THE BASICS
Score: ULM 8, Northwestern State 5
Teams: ULM (4-1)
Northwestern State (3-2)
Location: Monroe, La. (Geo-Surfaces Field)
Monroe, La. - Trailing by four runs, the ULM softball team scored eight total runs between the fifth and sixth innings to close the Mardi Gras Classic with an 8-5 win over Northwestern State Sunday afternoon. The win gives the Warhawks a 4-1 mark after the opening weekend of the season.
TURNING POINT
-After Northwestern racked up four runs in the second inning, the Warhawks cut into the deficit with three runs in the fifth inning before taking the lead on Sydney McKay's two-run single as part of a five-run sixth frame.