University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

HAMMOND, LA. – The fourth-seeded Incarnate Word softball team opened postseason play with a 7-5 loss to fifth-seeded Lamar University on Thursday morning in the opening round of the 2026 Southland Conference Softball Championship from North Oak Park.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Incarnate Word opened an early 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the second inning from junior Ayla Gonzales.
• Lamar evened the score at 1-all with a run of its own in the third, taking advantage of a UIW fielding error, before Incarnate Word retook the lead with a two-run fifth inning.
• Senior Madison Dorrow blasted her seventh home run of the year in the fifth inning to plate two runs for the home team.
• In the sixth, LU scored three runs to gain a 4-3 advantage before going up 7-3 with a three-run top of the seventh.
• Incarnate Word looked to rally in the bottom half of the seventh inning as junior Erin Perez smacked a two-out RBI triple to right field, scoring two runs and cutting the deficit to 7-5. However, a pop-up to the left side of the infield ended the comeback effort.

NOTES

• Gonzales led the offense with a 2-for-3 performance, while Dorrow and Perez had two RBI each.
• Juniors Jaisy Caceres and Sydney Zenon each had a double in the contest, and SLC Player of the Year Victoria Altamirano was neutralized after being issued four walks on the day.
• Sophomore Jenny Robledo got the start in the circle and allowed just one unearned run on three hits with two strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work.

UP NEXT
Incarnate Word faces an elimination game tomorrow morning as they take on the loser of this afternoon's matchup between No. 1 seed Southeastern and No. 8 seed Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. The matchup is scheduled for 11:00am.