The Book: Lady Cajuns softball 2007 Season

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For the second straight game Thursday, Middle Tennessee's softball team took better advantage of its opportunities than UL's 13th-ranked Ragin' Cajuns. Because of that, the Cajuns are in a very unfamiliar position - looking up at the rest of the Sun Belt Conference. Junior second baseman Ashley Cline's two-run homer off the left-field foul pole was the big hit in a three-run third inning, and pitcher Lindsey Vander Lugt made that stand up just enough for the Blue Raiders to take a 4-3 win over the Cajuns Thursday at Lamson Park. Heading into Wednesday's Sun Belt doubleheader, MT had never won a game from UL in 29 previous tries. Now, with Wednesday's 5-3 second-game win, the Raiders became the first team in the league's seven-year softball history to take a series from the Cajuns (21-6, 1-2). "It's huge for our program," said MT coach Leigh Podlesny. "Any time you beat a ranked team it's huge, but for it to be in your conference it's even more important. Even if the record hadn't been so much in their favor, it would still be a huge boost." The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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BOCA RATON, Fla. - UL's softball team tries to re-establish Sun Belt Conference superiority today and Sunday, but that won't be an easy task. The Ragin' Cajuns, surprised in a mid-week league series when Middle Tennessee took two of three games earlier this week, will face new Sun Belt member Florida Atlantic in a three-game series at the FAU Softball Stadium. The teams will play two games at 5 p.m. Saturday and a single game at noon on Sunday in the first-ever meetings between the squads. FAU joined the Sun Belt as a full-sport member this season, and the Owls were picked to finish second behind the seven-time league champion Cajuns in the preseason coaches' poll. But UL isn't sitting atop the Sun Belt right now, after losing a league series for the first time since the Sun Belt added softball when Middle split a Wednesday twinbill and then took a 4-3 decision Thursday at Lamson Park. The rest of the story

[DaddyCajun]

Any scores as of yet? How is our young Lady Cajuns doing today?

Best of Play, Best of Luck,
DaddyCajun

[Pirogue]

Any scores as of yet? How is our young Lady Cajuns doing today?

Best of Play, Best of Luck,
DaddyCajun

Last I heard Cajuns were down 2-0

This needs to get turned around quick... losing 5 of your last 6 is bad in any league...

[DaddyCajun]

Anyone have any site for the UL vs FAU softball scores this weekend?


DaddyCajun

[Go_UL]

Last I heard Cajuns were down 2-0

This needs to get turned around quick... losing 5 of your last 6 is bad in any league...

Louisiana 3 FAU 2
Final

[RaginDave]

Louisiana 3 FAU 2
Final

up 7-2 in the nitecap.

Looks like the Cajun women are going to get up 2-0 in softball and baseball.

Nice work Cajuns

[RaginDave]

Anyone have any site for the UL vs FAU softball scores this weekend?


DaddyCajun

1st game
3-2 Cajuns. 3 run game winning HR hit with 2 outs in the top of the 7th.

2nd game
Cajuns up 7-2 in the 5th

[CajunApostle]

Does anyone know who hit the game winning homerun.

[RaginDave]

Does anyone know who hit the game winning homerun.

Lacey Bertucci

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BOCA RATON, Fla. -A seventh-inning rally lifted the 15th-ranked Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns softball team to a 3-2 victory over Florida Atlantic here Saturday evening in the opener of a three-game Sun Belt Conference series. For 6 2/3 innings, FAU starting pitcher Jen Musillo was able to keep the Cajuns off the scoreboard. Senior first baseman Lacey Bertucci changed all of that with one mighty swing in the top of the seventh inning and UL down to its final out. With two outs in the top half of the inning and the Cajuns (22-6, 2-2 SBC)trailing 2-0, Bertucci stepped to the plate with runners at second and third and delivered a 1-1 offering from Musillo over the centerfield wall to give the Cajuns their first lead of the game at 3-2. Musillo hit Vallie Gaspard with a pitch to lead off the top half of the seventh and Karli Hubbard followed with a single to left field. Gaspard was retired at third on a Codi Runyan fielder's choice and Holly Tankersley grounded out to third for the second out leaving the Cajuns with only one chance to avoid a three-game losing streak. The rest of the story

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The 15th-ranked Lady Cajuns of Louisiana softball team got the bats working in the top half of the third inning in game two here on Saturday night, as Louisiana-Lafayette took game two of a Sun Belt Conference series with Florida Atlantic by the score of 7-2. The win completed a doubleheader sweep for the Ragin’ Cajuns who defeated FAU 3-2 earlier Saturday evening on a Lacey Bertucci three-run home run in the seventh inning. Louisiana improves to 23-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play. FAU drops to 13-9 and 0-2 in Sun Belt competition. With the score tied at one in the UL half of the third, Holly Tankersley led off the inning with an infield hit and Bertucci followed with a base on balls. Desi Chatman's RBI single to center scored pinch runner Courtney Trahan from second and the Cajuns led 2-1. Following a Melissa Verde walk, Meagan Godwin delivered a two-RBI single to left centerfield, scoring pinch runner Adele Files and Chatman to give Louisiana-Lafayette a 4-1 lead. Lana Bowers added an RBI single in the inning, and at the end of the Cajun half of the third, UL led 5-1. The Cajuns picked up a run in the top of the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead as Tankersley drew a walk with one out and scored on a Chatman double to right centerfield. The Owls answered with an RBI double of their own in the bottom of the first as Jenna Lopez scored from second on a Mandi Fishback double to left field to tie the score at one at the end of the first inning. The Owls half of the first ended as Amy Bukovich's deep drive to left field in foul territory was tracked down by Cajun left fielder Vallie Gaspard on a fine defensive play. In the bottom half of the third, FAU cut the lead to 5-2 as Bukovich singled to center and Fishback scored from second. Tankersley led off the top half of the fourth with a towering shot over the right field wall, clearing the scoreboard and the palm trees, to extend the Cajuns lead to 6-2. Tankersley's homer was her eighth of the season. With one out in the inning, Chatman homered to left field, a solo shot for her fourth of the season. With the two runs in the top half of the fourth, the Cajuns increased their lead to 7-2. Both teams went quietly in the final three innings as Louisiana closed out the 7-2 win. Tankersley gave up four hits over her seven innings of work and improved her season record to 9-3. Kathryn Stauffer, who pitched the first 3 1/3 innings for the Owls was tagged with her first loss of the season, and is now 4-1. Meagan Dunen and Amber Barton also saw time in the pitching circle for FAU. The Cajuns totaled seven hits in the contest led by Chatman who was 3-for-four at the plate, with a double and a homerun, and three RBI's. Tankersley added two hits, one a solo homerun. Godwin added a hit and two RBI's and Bowers was one for three with an RBI. Tankersley’s two hits extended her season-best hitting streak to 13 games. Louisiana-Lafayette will go for the series sweep over the Owls on Sunday afternoon at 12:00 p.m. (CDT). LOUISIANA SI