Softball: Lexie Comeaux Chosen LSWA Hitter of the Week

Sophomore catcher hit six home runs and posted 15 RBI during the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational, going 9-for-15 with eight extra base hits.

LAFAYETTE – An explosive performance at the plate during the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational has landed Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball sophomore catcher Lexie Comeaux this week’s Louisiana Sportswriters Association (LSWA) Softball Hitter of the Week award.
 
Comeaux hit six home runs and posted 15 RBI during the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational, going 9-for-15 with eight extra base hits. She exited the weekend on a five-game home run hitting streak and had at least one RBI each outing including a trio of four-RBI showings.
 
It’s the first career weekly honor for Comeaux who is in her first year as a starter for Louisiana. She joins freshman pitcher Alyssa Denham, the February Pitcher of the Month, as Ragin’ Cajuns honored by the LSWA this season.
 
LSU’s Allie Walljasper took home pitcher of the week honors. Walljasper pitched 13 innings with two complete games and just one earned run with six strikeouts in the Tiger tournament this past weekend.
 
Below is a capsule of Comeaux’s performance last week:
 
LSWA HITTER OF THE WEEK (March 7, 2017)
LEXIE COMEAUX – LOUISIANA – So, C, Tomball Texas,
Team Results (6-0) … def Alcorn 8-0, N. Dakota State, 8-2, 15-0; A&M CC 18-0, 8-0, Alcorn 14-4
Lexie Comeaux hit six home runs and posted 15 RBI as part of a personal offensive explosion during the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational last weekend at Lamson Park. For the weekend, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns’ catcher hit .600 (9-of-15) with eight of her nine hits going for extra bases (two doubles, six home runs) resulting in a 1.933 slugging percentage. Comeaux collected an RBI all six games notching a trio of four-RBI performances along the way. She closed the weekend with a home run in five straight games, capped off by her first career multi-homer game in the finale vs. Alcorn. On Saturday she delivered a two-run single and two-run home run against North Dakota State in picking up her first of three games with four RBI on the weekend. In Saturday’s nightcap, she launched a solo home run in the sixth inning igniting a four-run inning that allowed the Cajuns to pull away from A&M-Corpus Christi for an 8-0 win. Comeaux finished the weekend strong, going 3-for-4 at the plate with three home runs and eight RBI on Sunday.