PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University softball program did not do much outside of the sixth inning in game one, but it was enough to topple the #21 William Carey Crusaders during the front half of the twin-bill, 4-2, before dropping the second tilt by a 10-0 score in five.
 
The victory was just the second against a squad that sat among the NAIA's elite at first pitch since joining the Red River Athletic Conference before the 2022 campaign, with the other being a 6-5 walk-off win versus #24 Central Baptist on February 11, 2022 during the Generals Showdown.
 
The aforementioned sixth frame of the first matchup saw the Wildcats account for all four of the day's runs, three of its six hits (50%), both of its extra-base knocks (back-to-back doubles) as well as their lone stolen base by pinch-runner Hannah Harrison.
 
The Basics:
 

• Score (Game 1)
  • Louisiana Christian – 4
  • #21 William Carey – 2

 

• Score (Game 2 – 5 Innings)
  • #21 William Carey – 10
  • Louisiana Christian – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (17-10, 7-3 Red River)
  • #21 William Carey (18-8, 6-2 Southern States)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Wildcat Park

 

• Series History (Since 2005)
  • William Carey Leads 4-1 (20%)

 

• Winning Streak (Since 2005)
  • William Carey (W1) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: March 19, 2024 (Game 1 – 4-2)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Katelyn Carpenter kept the Orange and Blue within striking distance while the bats tried to wake up, holding the Crusaders down via five innings of two-run work.

 

• Morgan Louviere earned her team-high seventh triumph in the circle, pitching a scoreless frame in relief before Miah Broussard locked up the dub with her third career save as she danced around trouble.

 

• Lexie Marks kept LCU from being on the wrong end of a no-hitter in the nightcap, tallying the lone single in addition to a double plus a run scored on the day.

 

• BreAnna Corkern got the Wildcats on the scoreboard first as she laced the second double of the inning past the diving first basemen to bring around Marks who had hit a two-bagger the at-bat before.

 

• The only other base knocks against WCU came off the swings from Jordan Dauthier and Carley Koch, the latter of which also walking once.

 

• Neither Emma Hunt nor Bella Houck got into the hit column, but they each got on-base twice as both ladies drew a pair of bases on balls apiece.

 
Next:
 

• The journey only gets tougher from here as Friday the Cats take on its toughest challenge of the campaign when they attempt to knock off the top-ranked team in the land on their home field, the Our Lady of the Lake Saints (12 / 2 p.m.).

 

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