2008 Woodie Awards
Skyhawk softball falls to Louisiana-Lafayette at tourney
UTM Sports Information
Issue date: 2/27/07 Section: Sports
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The UTM softball team advanced to pool play of the Northwestern State Invitational tournament on Sunday where they defeated host Northwestern State 7-5.
The win earned the Skyhawks a spot in the championship game against Louisiana-Lafayette who is ranked No. 9 in the country.
In the championship game, UTM had its opportunities, but was unable to capitalize when it was needed to knock off the Ragin' Cajuns.
Sophomore hurler Ashley Myatt tossed three innings in the championship game before being relieved by Kara Harper who pitched the Skyhawks earlier match-up with Louisiana-Lafayette.
Tied 1-1 going into the third inning, Louisiana-Lafayette utilized a pair of Skyhawk errors to gain a 6-1 advantage on the scoreboard. Vallie Gaspard reached on an error to lead off the third. After a pop fly out, back-to-back Ragin' Cajun batters reached base on walks to load the bases with only one out.
The second Skyhawk error allowed Desi Chatman to reach first and Gaspard score what would eventually become the winning run. A Melissa Verde triple cleared the bases and put Louisiana-Lafayette on top 5-1. Verde would tack on an additional run in the third inning when she scored on a Meagan Godwin ground out to Skyhawk shortstop Laura Roberts.
With Harper on in relief for Myatt, the Ragin' Cajuns added three more runs to set their lead at 9-1, which would eventually become the final margin of victory.
"Louisiana-Lafayette is a very good team and it is easy to see why they are ranked No. 14 in the country," said Skyhawk head coach Donley Canary. "We had our opportunities early, but were not able to take advantage.
"Our mistakes cost us, but overall it was an excellent learning opportunity for our young team. Being tested like this early in the year will help us down the road when we get into conference play."
Myatt finished the contest with three innings pitched and three strikeouts. She was credited with the loss, dropping her record to 3-2 on the season. Brittany Cuevas remained undefeated for Louisiana-Lafayette, picking up win 11 on the season.
The win earned the Skyhawks a spot in the championship game against Louisiana-Lafayette who is ranked No. 9 in the country.
In the championship game, UTM had its opportunities, but was unable to capitalize when it was needed to knock off the Ragin' Cajuns.
Sophomore hurler Ashley Myatt tossed three innings in the championship game before being relieved by Kara Harper who pitched the Skyhawks earlier match-up with Louisiana-Lafayette.
Tied 1-1 going into the third inning, Louisiana-Lafayette utilized a pair of Skyhawk errors to gain a 6-1 advantage on the scoreboard. Vallie Gaspard reached on an error to lead off the third. After a pop fly out, back-to-back Ragin' Cajun batters reached base on walks to load the bases with only one out.
The second Skyhawk error allowed Desi Chatman to reach first and Gaspard score what would eventually become the winning run. A Melissa Verde triple cleared the bases and put Louisiana-Lafayette on top 5-1. Verde would tack on an additional run in the third inning when she scored on a Meagan Godwin ground out to Skyhawk shortstop Laura Roberts.
With Harper on in relief for Myatt, the Ragin' Cajuns added three more runs to set their lead at 9-1, which would eventually become the final margin of victory.
"Louisiana-Lafayette is a very good team and it is easy to see why they are ranked No. 14 in the country," said Skyhawk head coach Donley Canary. "We had our opportunities early, but were not able to take advantage.
"Our mistakes cost us, but overall it was an excellent learning opportunity for our young team. Being tested like this early in the year will help us down the road when we get into conference play."
Myatt finished the contest with three innings pitched and three strikeouts. She was credited with the loss, dropping her record to 3-2 on the season. Brittany Cuevas remained undefeated for Louisiana-Lafayette, picking up win 11 on the season.
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