Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

HAMMOND – A Southeastern Louisiana error in the top of the eighth inning allowed Texas State to earn a come-from-behind 5-4 victory in the nightcap and complete a doubleheader sweep of the Lady Lions in Southland Conference action Saturday afternoon at North Oak Park.

The losses extended the losing streak of the Lady Lions (5-17, 1-8 Southland) to seven games. Texas State, which won the opening game of the day, 8-0, improved to 16-13 overall and 11-3 in league action.

The series wraps up with a 12 p.m. contest on Sunday.

Game 1 – Texas State 8, Southeastern Louisiana 0
Texas State took a 1-0 lead off Southeastern senior starter Catherine Gunther (0-4) in the top of the first inning without the benefit of a hit. Kristina Tello drew a walk to lead off the inning, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Anna Hernandez, stole third and then scored on a sacrifice bunt by Chandler Hall.

The Bobcats padded their lead in the top of the second. Singles by McKenzie Baack and Tello put runners at first and second with two outs. Hernandez cleared the bases with a double to the gap to put Texas State up, 3-0. Baack doubled home another run in the third to push the Bobcat lead to 4-0.

In the fifth, Texas State ended any chance of a Lady Lion comeback. Baack singled home the frame's first run. Shelby Carnline drew a bases loaded walk and then a wild pitch by Gunther allowed another run to score to put TSU up, 7-0.

In the seventh, Texas State added another run, as Gunther hit Hernandez with the bases loaded.

Meanwhile, Hall (11-6) struck out eight and was never seriously threatened by the Lady Lions in a complete-game shutout. Sophomore Jordan Logan, freshman Michelle Duhe, sophomore Meghan Gomez and senior Chelsea Takacs all had singles for Southeastern.

Game Two – Texas State 5, Southeastern Louisiana 4 (8 innings)
Texas State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Hernandez drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch by junior Bailey Zievert. Gomez's throw to second sailed into centerfield and Hernandez was allowed to advance all the way home. Haley Lemons then drew a walk and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Baack.

The Lady Lions came back in the bottom of the first. Texas State starter Anne Marie Taylor hit Logan to open the game and Michelle Duhe then bunted her over to second. Gomez followed with a sharp single up the middle to score Logan. After sophomore Katelyn Thomason drew a walk, Taylor retired freshman Kati Morse. Junior Tamra Ladnier then hit a fly ball to center, but Tello dropped it and allowed Gomez to score the tying run. An illegal pitch by Taylor forced in Thomason and put Southeastern up, 3-2.

Texas State knotted the score off freshman pitcher Elise Kittrell in the top of the third. Hernandez reached on an error by Morse and scored on a sacrifice fly by Leah Boatright.

Southeastern took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth inning. Michelle Duhe reached on a one-out single and advanced to second on a wild pitch by Hall. After Hall struck out Gomez, Thomason ripped a double into the right centerfield gap to plate Duhe and give Southeastern a 4-3 advantage.

Morse (0-6) relieved Kittrell in the fifth and held Texas State hitless for her first 2.1 innings of work. However, with one out in the seventh inning, Hernandez knotted the score with a home run just inside the left field foul pole.

Southeastern threatened to end the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. Singles by senior Amber Freeman and Gomez put runners at the corners with two outs. Hall battled back to pop up Thomason to send the game to extra innings.

Texas State used a two-out rally in the top of the eighth inning. Alysse Rother started the threat with a single and consecutive walks by Allison Snow and Hall loaded the bases. Morse then forced Tello to hit a routine grounder, but Freeman booted it, allowing the go-ahead run to score.

A one-out single by Ladnier was all Southeastern could manage in the bottom of the eighth. Hall recovered to retire junior Katie Duhe and sophomore Lauren Coniglio to complete the doubleheader sweep.