Cowgirls advance to SLC Tournament Championship Game McNeese softball (Source: Southland Conference) By McNeese Sports Information | May 14, 2021 at 9:01 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 9:01 PM
HAMMOND McNeese softball advanced to the 2021 Southland Conference Tournament championship game here Friday with. 4-1 semifinal victory over regular-season champs and tournament top seed Stephen F. Austin behind another solid pitching performance from freshman Whitney Tate.
McNeese will play the winner of Saturday’s 11 a.m. game. The if-necessary game will be played Sunday, May 16 at a time to be determined.
The Cowgirls (33-24), serving as the visiting team, struck real early in the game when leadoff batter Cori McCrary sent the fourth pitch of the game over the centerfield wall for a solo home run, her 10th of the season to give the Cowgirls an early 1-0 lead. The home run by McCrary was the first extra-base hit given up Kassidy Wilbur, the Southland Conference player and pitcher of
McNeese Splits Doubleheader at Nicholls Cowgirls drop doubleheader against Southeastern (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | May 7, 2021 at 10:32 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 10:32 PM
THIBODAUX McNeese softball split a doubleheader at Nicholls here Friday night with the Cowgirls opening the series with a 6-2 win before falling 1-0 in the second game of the doubleheader. The rubber game and the regular-season finale will be at 1 p.m. Saturday.
McNeese (29-24, 17-8 SLC) picked up 10 hits in the opening game win and was held to four hits in the nightcap.
Four Cowgirls picked up two hits apiece in the opener. Haylee Brinlee and Kaylee Lopez continued their hot hitting with Brinlee collecting two doubles and two RBI. Lopez picked up one double and scored two runs. Also picking up two hits in the game was Jil Poullard and Toni Perrin.
Cowgirls sweep ACU in doubleheader, win series Cowgirls celebrate Jil Poullards walk-off home run (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | April 17, 2021 at 7:50 PM CDT - Updated April 17 at 7:52 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese softball completed its Southland Conference series sweep over Abilene Christian here Saturday with a doubleheader win by the scores of 7-1 and an 8-0 (6 inn) run-rule win to complete the sweep. McNeese opened the series with a 7-0 win on Friday.
For the second straight day, the Cowgirls (22-21, 12-6 SLC) got solid pitching, defense, and offensive production from different players.
”Overall, I thought we pitched outstanding in the series, giving up only one run in three games,” said head coach James Landreneau.
Cowgirls defeat ACU 7-0 in series opener Jil Poullard hits an RBI single (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | April 16, 2021 at 6:21 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 6:21 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Solid pitching, defense, and one big inning was all McNeese softball needed to pick up a 7-0 shutout win in the opening game of its Southland Conference series over Abilene Christian here Friday.
The series will conclude with a doubleheader Saturday that has been moved up to a noon start. With the win, the Cowgirls improve to 20-21 overall and 10-6 in the SLC while ACU drops to 7-18 overall and 3-13 in the SLC.