RUSTON, La (KLFY) — Mallory Wheeler and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball team were the ones handed a hard-luck defeat in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel with James Madison on Friday, April 11 in the opening game of Alumni Weekend at Lamson Park .
The visiting Dukes (17-20, 4-9 SBC) were the ones to take advantage of a leadoff walk in the latter stages of the game, spoiling a second consecutive strong start that Wheeler (7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K) turned in.
The top of the seventh began with JMU’s Raegan Wall drawing a walk. After stealing second and moving to third on a sacrifice bunt, she was brought home with the game’s only run on a one-out single to right field by Lily Romero…