ELLISVILLE, Miss. – It wasn't the way they had it planned.
Top-ranked LSU Eunice, the two-time defending NJCAA Division II champions were eliminated from the Region 23 tournament after back-to-back losses.
ELLISVILLE, Miss. – The Lady Bengals’ road to the NJCAA Division II softball championship may go through the toughest regional tournament.
All four teams in the region 23 tournament were ranked in the regular season final poll, led by top-ranked LSU Eunice (46-4).
The top-ranked Lady Bengals grabbed a 2-1, 8-0 sweep over Baton Rouge Community College as LSU Eunice celebrated Sophomore Day on Sunday.
The Lady Bears (4-31) jumped out to an early lead when Nicole Vosburg doubled to left and scored on an error.
The LSU Eunice sophomore softball players have passed the 100-win plateau for their two-year Lady Bengal careers.
But head coach Andy Lee said records and statistics don’t mean much to his team as they strive to make a return trip to the NCJAA Division II World Series.
Even with a 31-8 record, LSU Eunice head baseball coach Jeff Willis is confiident the best is yet to come for his Bengals as they head into the final month of the regular season.
But injuries could play a part that Willis doesn’t want to see happen.
