MONROE, La. - A huge three run home run by Katie Girardi
lifted the ULM softball team to a 5-2 victory over Jackson State Wednesday
evening at the ULM Softball Complex. The Warhawks rallied twice during the
contest for its third straight win in a row in come-from-behind fashion.
Katie Girardi has become hot at the plate since her return
to the lineup with a big 3-for-3 performance that scored two runs and three
RBIs. Haley McCall also went 3-for-3 with one RBI while Charlotte Pastor used a
2-for-3 effort to score a run.
Stephanie Routzon (4-9) ended her slump with a career-high
tying seven strikeouts in the complete game performance, which also equaled ULM's
season-best in strikeouts. She allowed just two earned runs on seven hits to
pick up the win.
With the Warhawks (19-19) trailing 2-1 in the fifth inning, Charlotte
Pastor led off with a single to right field and took advantage of an error and
a late fielder's choice play to load the bases with two outs. A passed ball
allowed Pastor to score when Girardi stepped up with her second bomb of the
year to seize a 5-2 advantage.
ULM fell behind twice during the game and scored the first
equalizer in the bottom of the second off a Haley McCall double, which plated
Girardi from second base after she singled and a wild pitch put her in scoring
position.
After a scoreless first frame, Jackson State (24-23) put the
first run of the contest on the scoreboard with a leadoff home run by Amanda
Vasquez in the second inning.
The Lady Tigers took a one run advantage again in the fourth
inning, this time with a leadoff walk by Arial Siegel who scored when Sabeana
Romero roped a single through the left side.
Only three Jackson State batters managed hits, all of them
multi-hit efforts led by Romero's 2-for-3 outing with one run and two RBIs. Breea
Jamerson (13-8) was credited the loss after throwing all six innings with just
one earned run on nine hits while fanning six.
The Warhawks hit the road tomorrow for a make-up date
against Stephen F. Austin at 4:30 p.m. before returning home for a three game
series against Western Kentucky this Saturday and Sunday.
