Powered by five home runs No. 1 UL Lafayette advanced to Saturday's championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 6-3 win over No. 2 South Alabama Friday afternoon at Bobcat Softball Stadium.

South Alabama got on the board first as Emily Messer singled before Stephanie Pilkington and Chloe Rathburn walked to load the bases. Kaitlyn Griffith was hit by a pitch to score Messer. Kristian Foster walked to score Pilkington and give South Alabama a 2-0 advantage. UL Lafayette pitcher Christina Hamilton got out of the jam thanks to a 1-2-3 double play and a groundout back to the pitcher.