MONROE, La. - Haley McCall nailed a three-run bomb on two
outs in the sixth inning to lead the ULM softball team to a 5-3 come-from-behind
victory against Troy Thursday evening at the ULM Softball Complex. The Warhawks
take the Sun Belt Conference series against the Trojans for the second-straight
season, with both series wins coming after dropping the first contest.
The native of Grand Chenier, La., tied a season-high four
RBIs and scored one run in the game's only multi-hit performance going 2-for-3.
Four other Warhawks provided a run, with Alexis Cacioppo and Roxy Cassel each
going 1-for-2.
Haylie Wilson capped a strong showing by ULM's pitching
staff for the series, allowing a career-low two hits in a complete-game
performance with two earned runs and two strikeouts. Not one Trojan managed
multiple hits in a single game the entire series.
McCall came up huge with her first home run since coming to
ULM and her second extra-base shot of the day, clearing the bases after Cassel
got on with a RBI single and Salanoa walked. Cacciopo led off the inning with
a single to begin the four-run scoring spree.
ULM (14-11, 2-4 Sun Belt) cut into the Trojans' 2-0 lead in
the fifth inning as Pastor and McCall put together the Warhawks' first two hits.
Pastor hit an infield single and McCall followed with a double that fell just
feet short of clearing the outfield wall to send her home.
Troy (18-7, 1-2 Sun Belt) scored the game's first two runs
in the second inning, loading the bases with a single by Hayden Gann and two
walks. A sacrifice fly by Ashley Rainey plated Gann, and a fielding error allowed
an unearned run to go home.
Gann pushed Troy's lead out to 3-1 in the next inning,
getting on base with a walk and coming around to score off a deep single by
Taylor Smartt to right center.
Troy was led by Gann for the contest as she scored two of
its three runs with a 1-for-2 effort. Ashley Rainey (8-3) picked up her third
loss of the season after allowing three earned runs on four hits, fanning four
batters.
ULM takes off for the rest of the week and returns to the
ULM Softball Complex Tuesday for a doubleheader against Grambling State
beginning at 5 p.m.
