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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Rylee Waldrep App State 3/8
2
Winner Louisiana LA 27-4, 10-0 SBC
0
Georgia Southern GS 16-16, 3-7 SBC
Winner
Louisiana LA
27-4, 10-0 SBC
2
Final
0
Georgia Southern GS
16-16, 3-7 SBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Louisiana LA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 1
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

W: Ellyson, Summer (19-4) L: Waldrep, Rylee (4-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 10 Louisiana Claims 2-0 Win In First Game Of Sun Belt Softball Series From Eagles

Rylee Waldrep, Summer Ellyson engage in a fantastic pitcher's duel on Friday night at Eagle Field

STATESBORO - The No. 10-ranked Louisiana softball team clipped Georgia Southern, 2-0, in the first game of a three-game Sun Belt Conference series on Friday evening at Eagle Field.

The Ragin' Cajuns remained unbeaten in league play so far this season, improving to 10-0 in the Sun Belt and 27-4 overall. The Eagles fell to 16-16 overall and 3-7 in the league with the loss. Game two of the series takes place on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The game was a fantastic duel between pitchers Rylee Waldrep of the Eagles and Summer Ellyson of the Ragin' Cajuns. Neither team could push across a run through the first five innings, although Louisiana threatened in the third with runners on second and third with nobody out. Waldrep induced a popup, a line out and then got an inning-ending strikeout to escape the threat.

Louisiana finally broke the deadlock in the sixth inning as a single by Sarah Hudek lead off the inning. She advanced to second on a wild pitch, then moved to third on Bailey Curry's single, and scored on an RBI groundout by Lexie Comeaux.

The Ragin' Cajuns pushed across an insurance run in the seventh as Alissa Dalton tripled with two outs, then scored on a dropped throw to the plate on an attempted delayed steal of home.

The Eagles' best chance to score came in the fourth as Mekhia Freeman led off with a single, and Shelby Wilson walked to put two on with one out, but Freeman was erased trying to move to third on a passed ball and a groundout ended the inning.

"Just came up a little short," Georgia Southern Head Coach Kim Dean said. "I thought Rylee pitched an amazing game. [Summer] Ellison's a great pitcher, she held us out. But just really continuing to allow confidence to build, even in tough losses like this. Being in a position to be able to get a runner on and you can tie the game is a great feeling. We're gonna discuss a couple of things we could be a little better at and I think tomorrow could be a much different game."

Ellison (19-4) ended up with a three-hit shutout, walking one while striking out 10 to notch the win for Louisiana. Waldrep (4-9) took the hard-luck loss for the Eagles, giving up seven hits and two runs - one earned - in seven innings of work, walking two while striking out three.

Freeman finished the game with two of the Eagles' three hits, while Kourtney Gremillion was 2-for-2 with a double for the Ragin' Cajuns.

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