MONROE, La. – The Warhawks (9-1) stayed perfect on the weekend picking up their eighth-straight win with a 10-2 victory over the Grambling Lady Tigers (0-8).
The 9-1 record is the best ULM squad start since the 2006 season when the Warhawks won 10 straight to open the year.
Sophomore
Melanie Coyne picked up her second win on the year ringing up five batters.
Sophomore
Rochelle Roberts and redshirt senior
Miyuki Navarrete both homered in the contest picking up two RBI each.
Roberts opened the game with a leadoff triple down the left field line. Sophomore
Sidney Coy singled back up the middle to pick up the RBI (1-0 ULM).
Junior
Faith Bohack knocked a two-out double to bring home Coy and give the Warhawks a 2-0 lead after the first.
Junior
Amye Barre and sophomore
Vanessa Garcia hit back-to-back singles to start the second inning for ULM. After advancing on a wild pitch, Roberts walked to load the bases.
Sophomore
McKinley Marks set to the play to pitch hit and picked up the RBI on a grounder to second (3-0 ULM).
The Lady Tigers would answer in the top of the third when Grambling got two aboard with a single and ULM error. Kendalyn Arceneaux singled to left to drive home two (3-2 ULM).
Garcia led off the fourth inning with a double to left field. She advanced to third on a pass ball and would score on a groundout from senior
Mackenzie Miller (4-2 ULM).
Roberts drew a walk and swiped second base. Coy laid down the bunt and would get on board with a Grambling error while Roberts would score (5-2 ULM).
Navarrete went deep to center field and to give the Warhawks the 7-2 advantage after four.
One-out double from Barre kicked off the ULM offense in the fifth inning. Junior
Kaitlyn Dupuis picked up a pinch-hit single to bring the lead to 8-2.
Roberts secured the win a walkoff homer to right field.
The Warhawks return to action on
Tuesday, Feb. 18 to face Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La.
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