CLINTON, Mississippi. – LSU Eunice saw its season come to a close, just one game short of the final day of the NJCAA Tournament.
The Lady Bengals (49-20) finished the tournament fourth out of the 16-team field.
After falling to Jones County Junior College 8-7, LSU Eunice erased an early hole with a five-run frame en route to an 8-6 elimination game win over Madison College. LSU Eunice would eventually bow out to top-seed Des Moines area, 7-3.
LSUE 8, Madison 6
The Wolfpack brought across three runs in the first inning highlighted by Katelin Gilbertson's two-run home run.
That first frame chased LSUE starter Morghan LaTour, after giving up three runs off two hits and four walks.
The Bengals clawed within one after a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame.
Madison couldn't turn over the bases loaded double play when Ally Howard hit a ground ball to second base, allowing Madison Monson and Mima Doucet to score.
LSUE struck for a big frame in the fourth, plating five runs off five hits and an error.
Howard again helped two runs come across with a bases loaded single, followed by a RBI double from Haley Godeaux. Sierra Gasca made it a 6-3 LSUE lead with a run scoring single with Ally Crooks ended the frame by producing a run thanks to another Wolfpack error.
Madison College cut the deficit to 8-6 after three runs in the 6th inning, but Kaeleigh Crutchfield was able to slam the door closed. The freshman picked up her first save of the season after throwing 1.1 innings, giving up just one hit while striking out three batters.
Jeanne Trahan (10-4) picked up the win after coming in for 4.2 innings of relief. The freshman scattered three runs off seven hits and one walk.
Sierra Gasca and Madison Monson each picked up three-hit games in the LSUE 12-hit barrage.
Mima Doucet went a perfect 2-for-2 including her 29th double of the season, setting a new single-season mark for the Bengals.
Doucet broke fellow Notre Dame High product Taylor Simon's record that was set in 2013.
DMACC 7, LSUE 3
The Bengals saw their NJCAA National Tournament and season end as top-seed Des Moines Area rallied to take down LSU Eunice 7-3.
LSUE was first on the board with a three run frame thanks to an Ally Crooks run scoring double and two-run home run by Emily Henderson.
The Bengals notched half of their six hits in the third inning.
Heather Zumo held strong for four innings allowing just three hits but tired out in a critical fifth inning for DMACC.
The Bears put up six hits including a grand slam by Morgan Nealy.
Zumo (29-9) was dealt the loss after tossing 4.2 innings, giving up six earned runs off nine hits.
Mima Doucet and Henderson were named to the all-tournament team.
Doucet went 7-for-14 with three walks, three RBI and six runs scored with two home runs and two doubles.
Henderson finished 7-for-15 with three walks, six RBI and eight runs scored witth three home runs and a double.
NJCAA Division II Tournament
Clinton
Traceway Park
G1, Des Moines Area (IA) 8, Mott (MI) 0
G2, Lincoln Land (IL) 1, Lansing (MI) 0
G3, Kirkwood (IA) 17, Kankakee (IL) 0
G4, Phoenix (AZ) 6, Pitt (NC) 0
G5, LSU-Eunice 5, Mercer County (NJ) 4
G6, Cowley (KS) 3, Madison (WI) 0
G7, Illinois Central 11, Johnson County (KS) 0
G8, Jones County 13, Potomac St. (WV) 0
G9, Lansing 6, Mott 3
G10, Pitt 11, Kankakee 7
G11, Madison 10, Mercer County 0
G12, Johnson County 12, Potomac St. 1
G13, Des Moines Area 9, Lincoln Land 1
G14, Phoenix 4, Kirkwood 2
G15, LSU-Eunice 12, Cowley 3
G16, Jones County 10, Illinois Central 2
G17, Johnson County 11, Lincoln Land 3
G18, Madison 5, Kirkwood 4
G19, Cowley 11, Pitt 1
G20, Illinois Central 13, Lansing 4
G21, Phoenix 4, Des Moines 1
G22, Jones County 8, LSU-Eunice 7
G23, Cowley 8, Illinois Central 5
G24, Madison 5, Johnson County 4
G25, Des Moines 10, Cowley 4
G26, LSU-Eunice 8, Madison 6
G27, Jones County 20, Phoenix 1
G28, Des Moines 7, LSU-Eunice 3
Phoenix 1, Des Moines 0
Championship Game: Jones County 18, Phoenix 2