Southeastern-Tennessee-Martin Box Score
Southeastern-Jackson State Box Score

HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team split a pair of non-conference contests on the final day of the Hampton Inn Lion Classic Sunday at North Oak Park.

In the opener, sophomore Katie Duhe had two doubles for Southeastern (4-2), but it was not enough, as the Lady Lions fell 3-1 to Tennessee-Martin.

Southeastern bounced back later in the day to defeat Jackson State, 8-5. Senior Heather Sherrill was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in to lead the Lady Lion attack. Sherrill's final hit was a double – giving her sole possession of the school record with 40 career doubles. The Alexandria native came into her senior campaign tied with former Lady Lion Brooke Kostic for the school's career mark.

In the win over Jackson State, junior Jenna Yoder (2-1) earned the victory with four innings of work. Sophomore Bailey Zievert pitched the final three innings, earning her first career save.

In the day's other action, Mississippi Valley State finished the tournament with a 5-0 record. The Delta Devils defeated Belmont, 8-5, and Southern, 7-0, on field two. In the lone game of the day on field three, Grambling defeated Alabama State, 4-3.

Southeastern will return to action on Wednesday, hosting No. 19 LSU at 5:30 p.m. in North Oak Park.

Game One – Tennessee-Martin 3, Southeastern Louisiana 1
UTM starter Chelsea Jones and Southeastern junior Catherine Gunther (1-1) kept the batting orders silent until Tennessee-Martin broke through in the bottom of the fifth inning. Greer Long led off the frame with a single and later scored on a wild pitch by Gunther. Laura Roberts padded the UTM lead with an RBI single, putting the Skyhawks ahead 2-0.

Southeastern was poised to answer in the top of the sixth inning. Junior Amber Freeman led off the inning with a single, which Duhe followed with a double off the left centerfield fence to put runners at second and third with no outs. UTM reliever Paij Lintz forced three straight groundouts, holding Southeastern to one run and maintaining a 2-1 lead.

UTM got the run back in the bottom of the sixth inning. Megan Latimer opened the inning with a single and advanced to second on an error by Lady Lion sophomore Kelly Lyman. Two groundouts later, Latimer came home to give the Skyhawks a 3-1 advantage.

Lintz retired the Lady Lions in order in the top of the seventh inning to preserve the victory and earn the save.

SLU – 000 001 0 – 1 5 1
UTM – 000 000 x – 3 7 0
Gunther, Yoder (6) and McCubbins, Gomez (5). Jones, Lintz (6) and Duke, Lindow (6). W – Jones. L – Gunther (1-1). Save – Lintz. 2B – SLU: Duhe 2 (4). T – 1:55. A – 130.

Game Two – Southeastern Louisiana 8, Jackson State 5
Southeastern jumped out to a lead against JSU pitcher Jessica Villegas in the top of the first inning. Freshman Jordan Logan and Freeman opened the inning with consecutive singles. After a Duhe groundout, Sherrill roped a single to score Logan. With two outs, freshman Lauren Coniglio plated Freeman with an RBI single to put the Lady Lions up, 2-0.

The Lady Lions added to their lead in the top of the third inning. Freeman reached on an error to open the inning, advanced to second on a Duhe single and scored on a single by Coniglio to push the Southeastern advantage to 3-0.

Jackson State got to Yoder in the third inning. An RBI single by Kenesha Phillips pulled the Lady Tigers within two. In the fourth, JSU pulled even closer on a run-scoring hit by Alla Williams.

The Lady Lions got a run back in the top of the fifth inning. Duhe reached on a one-out double and scored on an RBI single by Sherrill to put Southeastern back up, 4-2.

Southeastern broke the game open in the top of the sixth inning. Singles by freshman Meghan Gomez, sophomore Tamra Ladnier and Logan led to the inning's first score. Ladnier and Logan would later come home due to two Jackson State errors. Sherrill doubled home the inning's final run to put Southeastern up, 8-2.

Jackson State mounted one last threat in the bottom of the seventh inning. Amanda Boggan's two-run home run and an RBI single by Delyse Montgomery pulled the Lady Tigers within three, but Zievert retired Camilla Blanks to ice the win.

SLU – 201 014 0 – 8 13 1
JSU – 001 100 3 – 5 9 3
Yoder, Zievert (5) and Coniglio. Villegas and Montgomery. W – Yoder (2-1). L – Villegas. Save – Zievert (1). HR – JSU: Boggan. 2B – SLU: Duhe (5), Sherrill (1). T – 1:44. A – 155.


2009 Hampton Inn Lion Classic

Friday, February 13
Field One
12 p.m. – Southeastern Louisiana 7, Alabama State 4
2:30 p.m. – Belmont 1, Alabama State 0
5 p.m. – North Dakota State 5, Southeastern Louisiana 1

Field Two
12 p.m. – North Dakota State 25, Jackson State 1
2:30 p.m. – Southern 7, Jackson State 6
5 p.m. – Belmont 5, Grambling 0

Field Three
12 p.m. – Mississippi Valley State 1, Tennessee-Martin 0
2:30 p.m. – Mississippi Valley State 9, Grambling 4
5 p.m. – Tennessee-Martin 9, Southern 1

Saturday, February 14
Field One
10 a.m. – Southeastern Louisiana 8, Southern 0
12:30 p.m. – Southeastern Louisiana 10, Belmont 5
3 p.m. – North Dakota State 5, Tennessee-Martin 1 (8 innings)
5:30 p.m. – North Dakota State 9, Belmont 8

Field Two
10 a.m. – North Dakota State 3, Grambling 2 (9 innings)
12:30 p.m. – Mississippi Valley State 8, Alabama State 1
3 p.m. – Jackson State 12, Grambling 1
5:30 p.m. – Tennessee-Martin 12, Jackson State 1 (5 innings)

Field Three
3 p.m. – Southern 12, Alabama State 8

Sunday, February 15
Field One
10 a.m. – Tennessee-Martin 3, Southeastern Louisiana 1
12:30 p.m. – Southeastern Louisiana 8, Jackson State 5

Field Two
10 a.m. – Mississippi Valley State 8, Belmont 5
12:30 p.m. – Mississippi Valley State 7, Southern 0

Field Three
10 a.m. – Grambling 4, Alabama State 3