XULA softball / head coach Kailey Anderson
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
0
Xavier (N.O.) XULA 15-22, 10-18 RRAC
8
Winner LSU-Alexandria LSUA 44-5, 26-2 RRAC
Xavier (N.O.) XULA
15-22, 10-18 RRAC
0
Final
8
LSU-Alexandria LSUA
44-5, 26-2 RRAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Xavier (N.O.) XULA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
LSU-Alexandria LSUA 0 4 0 0 4 8 4 0

W: H. Primrose (23-4) L: Martin, Jayda ()

Game Recap: Softball |

No-hit defeat sends Gold Nuggets into elimination round

•  Postgame comments :  XULA head coach Kailey Anderson, players Amaya Williams (left) and Adrianna Phillips
•  Tournament information

        PINEVILLE, La. — Haley Primrose and Kirsten Martinez combined on a no-hitter with five strikeouts Thursday to lead NAIA No. 8 LSU-Alexandria to an 8-0 softball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana in the opening round of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament.
        The game ended with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning because of the eight-run mercy rule.
        The Gold Nuggets (15-22), seeded seventh out of eight teams in this double-elimination tournament, will play sixth-seeded Louisiana Christian (25-26) at noon Friday at LSUA's Generals Softball Field. XULA would play at 3 p.m. Friday if it defeats LCU.
        XULA had four baserunners, all by walks: Madison Winston in the first inning, Amireeya Malveaux in the second and Destiny Lavigne and Jayda Martin in the fifth. Winston and Martin, both with stolen bases, were the only Gold Nuggets to reach scoring position.
        The Generals — 44-5, seeded second and winner of nine straight — scored four runs in the second inning and four in the fifth. RRAC Player of the Year Julia Kwakernaak and Jillian Howell hit run-scoring doubles, and Kilee Moody led off the fifth with a home run.
        The no-hitter was the first by a XULA opponent. The program launched in 2021.
        LCU lost 10-2 to third-seeded, 22nd-ranked Texas A&M-Texarkana. The Wildcats were 3-1 against XULA during the regular season.

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