#15 Cajuns lose to………Southern??

The 15th ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team went into the first game of the Cowgirl Classic in Lake Charles with a record of 10-0 on the season.  They had outscored their opponents 135-3 in their ten games.  They had run-ruled Arkansas, who recently defeated defending national champion UCLA.

Despite their lofty numbers, no one expected the Cajuns to go undefeated on the season.

But no one expected what happened on Friday morning.

The Cajuns lost.

To Southern University.

The Jaguars scored three times in the seventh inning to pull the biggest upset in college softball so far this season, upending Louisiana 5-4.

The Cajuns scored their four runs in the first two innings and then put their bats into the freezer.  Then they helped the Jags get the runs they needed.

Trailing 4-2 entering the seventh, Southern got back-to-back hit batsmen from losing pitcher Christina Hamilton.  A fielder's choice/error loaded the bases.  Then Audrey Phillips unloaded them with a three run double to give the Jags the lead and make a winner of starting pitcher Michael Pless.  Hamilton struck out 16 and allowed four hits in the game.

The shell-shocked Cajuns went meekly in the bottom of the seventh, with Christi Orgeron looking at a called third strike to end the game.

The Cajuns will try to avoid further embarassment when they take on Jackson State next in the tournament.