Box Score

GRAMBLING – Southeastern Louisiana senior Amber Freeman singled home the game-winning run in the top of the seventh inning to help the Lady Lions snap a seven-game losing streak with a 5-4 non-conference victory over Grambling Wednesday afternoon at GSU Softball Field.

Junior Katie Duhe and sophomore Katelyn Thomason homered for Southeastern, which improved to 10-28 overall with the victory. Grambling fell to 8-22 with the loss.

Freshman Kati Morse (2-10) earned the win, throwing 2.1 innings of shutout relief. Morse spelled Thomason, who struck out six and allowed two earned runs in 4.2 innings of work. Senior Chelsea Takacs, junior Tamra Ladnier and freshman Kelsey Nichols each doubled for the Lady Lions.

Thomason and Grambling junior Brandi Payne matched zeroes until Southeastern broke through in the top of the fourth inning. Nichols roped a one-out double off the centerfield fence and advanced to second when Payne hit sophomore Meghan Gomez. Duhe followed with a line shot over the left centerfield fence to put Southeastern on the board. The Lutcher native's fourth home run of the season gave the Lady Lions a 3-0 lead.

Grambling came back in its half of the fourth. Freshman Mikiesha Henson doubled and sophomore Taylor Texada singled to put a pair of runners on. After Thomason struck out junior Marissa Handley, junior Taylour Smith doubled home a pair of runs to cut the Southeastern lead to 3-2.

In the fifth inning with two outs, Thomason walked junior Rosanna Alavardo and sophomore Latrice Wood reached on an error. Henson followed with a double off the left field fence to clear the bases and put the Lady Tigers up, 4-3.

The lead would be short lived, however, as the Lady Lions knotted it up in the top of the sixth inning. With one out, Thomason hit her third home run of the season over the left field fence to even the contest.

Southeastern took the lead for good in the top of the seventh inning. Takacs led off the frame with a double and was bunted over to third by sophomore Lauren Coniglio. Freeman followed with a sharp single up the middle to allow Takacs to walk home with the go-ahead run.

In the bottom of the seventh, Wood and Henson hit consecutive two-out singles to put the winning run on base. But Morse beared down and the Ponchatoula native forced Texada to ground out to end the game.

Southeastern will be back in action this weekend, hosting Sam Houston State for a three-game Southland Conference series at North Oak Park. The series opens with a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and concludes with a 12 p.m. contest on Sunday.