ALEXANDRIA, La. – The No. 21 Louisiana State University of Alexandria softball team picked up a pair of wins over the University States Sports Academy (0-2), 9-3, and Central Baptist University (2-3), 10-2, on day one of the Generals Showdown.
"Today we came in with a plan," LSUA Head Coach Trent Partridge said. "I thought we kind of gave the game away yesterday. Today we came in with the mindset we were going to score as many runs as possible and we scored 19 against quality pitching in both games in the circle. In the first game, it's 9-3, but they [USSA] are going to win a lot of ballgames. Game two is a very quality team [in Central Baptist]. We weren't satisfied with the win against them last time and today we came out with the mindset to put them away and were able to do that."
GAME ONE | LSUA 9, USSA 3
A five-run first inning jumpstarted the Generals (5-1) in game one.
Haley Primrose roped an RBI double, before
Kaetlyn Dunbar crushed a three-run bomb two batters later for a 4-0 lead.
Molly Sistrunk then mashed her first home run of the season for a 5-0 lead.
Hanna Jackson came in to score in the bottom of the third and was followed by Sistrunk's second solo home run of the game for a 7-0 lead.
The Eagles recorded a pair of runs in the fourth to cut the deficit to 7-2.
In the sixth,
Kilee Moody roped a double to left field to drive in
Kamille Lightfoot.
Julia Kwakernaak then lifted a sacrifice fly to drive in
Haley Fontenot for a 9-2 lead.
The Eagles scratched one run across the plate in the seventh.
Alyssa Soileau (2-0) earned the victory in the circle. She tossed 4.1 innings and allowed two runs on six hits. She struck out one and did not issue a free pass. Sistrunk and Dunbar both recorded a pair of hits. Dunbar drove in three, while Sistrunk drove herself in twice.
GAME TWO | LSUA 10, CBU 2
Another big first inning set the table for the Generals in game two.
Moody opened the scoring with a single to center field, scoring Fontenot. Dunbar followed suit with an RBI single of her own.
A batter later, a bases loaded fielder's choice cut down a runner at the plate but a pair of throwing errors on the play allowed two runs to score for a 4-0 LSUA lead.
In the second inning, Moody drove in Fontenot with her second single of the game.
Until the fifth inning, Primrose held Central Baptist scoreless. The Mustangs pushed across a pair of runs in the fifth on an RBI double. A solo home run from Kwakernaak in the bottom half of the inning put LSUA ahead 6-2. Dunbar then brought around Jackson a few batters later.
Madi Baker drove in a pair in the sixth with a double, before the Generals walked off with a single from Dunbar.
Primrose threw a complete game and allowed just two runs on five hits. She struck out five and did not issue a free pass. Moody and Dunbar each recorded three hits. Dunbar tallied three RBI, while Moody notched a pair. Baker, Kwakernaak, Soileau, and Fontenot each recorded two hits in the contest. Fontenot scored three runs.
UP NEXT
LSUA takes on Oklahoma Panhandle State and Texas Wesleyan on Saturday, February 8, at Champions Sportsplex. First pitch is scheduled for 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM, respectively.
