The Ragin Cajuns Softball team has become the standard in the Sun Belt conference. Everyone in the Sun Belt is chasing the Cajuns. The Cajuns swept Coastal Carolina over the weekend to extend their series victory record to 80 straight Sun Belt series victories.
One girl who was critical to making sure that the win streak continued was Lauren Allred. Allred has been phenomenal all year. But she was even better this past weekend and was awarded for her play, as she was announced as the Sun Belt player of the week.
UL Softball started off the App State series hot, as they beat App State 8-0 in 1 hour and 42 min and they triggered the run rule. Louisiana was slated to finish the rest of the series on Saturday and Sunday. However, due to potential bad weather, the Cajuns were forced to shift game times. The Cajuns will now finish the series with a doubleheader on Saturday.
After coming off of a great performance last weekend against Troy, the UL Softball team was headed to Alabama. UL started their weekend series against South Alabama. The Cajuns beat the Jaguars 10-6 to start the weekend.
The UL Softball team played Troy for the final game of their weekend series. Going into the game the Cajuns had already won the series. So against Troy, they were looking to get the sweep. The Cajuns in fact did get the sweep and won 10-0!
The Cajuns began Sun Belt play this weekend. However, Friday's game against Georgia State was suspended due to weather. So the Cajuns were forced to resume Friday's game in the 3rd inning and play Saturdays as well. The Cajuns lost the first game 1-4 and won the second 10-6.
The Mardi Gras Mambo tournament is officially over. The Cajuns coming off of 4 wins in two days were up against Alabama to close out the weekend. UL lost to them on Thursday and was ready for the rematch. However, sadly the Cajuns just didn't have enough and lost to Bama via the run rule in the 5th 8-0.
This past Sunday, Toby Blisette, assistant softball coach for New Iberia youth team The Dugout Dabbers brought his team to just watch the Cajuns softball team take on Appalachian State, but what the Cajuns did for his team will make you proud.
Rain chances will be increasing just in time for weekend fun. Will it be total washout? See what the weather experts are thinking about your plans for a great weekend.
While thoughts of softball pitchers in dark rimmed glasses and double plays have been on the minds of most of us the past few days, Old Man Winter is about to make a return visit to the area