CCU softball goes 1-2 against No. 8 Louisiana

On Friday, March 6, 2020 the Coastal Carolina softball team took on the No. 8 Louisiana Ragin Cajuns in game one of a three game series.

Louisiana was the first to score in the first inning, putting them ahead early. It was not until the bottom of the third inning that Coastal brought the lead: Stavi Augur hit a homerun and brought in two runs.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Iyanla Dejesus and Mary Sobataka both claimed home runs. The score at the bottom of the fourth was 4-0, Coastal. Courtney Dean hit a homerun over center field in the bottom of the fifth. Sobataka and Sydney Guess were the last to score in the game. Coastal defeated Louisiana 7-1.

Coastal would go on to fall to Louisiana in the final two games of the series, with the third game only going to five innings. Coastal would only score two runs in the third game of the series in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Coastal’s current overall record is 13-7, with their conference record at 1-2.

Ally Marcano, senior pitcher, pitched a total of 6.2 innings, allowing a total of six hits, five runs, and five errors.