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FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – The Lady Cats will have to settle for second in the American Southwest Conference this season. The Louisiana College softball team fell 1-0 to Texas-Tyler in the ASC Championship game Saturday afternoon.

Louisiana College (28-13), making its second appearance in the ASC Championship game in the past three years, would have needed to defeat the Patriots (36-7) twice Saturday afternoon to claim the crown in the double-elimination tournament.

Texas-Tyler, the only team to defeat LC in the conference tournament, receives an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III softball tournament and will host a regional in two weeks.

Louisiana College is in a good position to receive an at-large bid but will have to wait until May 7 at 9 a.m., the date and time of the NCAA Division III Softball Selection Show, to learn if they will make their ninth straight NCAA tournament.

Saturday afternoon, the Lady Cats got a great pitching performance from sophomore Rudi Aycock (Olla, La./LaSalle HS).
Aycock, who fell to 6-4, worked a complete game and surrendered just four hits and walked no one while striking out one.

An RBI groundout by Ashlee Johnson was the difference in the game.

Texas-Tyler's Heather Abshire picked up the win after working seven innings and striking out one and allowing five hits.

Emily Douglas (Gonzales, La./St. Amant HS) was LC's top batter with a 2-for-2 showing at the plate.

EARLY GAME: LC 4, UMHB 3
Post Game Interview with Chelsea Allen
The Louisiana College softball team defeated Mary Hardin-Baylor 4-3 Saturday morning to advance to the American Southwest Conference Tournament Championship.

Against Mary Hardin-Baylor (26-17), LC (28-12) scored two run in the top of the first inning, one in the fourth and one in the sixth  and never trailed the Crusaders.

Jordan Waldroup (Calhoun, La./West Ouachita HS) pitched the first four innings of the game and allowed two earned runs en route to the win and an 8-5 record on the year. Brianna Hall (Shreveport, La./Southwood HS) registered her first save of the season after pitching the final three innings and striking out one while allowing no earned runs.

Chelsea Allen (Houma, La./Vandebilt Catholic) was LC's leader at the plate going 2-for-3 with  two RBI.
Rebekah Ragsdale was the losing pitcher. She worked all seven innings and struck out one.

Caitlin Bollier went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Crusader offense.

American Southwest Conference Softball All-Tournament Team
Heather Abshire, RHP, Jr., Texas-Tyler (Most Valuable Player)
Chelsea Allen, OF, So., Louisiana College
Ashton Brey, OF, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Meggie Burkett, OF, Jr., Louisiana College
Allison Burton, DP, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Emily Douglas, 1B, Jr., Louisiana College
Ashley Endsley, 3B, Jr., Texas-Tyler
Ashlee Johnson, SS, Sr., Texas-Tyler
Amy Meyer, SS, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
Katie Poerner, OF, Jr., Howard Payne
Rebekah Ragsdale, RHP, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Katelyn Thomason, OF/RHP, Sr., Texas-Tyler
Hannah White, RHP/DP, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor