BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Bossier Parish Community College Lady Cavaliers softball team defeated the McLennan Community College Highlassies, 9-1 in five innings in game one of a doubleheader Sunday at the BPCC Softball Field.

BPCC leadoff batter Tulilau Sosi blasted a two-out grand slam home run in the bottom of the third inning to put the Lady Cavaliers up 8-0. A freshman from Kearns, Utah, Sosi reached base in all four plate appearances and scored two runs in the game. She walked twice and was hit by a pitch in addition to hitting the grand slam.

After MCC's Ka'Lyn Watson hit a solo home run in the fourth to trim the BPCC lead to 8-1, the Lady Cavaliers loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Dyllan Sanay was hit by a pitch which plated freshman Samantha Eckert with the winning run. Sanay was the fifth BPCC batter to have been hit by a pitch in the game.

Primrose Aholelei, who's identical twin sister Precious is BPCC's starting right fielder, allowed just one run while scattering five hits over five innings. She walked one batter, hit two others but struck out seven to earn the win.

GAME 1

MCC      000 10 – 1  5  1

BPCC     224 01 – 9  3  1

WP – Primrose Aholelei (1-0); LP – Cheyenne Floyd. MCC – Ka'Lyn Watson 1-3 HR RBI, Bailey Krolczyk 1-3 2B; BPCC – Tulilau Sosi 1-1 2R, HR, 4 RBI, 2BB, 1 HP, Uchenna Jong-Loy 1-3, 2 RBI, Samantha Eckert 1-2 2R, SB, Primrose Aholelei 1-1, R, BB, SB.