Saturday, April 18
Lake Charles, LA
12:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
26-23, 0
10
at
11
McNeese State
30-18, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| McNeese | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | X | 11 | 7 | 3 |
Photo by: Amanda Paver
Lumberjacks Drop Doubleheader to McNeese
4/18/2026 7:07:00 PM | Softball
LAKE CHARLES, La.- The Stephen F. Austin softball team wrapped their series against the McNeese Cowgirls with a Saturday afternoon doubleheader.
Game 1: McNeese 11, SFA 10
SFA got the scoring started early when Morgan Wright reached on a fielder's choice which scored Jamie Varga from third. Adelyn Becerra scored from second after a throwing error by the McNeese pitcher, 2-0. McNeese took the lead in the bottom of the second with four runs, 4-2. The Cowgirls tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 7-2. The Jacks responded in the top of the fifth after Becerra scored on a wild pitch and then Sammy Hagman hit a sacrifice fly to left field, 7-4. McNeese added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, 9-4. SFA responded in a big way in the sixth inning after Malia Jones drew a leadoff walk and then Lilly Bean crushed a two-run homerun to left center to cut the deficit to three, 9-6. Later in the inning, Becerra hit a single then a defensive error allowed Varga to score, 9-7. Wright followed that up with an RBI single to center field, 9-8. Kaylee Paul then stepped up to the plate with runners on second and third and dropped a two-RBI single into center to give the Jacks the lead, 10-9. McNeese responded with their own two-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth and then slammed the door on a Jacks potential comeback in the top of the seventh to secure an 11-10 victory.
Game 2: McNeese 13, SFA 8
The Jacks got on the board early in game two as well after Vance and Becerra drew walks to put two runners on for Paul who hit a double to third base, 2-0. In the second, Hagman and Varga hit back-to-back singles then Becerra hit a two-RBI single to left field to double the Jacks' lead, 4-0. Paul hit a leadoff single in the third then Malia Jones blasted a two-run homerun over the scoreboard in left center, 6-0. McNeese got back quickly with a four-run bottom of the third, 6-4. The Cowgirls added one in the bottom of the fourth before their offense exploded with eight runs in the bottom of the fifth, 13-6. In the top of the seventh, Wright drew a walk before Kayden Frazier blasted her first collegiate homerun to left center to score the final runs of the game, 13-8.
POSTGAME NOTES
• In game one, three Jacks had multi hit days with Lilly Bean leading the team with three.
• Three Jacks also recorded two RBIs in game one.
• Nine of SFA's hits in game two were hit by eight different players.
• Kaylee Paul led the team by going 2-2 in game two.
• Four Jacks recorded two RBIs in game two.
UP NEXT
SFA will return home to Nacogdoches for their final SLC regular season series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. This Senior Weekend series will begin with a single game at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24 and will wrap up with a doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Game 1: McNeese 11, SFA 10
SFA got the scoring started early when Morgan Wright reached on a fielder's choice which scored Jamie Varga from third. Adelyn Becerra scored from second after a throwing error by the McNeese pitcher, 2-0. McNeese took the lead in the bottom of the second with four runs, 4-2. The Cowgirls tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 7-2. The Jacks responded in the top of the fifth after Becerra scored on a wild pitch and then Sammy Hagman hit a sacrifice fly to left field, 7-4. McNeese added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, 9-4. SFA responded in a big way in the sixth inning after Malia Jones drew a leadoff walk and then Lilly Bean crushed a two-run homerun to left center to cut the deficit to three, 9-6. Later in the inning, Becerra hit a single then a defensive error allowed Varga to score, 9-7. Wright followed that up with an RBI single to center field, 9-8. Kaylee Paul then stepped up to the plate with runners on second and third and dropped a two-RBI single into center to give the Jacks the lead, 10-9. McNeese responded with their own two-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth and then slammed the door on a Jacks potential comeback in the top of the seventh to secure an 11-10 victory.
Game 2: McNeese 13, SFA 8
The Jacks got on the board early in game two as well after Vance and Becerra drew walks to put two runners on for Paul who hit a double to third base, 2-0. In the second, Hagman and Varga hit back-to-back singles then Becerra hit a two-RBI single to left field to double the Jacks' lead, 4-0. Paul hit a leadoff single in the third then Malia Jones blasted a two-run homerun over the scoreboard in left center, 6-0. McNeese got back quickly with a four-run bottom of the third, 6-4. The Cowgirls added one in the bottom of the fourth before their offense exploded with eight runs in the bottom of the fifth, 13-6. In the top of the seventh, Wright drew a walk before Kayden Frazier blasted her first collegiate homerun to left center to score the final runs of the game, 13-8.
POSTGAME NOTES
• In game one, three Jacks had multi hit days with Lilly Bean leading the team with three.
• Three Jacks also recorded two RBIs in game one.
• Nine of SFA's hits in game two were hit by eight different players.
• Kaylee Paul led the team by going 2-2 in game two.
• Four Jacks recorded two RBIs in game two.
UP NEXT
SFA will return home to Nacogdoches for their final SLC regular season series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. This Senior Weekend series will begin with a single game at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24 and will wrap up with a doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Taylor, Maddie (11-4)
L: Bryant, Crimson (6-11)
Batting:
2B: Bean, Lilly 1
HR: Bean, Lilly 1
RBI: Wright, Morgan 2 ; Hagman, Sammy 1 ; Paul, Kaylee 2 ; Bean, Lilly 2
SF: Hagman, Sammy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Varga, Jamie 2 ; Vance, Ellie 1 ; Becerra, Adelyn 3 ; Wright, Morgan 2 ; Jones, Malia 1 ; Bean, Lilly 1
SB: Becerra, Adelyn 1
Batting:
2B: Weeks, Maddie 1
HR: Poncho, Corine 1
RBI: Chance, Kassidy 3 ; Weeks, Maddie 2 ; Poncho, Corine 2 ; Dibbley, Alexis 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Chance, Kassidy 1 ; Munoz, Jada 3 ; Poncho, Corine 1 ; Dominguez, Meiko 2 ; Daigle, Malayna 1 ; Eyster, Rylee 1 ; Dibbley, Alexis 2
SB: Munoz, Jada 2 ; Dibbley, Alexis 1
CS: Munoz, Jada 1
HBP: Taylor, Maddie 1 ; Munoz, Jada 1
Game Leaders
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H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
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