TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The ULM softball squad dropped both of its games at the Crimson Classic Saturday, falling 8-0 in five innings to DePaul and 9-1 in six innings to North Dakota State inside Rhoads Stadium.
DePaul 8, ULM 0 (five innings)
Freshman Casey Waterman (2-1) took her first loss of the season after giving up two runs on four hits in the first inning. Juniors Rochelle Roberts and Sidney Coy recorded the only two hits for the Warhawks (12-7). ULM committed a season-high four errors and batted 0-5 with runners in scoring position.
DePaul (3-10) notched two runs in the top of the first inning on four hits and added another in the second on a Naomi Tellez solo homer to left field. Tellez struck again for RBI singles during the Blue Demons' two-run third and three-run fifth. She finished the game 3-3 with three RBIs and two runs. DePaul combined for 12 hits, the most by a ULM opponent this season, as pitcher Morgan Maize cruised to a complete-game shutout.
NDSU 9, ULM 1 (six innings)
Senior first baseman Amye Barre converted her seventh multiple-hit game, going 2-3 with an RBI as the ULM softball squad gave up seven runs in the final two innings of a 9-1 loss against North Dakota State inside Rhoads Stadium.
NDSU (10-8) scored a run in the first inning on a two-out double from catcher Alyssa Reina. The Bison plated another on a Maritza Lopez-Portillo solo homer in the top of the fourth to make it 2-0.
The Warhawks (12-8) responded in the bottom of the fourth as senior Amye Barre got her second hit of the game, a single down the left field line, to score freshman Sydney McKay, who made her first career start at catcher, to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Bison closed out the game by scoring seven runs in the final two innings to get the run-rule victory.
Junior Melanie Coyne (8-5) took the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) on four walks and a season-high 10 hits allowed during 4.1 innings of work. Freshman Katlynn Kaminski logged 1.2 innings in relief and gave up four runs (one earned) as the Warhawks committed four errors for the second straight contest.
ULM returns to action tomorrow in the 1:30 p.m. finale versus No. 2 Alabama on SEC Network Plus.
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