Coastal Carolina 7, Louisiana 1
CONWAY, S.C. – On Friday, at St. John Stadium, Coastal Carolinapicked up a win over the No. 8 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns by the score of 7-1. With the victory, Coastal Head Coach Kelley Green earned herself the 700th win of her career on the same day her softball team made school history by knocking off its first-ever top 10-ranked opponent.

Texas State 16, Georgia State 0 (6 inn.)
DECATUR, Ga. – Texas State opened its Sun Belt Conference slate of games in dominate fashion as the Bobcats beat Georgia State University, 16-0, in six innings on Friday afternoon.

Troy 11, UTA 2
ARLINGTON, Texas – Troy kicked off conference play in style downing UTA, 11-2, powered by a season-high 14 hits Friday at Allan Saxe Field. The Trojans (15-4, 1-0) picked up their 15th win of the season marking the squad's best start since 2012.

South Alabama 10, Appalachian State 6
MOBILE, Ala. – Freshman catcher Kassidy Wilcox recorded a season-best three hits, drove in four and scored a pair of runs as South Alabama rallied back to pick up a 10-6 victory over Appalachian State in its Sun Belt Conference opener Friday night at Jaguar Field.

Georgia Southern 9, ULM 6
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern jumped out to a 6-1 lead over the first two innings and held on for a Sun Belt Conference-opening 9-6 win over visiting ULM on Friday evening at Eagle Field.