LAFAYETTE, La. -- App State softball ended its weekend series at No. 23 Louisiana with its first-ranked win in program history, defeating the Ragin' Cajuns, 5-3, after dropping the first game of the doubleheader, 0-4.
The Mountaineers (16-10, 1-3 SBC) are the second unranked team to defeat Louisiana (23-10, 5-1 SBC) this season. All of Louisiana's losses before Saturday came against teams who were in the top 22 of the RPI rankings.
Taylor Thorp hit a three-run homer in the top of the first, and Mary Pierce Barnes hit a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the seventh in the historic win, as Sejal Neas improved her record in the circle to 6-2 and Delani Buckner earned a save in the final inning.