MONROE, La. – The ULM softball team (23-13, 4-2 Sun Belt) remains home for another Sun Belt series, taking on Troy (21-13, 3-3 Sun Belt) at the ULM Softball Complex. The first game is scheduled for Friday (March 28) at 6 p.m., with game two occurring on Saturday (March 29) at 2 p.m. and the final game on Sunday (March 30) at noon. The games will be available to stream on ESPN+ and live stats can be found at ulmwarhawks.com.
SERIES HISTORY VS. TROY –
The Warhawks will be going up against the Trojans for the 59th, 60th and 61st meetings between the two teams, playing in Monroe for the first time since 2023. ULM has a 20-38 record against Troy, the first meeting coming in 2002, when the Trojans claimed victory, 0-1 in Monroe. In the last three series against Troy, the Warhawks have gone 1-2 across the weekend, each year winning the first matchup. The last series win for the Warhawks over the Trojans came in 2017 at Troy.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS –
The Trojans hold a 21-13 record this season, going 3-3 in Sun Belt play so far. Most recently, Troy hosted No. 25 Auburn at home, falling 5-12. Troy did clinch their conference-opening series against Coastal Carolina, claiming games two and three, outscoring the Chanticleers 17-5 combined. The Trojans have competed against five Power Four programs this season, going 1-5 against them. The lone win came over Wisconsin in the USF Tournament. Senior Taylor McKinneyleads the team in runs scored and RBIs, picking up Sun Belt Player of the Week in February. McKinney is currently on an 12-game hit streak as well, extending it against Auburn on Wednesday (March 26).
LAST TIME OUT –
ULM went 1-2 on the road against the Ragin' Cajuns, first falling in a walk-off victory for Lafayette on Friday, 5-3. The Warhawks got off to an early lead, with three homers scoring three runs for ULM. After Maddie Nichols held the home team to a scoreless six innings, a three-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh tied it up and sent the contest to extra innings. As the Warhawks were unable to find a score in the eighth, the Ragin' Cajuns hit a two-run homer to walk off ULM with the win.
On Saturday, ULM found the early 2-0 lead yet again, scoring in the first inning to start hot. But the Ragin' Cajuns also had hot bats in game two, scoring four runs in the first inning and did not let up. The Warhawks found another score in the sixth, but the damage had been done, clinching the series for the Cajuns with a 9-3 win.
On Sunday, the Warhawks were ready to bounce back, scoring in the top of the first yet again for the 1-0 lead. The home team picked up four runs in the third, creating another deficit for ULM. A walk by Nichols and a single by Meagan Brown scored three runs, tying things up at four runs each. While the home team found the 5-4 lead in the fourth, a four-run sixth inning for ULM secured the Sunday victory. Another single and an error, this time by Morgan Brown, scored three runs for the lead. An RBI single by Reece Briggs extended the lead to three, with two more RBI singles in the seventh–by Meagan Brown and Hollie Thomas–held the decisive 10-5 lead for ULM. The Cajuns allowed the most hits they have all season in the win for the Warhawks.
HAVING FUN AT HOME –
The Warhawks remain undefeated at the ULM Softball Complex this season, going 15-0 when in Monroe. ULM opened play at home with a midweek game against Jackson State, winning in a run-rule victory, 9-1. The Warhawks went on to go 5-0 in both the Warhawk Invitational and the Best on the Bayou Tournament, defeating Stephen F. Austin, Houston Christian, Eastern Illinois, Tarleton State, SEMO and Memphis over the course of two weekends. To round out play at home so far, ULM defeated McNeese, 5-1 and swept Georgia State in the first conference series of 2025.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION –
Softball America has released their March Position Power Rankings, revealing Morgan Brown to be ranked ninth nationally at second baseman. Brown has a .411 batting average, posting nine doubles, three triples and nine home runs. The Katy, Texas native has 41 RBIs under her belt, having stolen seven bases this season.
LOOKING AHEAD –
The softball team will remain home for a midweek matchup against Northwestern State, as the Warhawks look to sweep the Lady Demons after a resounding 13-0 win in Natchitoches earlier this year. First pitch on Wednesday (April 2) is scheduled for 6 p.m.
