Cowgirl softball take down UAB for first win in Mardi Gras Invitational

Cowgirl softball take down UAB for first win in Mardi Gras Invitational 

By Corey Greineisen

Staff Writer

McNeese Cowgirls softball had a successful start to the season going 3-2 in the opening tournament of the season.  Standout preformances by Kim Kennedy and Lauren Langner earned them both all-tournament team honors. Kennedy was also named Southland Conference Softball Hitter of the Week. Kennedy ended the weekend with a .727 slugging percent and a .647 on-base percent. 

The Cowgirls picked up their first win of the South Alabama Mardi Gras Invitational by beating 21^st ranked UAB 5-3. The Cowgirls tied up the game at one a piece in the 5^th inning When Alanna DiVittorio hit a homerun to left field. The game was taken to extra innings in which McNeese was able to take a 5-1 lead. UAB tried to come back but fell short giving the Cowgirls a 5-3 win.

In the second game on Friday the Cowgirls fell to Austin Peay 7-3.The Cowgirls had a 2-1 lead after the third inning but they were not able to hold on. With single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth and three in the seventh Austin Peay took a 7-2 lead. McNeese was able to score one more in the seventh on a solo home run by Modzelewski.

McNeese started out on a strong note on Saturday with a rematch against Austin Peay with a 16-1 rout. The Cowgirls had a 12-1 lead after the first inning and were able to score four more in the third.

The Cowgirls ended play on Saturday by falling 4-1 to host South Alabama. South Alabama scored all their runs on home runs.

The Cowgirls ended the weekend on a high note defeating Syracuse 12-3. The Cowgirls trailed 3-1 after four innings but scored four runs in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead. McNeese scored four runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to finish off the Orange.