HOUSTON - After trailing by two runs through the first three
innings, the ULM softball team pulled out a 6-2 win over McNeese State in the
first game of the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational Saturday afternoon at
Cougar Softball Stadium. ULM moves to 4-2 overall.
Charlotte Pastor led the Warhawks with her first career
multi-hit performance after going 2-for-2 with one run. Janel Salanoa, Haley
McCall and Mackenzie Miller were the only other ULM players with a hit while
six Warhawks comprised all six runs.
Stephanie Routzon (1-1) went the distance in the circle for
her first complete game and win of the season, tossing two strikeouts while
allowing seven hits and two earned runs.
Warhawks Alexis Cacioppo and Roxy Cassel led off the fourth
inning with walks and Salanoa smashed a double into the center field gap to open
up a four-run scoring spree. A throwing error allowed Salanoa to score and
McCall to reach second base when Pastor and Miller both singled to send her home
and cap the come-from-behind streak.
A fielding miscue allowed ULM to add two more runs in the
sixth inning after it loaded the bases with two singles and a walk. Pastor and
McCall each singled and Miller walked when a missed catch by the first baseman
allowed Kayla Boening to reach and sent Pastor and McCall home.
Alanna DiVittorio got in scoring position with a two bagger
in the top of the first inning and scored when Lauren Langer singled to second
base. Claire Terracina followed with a triple deep into the left field corner
to give the Cowgirls an early two run lead.
McNeese State's (4-4) Langner led the Cowgirls with a
2-for-3 performance which included one run and one RBI. Tiffany Denham (2-2)
also threw a complete game and allowed just five hits and three earned runs.
ULM faces tournament
host No. 17 Houston immediately following the McNeese State game at approximately
5:40 p.m.
