seven strikeouts were two off her season-high nine (Mar. 25 at South Alabama) and marked the sixth time in seven Sun Belt starts she's reached five. Stewart has fanned 40 batters in 32 innings of Sun Belt play this season.
- Haley Hayden scored two runs to increase her career total to 226. She's now within five runs of passing Jerie Alexander (230 runs from 1999-02) for second place on the program's career list.
- Haley Hayden's three hits marked the third time this season reaching the mark and gave her a team-leading 12th multiple-hit game.
- Louisiana improved to 25-0 this season when scoring at least six runs. Sunday's production of 11 runs marked the 12th time reaching double digits.
- Louisiana's offense has produced multiple home runs for the 16th time in the past 20 games. The Ragin' Cajuns have hit 59 home runs through 34 games.
- The Ragin' Cajuns played error-free for the sixth straight game. The current streak began last weekend at Georgia Southern. During the timeframe, the squad has fielded 145 consecutive chances cleanly.
- Louisiana increased its all-time series lead over Troy to 34-5 and extended its current series win streak to eight games. The Ragin' Cajuns have won 15 of the past 16 meetings dating back to the 2012 season.
Aleah Craighton and Daniella Chavez provided the bulk of the offense as they each contributed three RBI. Craighton hit her third home run of the series to give Louisiana (29-5, 12-0 Sun Belt) a 3-0 lead in the first inning, while Chavez broke the game open in the third inning with a bases-clearing single that stretched the advantage to 6-0.
Alex Stewart was in control in the pitching circle. She limited Troy (16-25, 4-12 Sun Belt) to one hit and struck out seven in four innings. The Cajuns senior hurler faced only one batter over the minimum.
Louisiana completed the series sweep of Troy with Sunday's victory. The Ragin' Cajuns entered the day with the series victory in hand after claiming a 3-1, 11-0 (5 inn.) sweep on Saturday.
Now at 12-0 in Sun Belt play, the Ragin' Cajuns are off to the best start since the 2005 team began league play with the same mark.
Louisiana returns to action on Tuesday at Lamson Park with a 6 p.m. single game against Southeastern Louisiana. Due to the ticketing system at Lamson Park being under repair, fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance on Ticketmaster.com. Fans choosing to purchase tickets at Lamson Park are encouraged to bring cash.
Other standout performances on offense for the Cajuns included a three-hit effort from Haley Hayden (3-for-3, 2 runs, RBI) which increased her career hits total to 250 and DJ Sanders who closed out the scoring with a solo home run in the fourth inning for her 19th home run of the season which establishes her new career-high total.
The Trojans attempted to answer Craighton's first-inning homer and scratch a run in the second inning after Stephanie Snyder (leadoff single) advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Stewart struck out the next two batters – the first of five straight she would strikeout – to end the threat.
After Chavez's three-run single upped the lead to 6-0, the Ragin' Cajuns tacked on four more runs off of reliever Claire Graves to reach the run-rule mark. Corin Voinchè doubled home pinch runner Chelsea Lotief, then runs scored on three consecutive at bats – Kelli Martinez grounder, Kara Gremillion sacrifice fly and Hayden RBI single – to increase the margin to 10-0.
Sanders led off the bottom of the fourth with her home run to complete the scoring, then Macey Smith held Troy runners at second and third base in the top of the fifth to preserve the pitching staff's second shutout of the weekend.
DIAMOND NOTES
- Dating back to the 2016 series in Troy, Alex Stewart has held the Trojans scoreless, allowed just eight hits and struck out 28 over 19 innings pitched.
- Alex Stewart has yielded just four runs and 14 hits over her past 25 innings of work dating back to the March 25-26 series at South Alabama.
- Alex Stewart improved to 7-0 in Sun Belt play this season and lowered her ERA in league games to 1.31. The reigning Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year advanced her career Sun Belt record to 28-1.
- Three of Aleah Craighton's five hits (5-for-8 at the plate) in the series were home runs. She increased her season home run total to 10, giving her double digits for the third straight season.
- With the three RBI in Sunday's finale, Daniella Chavez ended the Troy series with four RBI. Adding in her six RBI from last week's Georgia Southern series, Chavez has produced 10 RBI the last two weekends.
- Louisiana's pitching staff limited Troy to one run, yielded just nine hits and struck out 19 over 17 innings of work in the weekend series.
- The combined shutout pitched by Alex Stewart and Macey Smith was the 10th shutout, overall, hurled by Cajuns pitchers and the third in the past two Sun Belt series.
- The Ragin' Cajuns pitching staff extended its season-long trend of holding foes to five runs or less to 34 games. In that streak, the staff has allowed two runs or fewer 22 times.
- Alex Stewart's seven strikeouts were two off her season-high nine (Mar. 25 at South Alabama) and marked the sixth time in seven Sun Belt starts she's reached five. Stewart has fanned 40 batters in 32 innings of Sun Belt play this season.
- Haley Hayden scored two runs to increase her career total to 226. She's now within five runs of passing Jerie Alexander (230 runs from 1999-02) for second place on the program's career list.
- Haley Hayden's three hits marked the third time this season reaching the mark and gave her a team-leading 12th multiple-hit game.
- Louisiana improved to 25-0 this season when scoring at least six runs. Sunday's production of 11 runs marked the 12th time reaching double digits.
- Louisiana's offense has produced multiple home runs for the 16th time in the past 20 games. The Ragin' Cajuns have hit 59 home runs through 34 games.
- The Ragin' Cajuns played error-free for the sixth straight game. The current streak began last weekend at Georgia Southern. During the timeframe, the squad has fielded 145 consecutive chances cleanly.
- Louisiana increased its all-time series lead over Troy to 34-5 and extended its current series win streak to eight games. The Ragin' Cajuns have won 15 of the past 16 meetings dating back to the 2012 season.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stewart, Alex (14-3)
L: Rigney Brown, Rachel (6-13)
Batting:
2B: Gray, Jordan 1
SH: Davis, Erica 1
Batting:
2B: Voinché, Corin 1
HR: Craighton, Aleah 1 ; Sanders, DJ 1
RBI: Gremillion, Kara 1 ; Hayden, Haley 1 ; Craighton, Aleah 3 ; Sanders, DJ 1 ; Chavez, Daniella 3 ; Voinché, Corin 1
SF: Gremillion, Kara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gremillion, Kara 1 ; Hayden, Haley 2 ; Craighton, Aleah 2 ; Sanders, DJ 2 ; Lotief, Chelsea 1 ; Terrio, Taylor 1 ; Zeringue, Kassidy 1 ; Martinez, Kelli 1
SB: Zeringue, Kassidy 2 ; Martinez, Kelli 1
HBP: Gremillion, Kara 1
Game Leaders
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