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
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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
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Florida Atlantic.... 000 100 -  1  8  2
Louisiana........... 200 232 -  9 11  0
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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
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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