ALEXANDRIA, La. – The #4 seed Louisiana Christian University softball program needed extra innings in the tournament opener versus Texarkana but was able to finish up early in the Second Round, staving off elimination by walking off the #8 seed Xavier (Louisiana) Gold Rush on a two-run dinger, 11-2 in five.
 
The Basics:
 

• Theme
  • Red River Athletic Conference Tournament
    • Loser's Bracket

 

• Score (5 Innings)
  • #4 Louisiana Christian – 11
  • #8 Xavier (Louisiana) – 2

 

• Records
  • #4 Louisiana Christian (29-20, 16-10 Red River)
  • #8 Xavier-Louisiana (13-26, 8-18 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Alexandria, Louisiana – Champions Sportsplex

 

• Series History (Since 2008)
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 8-3 (72.7%)

 

• Winning Streak (Since 2008)
  • Louisiana Christian (W5) | Xavier (Louisiana)'s Last Win: April 15, 2023 (Game 2, 7-5)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• BreAnna Corkern was a menace to the XULA pitching staff and defense, driving in more than one-third of the team's run production with a bases-clearing, three-RBI double that got the merry-go-round really spinning, before cranking another two-bagger as part of the four-run, game-ending fifth frame.

 

• Olivia Coaker was the individual who put the final nail in Xavier's season, waving goodbye to a two-RBI moonshot for her third of 2024, walking the Wildcats off into the next round.

 

• Morgan Louviere started the game and made sure to finish the deal after LCU needed to use three pitchers against the Eagles in extras, giving the bullpen a much-needed rest with a five-inning complete game as she yielded two runs on three hits and three walks as well as a strikeout for her 11th dub compared to five losses.

 

• Miah Broussard did a little yard work herself, connecting on a solo bomb for her first home run in over three years.

 

• Jordan Dauthier was 2-for-3 (.667) while being one of two student-athletes to reach base safely thrice (Coaker being the other), poking through two singles and walking once in addition to a run scored, a run batted in, and her fifth stolen base of the campaign.

 

• McKenzie Montgomery had three plate appearances, but none of them will show up as official at-bats in the box score as they all resulted in a combination of four balls, drawing three walks including one with the bags juiced plus a score.

 

• Aralee Beene and Lexie Marks both came around to touch home plate twice each with the latter taking a page out of Montgomery's book with a trio of free passes as well.

 
Next:
 

• The Cats will get to play the remainder of its tournament run inside the friendly confines of Wildcat Park as its next foe will be the third-seeded and receiving votes Houston-Victoria Jaguars at 11 a.m. in the RRAC Loser's Bracket Semifinals.

 

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