LAKE CHARLES— McNeese softball split its games on Day 2 of the Cowgirl Classic II Saturday with a win 5-4 win over Stephen F. Austin and an 8-2 loss to Ole Miss.
In a back and forth game against SFA, freshman
Brooke Otto decided the game when the rookie from Smithville, Texas hit her first collegiate home run over the left centerfield wall to give McNeese the 5-4 lead and the eventual win.
McNeese (10-4) picked up 13 hits in the game with Otto going 3 for 3 with one RBI and scored two runs.
Ashley Vallejo improved to 2-3 on the year, picking up the win in relief. Vallejo threw three shutout innings with two strikeouts and one walk.
Against Ole Miss, the Rebels jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added one more run in the second and third innings for a 5-2 lead. McNeese scored its runs with a run in the first and one in the second. The Rebels put the game out of reach with three more runs in the seventh for the 8-2 win.
McNeese was held to four hits including extra base hits by
Crislyne Moreno and
Emily Phillips.
Ole Miss (7-5) picked up nine hits including two home runs and two doubles in the game.
The tournament will conclude Sunday with Stephen F. Austin and Ole Miss at 10:30 a.m. followed by McNeese and Ole Miss at 12:30 p.m.
SCORING
vs. Stephen F. Austin
B1- A RBI triple by
Crislyne Moreno scored
Rylie Bouvier who singled with two outs. ( McN 2, SFA 0)
T3: SFA took the lead on a three-run home run by Gaby Garcia (SFA 3, McN 2)
B3: McNeese tied the game on a RBI single
Jada Muñoz (McN 3, SFA 3)
T4:SFA retook the lead with a bases loaded one out fielder's choice that scored Sydney Carithers
B4: McNeese tied the game up again with a RBI by
Chloe Gomez that scored
Brooke Otto (McN 4, SFA 4)
B6: Otto gave McNeese the lead with her first collegiate home run over the left centerfield wall (McN 5, SFA 4)
vs. Ole Miss
T1: Ole Miss took a 3-0 lead on a three RBI double by Paige Smith (Ole Miss 3, McN 0)
B1: McNeese got on the board off an RBI by
Crislyne Moreno that scored
Rylie Bouvier who reached on a two base error (Ole Miss 3, McN 1)
T2: Ole Miss added a run on a solo homerun by Jamie MacKay (Ole Miss 4, McN 1))
B2: McNeese cut the lead in half on a pinch hit single by
Kelsey Gaspard that scored
Emily Phillips who tripled to left center (Ole Miss 4, McN 2)
T3: Ole Miss added a run on a solo home run by Mya Stevenson (Ole Miss 5, McN 2)
T7: The Rebels put the game out of reach with three runs in the seventh (Ole Miss 8, McN 2)