CHICKASHA, Okla. – After being no-hit in its first game in the NAIA Softball Chickasha Bracket Monday, LSUA won a pitchers’ duel Tuesday, edging Friends (Kansas) 1-0.

The teams were scoreless until the fifth inning, when LSUA (37-14) broke through.

Haley Fontenot singled and moved to second on a Bailey Layton sacrifice bunt to advance Fontenot to second base. Madi Baker delivered a hard-hit single up the middle to bring Fontenot home. 

Haley Primrose moved to 16-4 as she pitched all seven innings, allowing five hits and striking out two. Friends finished with a 34-19 record.

LSUA had five hits, two by Baker.

Next up, the Generals will play Baker (Kansas) at 1:30 today in another elimination-round contest. Baker beat Friends 3-0 Monday, but was topped 5-3 Tuesday by tournament host (Oklahoma) Science & Arts.

If LSUA prevails, it will play again right away, at 4 p.m., against the loser of the 11 a.m. contest between tournament unbeatens Science & Arts and Midland (Nebraska).