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BOSSIER CITY, La. – LSU Eunice Softball saw a postseason type of atmosphere in a Monday doubleheader split with Bossier Parish CC at the BPCC Softball Field.  Both games saw the Bengals (28-13) final at bat decide the outcome of the game.
 
LSUE would have the go ahead batter at the plate in the seventh inning but could not convert, falling to Bossier Parish 4-3.  The Bengals would turn the tide, scoring a run in the 11th inning to take a 1-0 thriller.
 
The Bengals continue a season-long 12-game road trip next Tuesday as LSU Eunice invades Baton Rouge CC.
 
Game 1 vs. Bossier Parish CC – L, 3-4
LSU Eunice saw an early lead slip away as the Bengals couldn't complete a seventh inning rally, falling to Bossier Parish CC 4-3 to begin their doubleheader.
 
The Bengals took an early 2-0 lead, scoring runs in the second and third innings thanks to a Gabrielle Huetter (Magnolia, TX, Magnolia HS) RBI single and sacrifice bunt by Madison Prejean (Lafayette, LA, St. Thomas More HS).  That lead was quickly erased as BPCC used three walks and two hits to tie the score in the bottom half of the third.
 
Home runs in the fifth and sixth inning by the Cavaliers saw the Bengals trail 4-2 entering their final at bat.  Sara Roussel (Luling, LA, Hahnville HS) would try to jump start a rally attempt, trimming the deficit with a RBI single to score Maci Baldwin (Moss Bluff, LA, Sam Houston HS). The two-out rally was short lived as the next batter struck out to end the game.
 
Roussel and Baldwin accounted for four of the team's five hits.
 
Emma Shepherd (Athens, LA, Claiborne Academy) was dealt a tough luck loss, going five innings in the start.  Shepherd gave up three earned runs off five hits and four walks while striking out six batters.
 
Game 2 vs. Bossier Parish CC – W, 1-0 (11 Innings)
Landri Campbell (Olla, LA, LaSalle HS) had a breakout performance, going the distance in the circle for LSU Eunice as the Bengals won a 1-0 thriller in 11 innings.  The 11-inning game was not only the longest in the Meghan Collins era, but the longest known recorded game in LSUE softball history.
 
The marathon finally ended as Maddie Chretien (Lake Charles, LA, Barbe HS) ripped a two-out double to the wall.  Chretien would come home to score after a ground ball by Kaitlyn Savant (Livingston, LA, Doyle HS) was misplayed as Chretien slid home to finally put a run on the board.
 
The Bengals outhit Bossier Parish 10-3 for the game with Sara Roussel leading the charge, going 3-for-5 on the game.  Mari Baldwin (Moss Bluff, LA, Sam Houston HS) and Katie Salling (Opelousas, LA, Parkview Baptist HS) also had multi-hit games.  The Bengals, however, would 11 runners on base in the game.
 
LSUE was able to push the game to extras thanks to a gem by Campbell.  The freshman showed her potential, going all 11 innings.  Campbell struck out a season-high 10 batters while only issuing three hits and two walks.  She sat down the Cavaliers in order five different times.