Cajuns Blank UAB to Begin Season 2-0
The 9th-ranked Louisiana Ragin Cajuns finished off their first Saturday of the 2021 college softball schedule in style in Birmingham, Alabama.
Louisiana, in its second game of the day. defeated the UAB Blazers, 1-0, on the first day of play in the UAB Green & Gold Classic.
Earlier in the day, Louisiana downed Jacksonville St., 8-2, in their 2021 season opener.
Saturday marked the long-awaited return of softball for Louisiana, who last played back on March 11 of the shortened 2020 season.
The Cajuns have now won six consecutive games, dating back to last season.
Louisiana scored the only run of the game in the top half of the third inning, when Taylor Roman led off the frame with a single, before later scoring on a two-out single off the bat of Ciara Bryan.
Cajuns Blank UAB to Begin Season 2-0
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UL Softball Opens Season with Win Over Jacksonville St
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2021 UL Softball Preview: The Outfielders
This is the final part of a four-part series previewing the 2021 Louisiana Ragin Cajun Softball Team.
Today; the outfield.
The outfield looks to be strong against this season, with the ability to provide power, speed, and defense.
Ciara Bryan, a transfer from Georgia, who was tabbed a first-team Preseason All-American by D1Softball, will be a fixture in the UL outfield this season.
A left-handed hitter, Bryan hit .330 in three seasons with Georgia, to go along with 14 home runs and 78 runs batted in, while also accumulating 33 stolen bases.
Bryan, who has one season of eligibility remaining, started 22 games in centerfield for Georgia last season, while starting in right-field in another six games.
2021 UL Softball Preview: The Infielders
The infield, with depth and versatility, looks to be another strength for Louisiana this season.
There are a number of different directions the Cajuns could go at first base, but it looks as though freshman Taylor Roman will get the bulk of the time, at least early on.
Roman, who played right-field last season, hit .255 with two home runs and nine runs batted in over 22 games last season, including 18 as a starter.
Junior Carrie Boswell, who went 9-0 as a pitcher in 2019, is another option, after hitting .31 with two homers and nine RBI s in 2020.
Junior Bailey Curry, who has started games at first base in each of the last two seasons after transferring to UL from Toledo, could also see time there again but is expected to be more of a designated player and catcher this season.