UL Softball Defeats FAU, 9-1, Completes Sweep – Recap
The seventh-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajun softball team completed a three-game, weekend, Sun Belt Conference sweep of the FAU Owls on Sunday, winning 9-1, at Lamson Park.
Louisiana won the game in six innings, marking the third-consecutive game that they defeated FAU in mercy-rule fashion.
Christi Orgeron belted a two-run home run in the first inning, to give UL a 2-0 lead. The homer was Orgeron's third of the series, and 18th of the season.
The Cajuns added two more runs in the fourth inning, including a solo homer by Nerissa Myers, increasing her weekend RBI total to 11.
In the fifth inning, Paige Cormier blasted a three-run homer, giving Louisiana a 7-1 advantage.
UL ended things in the sixth inning, with two runs, to win it in mercy-rule style.
Ashley Brignac (17-2) got the in in the circle of the Cajuns, with Jordan Wallace recording her first save, while Paige Pender (5-5) suffered the loss for the Owls.
With the win, Louisiana improved to 41-2 overall, and 16-2 in Sun Belt Conference play, while FAU fell to 13-32 overall, and 3-13 in league play.
UL senior outfielder Christi Orgeron
View the box score below:
2012 Ragin' Cajuns Softball
Florida Atlantic at #7 Louisiana
Apr 22, 2012 at Lafayette, La. (Lamson Park)
Florida Atlantic 1 (13-32,3-13 Sun Belt) Louisiana 9 (41-2,16-2 Sun Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
Herb, Whitley cf......... 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 Smith, Katie lf.......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fawbush, Taylor rf....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Myers, Nerissa ss........ 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
Barnes, Heather 2b....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 Orgeron, Christi rf...... 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Stovall, Jordan dh....... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Haack, Matte 1b.......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 0
Call, Stephanie 1b....... 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 Draheim, Sarah c......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
Ballard, Alexa 3b........ 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cherry, Brianna cf....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Milam, Alison lf......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Cormier, Paige 2b........ 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2
Wilson, Quincy c......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 Murphy, Erikka dh........ 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Fernandez, Diandra ss.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Fernandez, Natalie 3b.... 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0
Tremblay, Lauren ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Brignac, Ashley p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pender, Paige p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Wallace, Jordan p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 23 1 8 1 1 6 16 6 8 Totals................... 24 9 11 7 5 2 18 5 7
Score by Innings R H E
---------------------------------------
Florida Atlantic.... 000 100 - 1 8 2
Louisiana........... 200 232 - 9 11 0
---------------------------------------
Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Milam, A 2(7). DP - UL 1. LOB - FAU 8; UL 7. HR - Myers(10); Orgeron(18); Cormier(8). HBP - Fernandez, D. SH - Call,
S(2); Milam, A(2); Smith(4); Myers(5); Fernandez(1). SB - Cherry(7); Murphy(9). CS - Fernandez(5).
Florida Atlantic IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP Louisiana IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Pender, Paige....... 5.1 11 9 8 5 2 24 32 111 Brignac, Ashley..... 4.0 4 1 1 1 3 14 17 68
Wallace, Jordan..... 2.0 4 0 0 0 3 9 10 52
Win - Brignac (17-2). Loss - Pender, P (5-5). Save - Wallace (1).
HBP - by Brignac (Fernandez, D). PB - Wilson, Q(4). Pitches/strikes: Pender, P 111/56; Brignac 68/43; Wallace 52/36.
Umpires - HP: Amy Roth 1B: Jana Tidwell 3B: David Erwin
Start: Time: 1:45 Attendance: 986