SAN ANTONIO – The Wildcats had a slow start in their third game of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament, but used a five-run fourth inning to vault to a 7-5 over LSU–Alexandria
In the fourth, the 'Cats managed to put up five runs, led off by junior
Bella Houck singling on a line drive to right field. Senior
Olivia Coaker also singled to right field adding another runner on the basepaths. Senior
BreAnna Corkern gets in on the action and singles on a deep fly ball to center, which will load the bases.
Sophomore
Jordan Dauthier clears the bases from a line drive off the pitcher's foot causing chaos for the Generals. Senior
Kayla Dauthier couldn't let her sister have all the fun so she doubled to the opposite side. Sophomore
Emma Hunt then singled on a hard ground ball to center,
Kayla Dauthier scored.
(Wildcats 5 - Generals 3)
J. Dauthier not only can hit a ball off the wall but she can bunt too. She executes a suicide squeeze which would leave junior
Stella Shaw undefendable and score a run.
(Wildcats 6 - Generals 3)
Senior
Olivia Coaker in the bottom of the sixth drove in a run on a line drive to the center fielder.
(Wildcats 7 - Generals 3)
The 'Cats, if you were to ask the team, had a fire lit under them and wouldn't let it burn out.
Brooke Ross took the win for the Wildcats, she threw three and a third innings only allowing four hits and two runs. Senior
Bailey McMillian started the game and surrendered three runs on three hits over three and two-thirds innings.
The 'Cats managed to get ten hits, led by Coaker and Hunt. They each had two big hits on the day.
J. Dauthier has a history at the Lake's field, after having one of the best games of her career and getting a ball straight to the nose this catcher won't let that stop her from putting her all out there for her team.
"I'm looking forward to going into another dog fight with two teams tomorrow because there is no way we aren't making it to a championship game, we have fought too hard to get where we are and we are writing our underdog story."
This is the first time since 2017 that the Lady Wildcats have made it this far into the post-season. The 'Cats will play Houston-Victoria, on May 6th at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake, in hopes to get deeper into the post-season.
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