Lady Bleu Devils Put Up a Fight against Henderson State

NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 11, 2026)– Henderson State broke open a tight game with a five-run fifth and a seven-run sixth to roll past Dillard, 14–4, Wednesday afternoon at Wesley Barrow Stadium.

Dillard showed early fight and kept the game within reach through four innings despite defensive miscues that loomed large later. After Henderson State scratched out a first-inning run on an RBI single by Grayson Graves, the Bleu Devils were held in check by Dillard pitching until the fourth, when a two-out error helped Henderson State push across an unearned run for a 2–0 lead.

Dillard answered in the bottom of the fourth with its best sequence of the day. Haley Weatherspoon sparked the inning and eventually scored when Mhallayah Picou lined an RBI single to get Dillard on the board and cut the deficit to 2–1. That response, paired with a steady stream of base runners, reflected Dillard's approach offensively: keep pressure on the defense and look for timely hits. Kyiera Torrence led that charge all game, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and consistently putting the ball in play.

The turning point came in the fifth. Henderson State capitalized on another Dillard error to score, then used a two-run double from pinch hitter J. Copeland, an RBI double by A. Albiter, and another RBI double from M. Miller to turn a one-run game into a 7–1 cushion. In the sixth, Henderson State put the game out of reach with seven more runs, highlighted by a bases-clearing, three-run double from A. Flores and a two-run single by K. Stonesifer.

Even down big, Dillard continued to compete in its final at-bat and produced a three-run sixth to show they weren't going quietly. Amayiah Franklin reached and scored, Picou delivered again with an RBI single (his second hit and second RBI), and Sa'Vya Sutherland came through as a pinch hitter with an RBI single. Torrence followed with an RBI knock of his own to finish the late rally and account for Dillard's fourth run.

Dillard finished with 11 hits—nearly matching Henderson State's 12—but seven errors and a cluster of unearned damage early helped Henderson State create separation before the late rally could matter. On the mound, Kylie Price worked 4 2/3 innings, while Mary-Elizabeth Landry and Brooklyn Baltzell were tasked with trying to stop the bleeding during Henderson State's decisive fifth and sixth.

For Henderson State, Flores drove in three, Copeland had a two-run double, and Miller added two RBIs as the visitors turned consistent contact into crooked numbers. For Dillard, Torrence's 3-for-4 day, Picou's two-RBI effort, and the team's three-run push in the sixth were the clearest signs of the Bleu Devils' determination to keep battling to the final out.

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