LAFAYETTE – 18th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball began Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday with a 6-5, 6-2 doubleheader sweep of UTA at Lamson Park.
The sweep gave the Ragin' Cajuns (19-5, 2-0 Sun Belt) the series victory, extending the school and Sun Belt record of consecutive conference series won to 30 straight. The streak began in March 2013 with a sweep of FIU.
Haley Hayden posted three RBI on a solo home run and two-run triple and Aleah Craighton launched a walk-off home run in the seventh as Louisiana triumphed in Game 1.