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Louisiana Sets the Tone Early, Collects Series Win Over JMU
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The No. 25-ranked Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball group stockpiled eight runs in its first two at bats to rapidly put away James Madison and cruised to a 9-2 series-clinching win on Saturday, April 1 at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
With Saturday’s triumph the Ragin’ Cajuns (25-10, 7-1 SBC) prolonged their streak of consecutive Solar Belt Convention collection received to 76 straight – the nation’s longest energetic streak of consecutive convention collection victories which dates again to March 2013.
Louisiana wasted little time in locking up the collection victory over JMU (20-9, 5-3 SBC), loading the bases 4 batters into the competition. Lauren Allred then delivered a grand slam to present the Ragin’ Cajuns an early head begin and proceed the momentum on the plate from the four-run eighth inning that completed off Friday’s series-opening 8-4 win.
Sam Landry (8-4, 2.75 ERA), who struck out seven and didn’t difficulty a stroll over 5 innings, shut down the Dukes with a fast 1-2-3 inning within the backside of the primary that prevented any kind of response.
The Cajuns stored the strain on JMU beginning pitcher Kylah Berry within the second inning, loading the bases as soon as extra. Earlier than the Dukes may get Berry out of the sport there have been 4 extra runs pushed throughout by Louisiana capped off by a two-run single from Stormy Kotzelnick.
Landry (5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 7 Ok) continued her robust begin by retiring JMU so as within the second inning, maintaining the Ragin’ Cajuns agency grasp on the competition.
The lone blemish on the day for Landry was a two-spot by the Dukes within the third inning that spoiled the shutout bid. General, she would face simply 4 batters over the minimal and wound up along with her highest strikeout complete (7) in SBC play and most since March 3 vs. McNeese on the Longhorn Invitational.
JMU was in a position to keep away from the run-rule defeat as aid pitcher Alissa Humphrey was in a position to cool down the Ragin’ Cajuns lineup over the ultimate 5 frames. Louisiana’s final tally of the day got here off a Cecilia Vasquez RBI double within the fifth inning.
Allred completed with a season-high 5 RBI, including a success by pitch RBI within the second inning to her run manufacturing complete. The freshman from Texarkana, Texas is hitting .452 with 22 RBI since March 1 and with Saturday’s efficiency has taken over the group lead with 25 RBI for the season.
Kotzelnick (2-for-4, 2 RBI) delivered a multiple-hit and multiple-RBI effort for the second straight day, whereas Vasquez doubled twice within the contest for her first multiple-hit recreation since Feb. 12.
Kandra Lamb (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 Ok) prolonged her string of consecutive scoreless innings of aid pitched within the collection to 3. Lamb struck out 5 of the seven JMU batters that she confronted.
The Ragin’ Cajuns handed the Dukes their second straight residence loss – and are the lone visiting group to win in Harrisonburg within the 2023 season – and picked up their very own sixteenth win away from Lamson Park (eight true street wins, eight impartial website wins). Louisiana is an ideal 5-0 on the street in Solar Belt play.
Louisiana is now 3-1 all-time vs. James Madison and claimed the collection victory within the first-ever Solar Belt matchup between the 2 nationally acknowledged applications.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
No. 25 Louisiana and James Madison conclude the three-game Solar Belt collection at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia on Sunday, April 2 with first pitch slated for two:00 p.m. (CDT).
The Ragin’ Cajuns search to grow to be the primary group to comb a three-game convention collection from JMU in in Harrisonburg since 2010 when Hofstra swept a Colonial Athletic Affiliation collection from April 10-11, 2010.
The collection finale is being televised dwell on ESPN+. Followers within the Acadiana area can sustain with the motion with Cody Junot and Bobby Neveaux on the decision on 103.3 FM and 1420 AM and worldwide on the Varsity Community. Stay stats can be supplied at CajunStats.com.
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