MONROE, La. – Senior Amye Barre hit a solo homer and junior Melanie Coyne tossed a complete game in ULM softball's 4-1 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tuesday inside ULM Softball Complex.
Coyne (16-17) scattered three hits and struck out 10 in her 21st complete game of the season. Coyne's only mistake came in the fourth inning on a Sydney Crossett solo homer. It was the second time this season Coyne struck out at least 10 as she displayed an 11-strikeout performance versus Butler on Feb. 19.
In an attempt to spark ULM's offense, Barre belted a solo home run to left field in the second which gave the Warhawks (22-26) a 1-0 lead. After Crossett's homer in the fourth, junior Sidney Coy scored on a Coyne sacrifice fly to center field, giving the advantage back to ULM at 2-1.
The Warhawks scored again in the fifth on a sacrifice fly from freshman Sydney McKay and in the sixth on a pinch-hit single from junior Vanessa Garcia.
The Lady Lions (13-33) made a push in the top of the sixth on back-to-back two-out singles and a hit by pitch that loaded the bases. Coyne, however, locked in to strike out designated player Taiyler Clark swinging and then needed just six innings to retire UAPB in order in the seventh to close out the game.
Barre finished the game with two of the Warhawks' five hits and was HBP in the sixth. That HBP marked the 39th of her career, a new school record. Coy additionally notched two stolen bases, a hit and a run scored.
ULM heads to Hattiesburg, Miss., tomorrow to face Southern Miss at 6 p.m. inside the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
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