LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – The Mavericks fell to Louisiana in a 9-1 defeat Friday night at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park as UTA now sits on an overall record of 11-12 and a conference record of 3-4.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: Louisiana (L, 9-1)
Aaliyah White led the Mavericks' offense going 2-2 at the plate. Graduate student
KJ Murphy,
Meagan Smith and
Morgan Rios also contributed to UTA's five total hits on the night. Center fielder
Reagan Hukill was responsible for the Mavs' lone run as the junior knocked a sacrifice fly to get UTA on the board.
Freshman
Jessica Adams got the start on the mound for UTA as she threw 4.1 giving up 6 runs – 5 earned – across 22 Cajuns.
Freshman
Morgan Max came in for the Mavs and went on to pitch the remainder of the contest. The lefty faced 9 batters as she allowed 3 runs off 2 hits. With UTA unable to get any more runs across, Adams tabbed her eighth loss of the season.
PLAY BY PLAY: Louisiana (L, 9-1)
- After two scoreless innings, the Cajuns grabbed an early 2-0 lead after a pair of RBI-doubles in the bottom of the third.
- The Mavs got things going in the top of the fourth after Murphy and Smith knocked back-to-back singles. However, UTA was unable to get any across.
- Louisiana extended their lead 6-0 in the bottom of the fifth after an RBI-single to right from the bat of Frankie Izard and a passed ball got things started.
- The Mavericks answered back with one in the top of the sixth inning after pinch runner Nicole Hill scored from a sacrifice fly to left off the bat of Hukill.
- Louisiana's Melissa Mayeux launched a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth that made it an 8-1 ball game. Shortly after, a sacrifice fly ended the game in a run-rule with the final score 9-1.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will begin Saturday play at 2 p.m. for game two of the series against the Cajuns.
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