MONROE – A stifling wind did little to slow down the explosive ULM offense in Wednesday's 10-4 win over Northwestern State.
 
Even though the Demons (4-31) struck first with a run three batters into the game, a four-run bottom half of the inning from the Warhawks (27-13) gave them a lead they did not relinquish, scoring in four of their six total trips to the plate in the game.
 
Sophia Livers opened the game with a single up the middle and found herself on third after a throwing error on an attempted sacrifice bunt by Aly Delafield. For the fourth game in a row, DJ Lynch drove in a Demon run with a sacrifice fly to shallow right giving NSU the early 1-0 lead.
 
The Demons needed three batters to score one run in the top of the inning, ULM used the same number to take the lead in the bottom.
 
A walk, steal of second and RBI single tied the game two batters in, followed by another steal and double to left that put ULM ahead 2-1. Starting pitcher Kaymie Chandler got the next two batters out but a wild pitch and one of four errors in the game led to a third run. Another walk and third steal in the inning put a runner in scoring position for the second RBI single of the frame and a 4-1 ULM lead.
 
The first three batters of the second reached for NSU on a pair of walks and infield single by Bailie Ragsdale. Making her first career start as a position player, Grace Ann McDonald hit a flare just over the head of the short stop for her first career hit and RBI to cut the ULM lead in half.
 
The Demons only added one more run on the bases loaded no-out scenario after two straight ground balls on the infield. Livers picked up the RBI on ground ball to third that allowed Ragsdale to score making it a 4-3 game.
 
More walks and stolen bases led to two more runs for ULM in the bottom of the inning, both scoring on a slow rolling infield single to second base with two out.
 
Chandler surrendered five walks in the game and ULM stole seven bases on the night.
 
NSU got hits in both the third and fourth innings but were kept off the scoreboard and were only retired in order twice in the game, in the fifth and seventh innings.
 
The Warhawks pulled away in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring three runs on three hits to take a 10-3 lead, stranding the run-rule winning run at third base as the inning ended.
 
The Demons' final run came after a leadoff walk to Cameron Curtis eventually led to a first and third, one-out situation after Sara Kate Booker's single off the pitcher. For the fifth time this year the Demond executed the steal of home with Booker getting caught in a rundown between first and second as pinch runner Riley Schwisow slid home safely on the play.
 
ULM got the run-rule ending runners on base in the bottom of the sixth but Delafield entered with one out in the inning to get both Brown sister, Meagan and Morgan, the top two hitters on the team, out on a soft liner to third and a swing-and-miss strikeout.