TUESDAY SCORES
@North Alabama 9,
Tennessse State 1
@Louisiana 9,
Eastern Illinois 0
NORTH ALABAMA 9, TENNESSEE STATE 1
FLORENCE, Ala. - Recap coming soon.
LOUISIANA 9, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
LAFAYATTE, La. - Eastern Illinois suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday night as the Panthers lost 9-0 at No. 7 ranked Louisiana.
The Rajin’ Cajuns improved to 5-0 on the season while the Panthers fell to 4-1 on the year.
Kaitlyn Alderink provided the first run of the game in the third inning against EIU starter Jade Montgomery (2-1). Following a pitching change, Louisiana was able to add five more runs in the frame to open up a 6-0 lead.
Ciara Bryan hit the first of her two home runs in the six-run third with a two-run shot. She would add a solo home run in the fourth before Julie Rawls closed out the scoring with a solo home run of her own.
EIU had hits from Haley Mitchell, Mia Davis and Hannah Cravens in the loss. Casey Dixon picked up the win to move to 1-0.