LAKE CHARLES— For the second day of the Carl Vincent State Farm Invitational, McNeese softball break up its video games on Saturday, falling 7-5 to Austin Peay earlier than ending event motion with a 14-4 (5 inning) win in opposition to Illinois-Chicago (3-6) to enhance to 7-4 on the season.
After falling to Illinois-Chicago Friday evening, the Cowgirls’ offense appeared completely completely different Saturday in opposition to the Flames. McNeese scored 14 runs on eight hits together with 13 RBI. Of the eight Cowgirl hits, 4 had been homeruns.
McNeese acquired off to an early 5-0 lead within the first inning however a 4 run second by the Flames pulled them to inside one. The Cowgirls scored two extra runs within the second inning to increase its result in 7-4 then scored 5 runs within the third inning off back-to-back homeruns, a three-run residence by Maddie Taylor and a solo homerun by Jada Muñoz.
Muñoz went 3 for five on the day with all three hits coming as homeruns and picked up six RBI and scored 4 runs.
Rylee Cloud and Maddie Taylor each knocked in 4 runs apiece Saturday. Cloud was 2 for five on the plate and Taylor was 2 for six. Nyjah Fontenot additionally had three hits on the day.
Taylor additionally picked up the win in opposition to UIC going the gap to enhance to 3-0 within the season.
The event will finish Sunday with a single sport at 11 a.m. when UIC will face Austin Peay.
McNeese will return to the diamond subsequent week when the Cowgirls journey to Southern Miss on Tuesday and South Alabama on Wednesday.