BRENHAM, Tx. – LSU Eunice would take a pair of games on Friday on the road as the Bengals swept Blinn College. The games mark a six-game road trip for the Bengals, all in the state of Texas.
The Bengals rolled in Game 1, defeating Blinn 7-1 and would rally for a 9-7 nightcap.
Cendall Barton (Elmer, LA, Alexandria Senior HS) combined for five hits to lead LSUE for the day, while
Madison Prejean (Lafayette, LA, St. Thomas More HS) led the team in RBIs with four.
LSUE will face off with Alvin CC on Sunday in a road doubleheader.
Game 1 vs. Blinn College – W, 7-1
The Bengals would put together arguably their most complete game of the year in a 7-1 win versus Blinn College.
LSUE would get two early runs in the opening inning as
Madison Diaville (Livingston, LA, Doyle HS) and
Mari Baldwin (Moss Bluff, LA, Sam Houston HS) would produce back-to-back RBIs.
That would be more than enough for
Chloe Bennett (Rosepine, LA, Rosepine HS), notching her sixth win of the season. The freshman goes the distance for the Bengals, giving up one earned run off four hits while striking out four.
Abby Touchet (Shreveport, LA, C.E. Byrd HS) would double LSUE's lead to 4-0 in the fourth with a two-run single, followed by Madison Prejean and
Emily Hoover (Hammond, LA, St. Thomas Aquinas HS) producing back-to-back RBIs in the sixth. After Blinn would get its lone run thanks to a solo home run in the bottom half of the inning,
Madison Diaville (Livingston, LA, Doyle HS) would sacrifice in the final run of the game in the seventh.
Diaville and Touchet produced multi-RBI games while Cendall Barton,
Ashlyn Roach (Calhoun, LA, West Ouachita HS) and Prejean would get multi-hit games in LSUE's 10-hit outing.
Game 2 vs. Blinn College – W, 9-7
LSU Eunice used a dramatic five-run seventh inning to capture a wild 9-7 victory over Blinn College to conclude the Friday doubleheader.
The Bengals held a 4-2 lead heading into what would be a disastrous sixth inning. Blinn struck for five runs off three walks and an error to help the Buccaneers take their first lead of the day, 7-4.
LSUE would respond in emphatic fashion with five of the first six batters in the seventh inning reaching base safely. Madison Prejean started the scoring in the inning with a two-run triple to cut the deficit to a single run. Prejean would knot it up a batter later, beating out the throw at the plate off a Ashlyn Roach ground ball.
Abby Touchet and
Maddie Leal (Houston, TX, Spring HS) would cap off the scoring in the frame to give LSUE the lead for good.
Starting pitcher Emma Shepherd reentered the game to finish the seventh, sitting down the Bucs in order. The freshman improved to 4-3 on the season after going five innings, giving up two earned runs off five hits while striking out a batter.
LSUE would get a trio of three-hit games from Leal,
Maci Baldwin (Moss Bluff, LA, Sam Houston HS) and Cendall Barton. Prejean would lead the team with three RBIs while Maci Baldwin scored three times.
