Softball Wraps up Central Arkansas Tournament with Pair of Losses

CONWAY, Ark. – Coppin State's softball team dropped a pair of games on Saturday in the final day of the University of Central Arkansas' Adam Brown Memorial Shamrock Classic.  The Eagles fell to Southeast Missouri State, 11-5 in the morning before a 10-2 defeat against Louisiana Monroe in the nightcap.
 
The Basics

• Final Score: Coppin State 5, Southeast Missouri State 11
• Final Score: Coppin State 2, Louisiana Monroe 10
• Records: Coppin State (1-2), Southeast Missouri State (12-6), Louisiana Monroe (3-17)
• Location: Conway, Ark. (Farris Field)

How it Happened (vs. Southeast Missouri State)

• Southeast Missouri State got out to a 90 lead with seven runs in the first and two runs in the second but Coppin battled back with two runs in its half of the second.
• Nia Bowe led off the inning with a single and got to third on Cloe Ochoa's double.  Soraya Valdez-Frick drove in Bowe with a sacrifice fly and Ochoa scored as Brissa Alvarado reached on an error.
• After the Redhawks got one of those runs back in the third, Alvarado held SEMO scoreless the next two innings.
• CSU scored three in the fifth to pull within 10-5.  After Jaylene Sierra walked and advanced on a single by Patricia Soria, Cayla Brown was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Ochoa singled in Sierra, Valdez-Frick singled in Soria, and Alvarado walked to bring in Brown.

Inside the Numbers (vs. Southeast Missouri State)

• Patricia Soria and Cloe Ochoa both recorded two hits apiece while Ochoa also drew a walk.  Soraya Valdez-Frick led the Eagles with a pair of RBI. 
• Brissa Alvarado tossed a complete game, allowing nine earned runs and striking out three.

How it Happened (vs. Louisiana Monroe)

• Coppin got out to a 1-0 lead in its first at bat as Patricia Soria scored from third on a passed ball.  Soria advanced to third after doubling to lead off the game followed by a single by Desiree Carrizosa.
• Louisiana Monroe got the run back in its half of the inning and took a 2-1 lead with another run in the second.
• The Eagles tied it back up in the third on an RBI single by Cayla Brown to score Soria who doubled for the second time of the game.
• ULM put a four spot on the board in its half of the third to take a 6-2 lead and added another two in the fourth.  Two more runs came across in the fifth to seal the win.

Inside the Numbers (vs. Louisiana Monroe)

• Patricia Soria had two of Coppin's six hits while Desiree Carrizosa was the only other Eagle to reach safely twice with a single and a walk.
• Jaylene Sierra got her first start in the circle and allowed five earned run in 3.2 innings.  Brissa Alvarado allowed two runs in the next 0.2 innings.

Up Next

• Coppin returns to action on Tuesday, March 6 for a 1 pm doubleheader at Towson University.