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Winner Southeastern La. SLU 29-18
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Southern SUBR 8-22
Winner
Southeastern La. SLU
29-18
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Final
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Southern SUBR
8-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southeastern La. SLU 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 8 0
Southern SUBR 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 7 1

W: Wright, Tanner (6-5) L: James, Aubrion (6-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Blackford's Home Run Propels SLU to 5-3 Extra-Inning Win at Southern

Lady Lions improve to 28-19 overall with the victory

BATON ROUGE, La. – Southeastern Louisiana sophomore Madisen Blackford hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to propel the Lady Lions to a 5-3 extra-inning victory in non-conference softball action Tuesday evening at Lady Jaguar Field.
 
With the win, Southeastern improves to 29-18 overall at the end of the non-conference portion of its schedule. Southern dropped to 8-22 overall with the loss.
 
Blackford led SLU at the plate with a 3-for-3 showing, while Lindsey Rizzo and Mima Doucet each drove in runs for the Lady Lions. Tanner Wright (6-5) threw 3.1 innings of relief, striking out four and scattering three hits, to earn the win in the circle.
 
Southeastern also stole four bases to run their nation-leading single-season total to 208. The total is tied with the 2002 Georgia team for the 14th-most in Division I history.
 
Southeastern took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, as SLU starter Caitlyn VanHemelryck and SU ace Aubrion James (6-8) matched zeroes early on. Jaquelyn Ramon reached and advanced all the way to third on a Lady Jaguar error. Rizzo then dumped a single into shallow center to plate Ramon and give the Lady Lions the advantage.
 
VanHemelryck was perfect through the first 11 batters until Kameri Mott roped a double into right centerfield. The Covina, California native shook it off and retired Shauna Knighten to keep SLU up, 1-0.
 
The Lady Lions added to their lead in the top of the sixth inning. Rizzo led off the inning with a single, stole second, moved to third on an Ella Manzer fly out and then scored when Doucet laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to give Southeastern a 2-0 advantage.
 
Southern tied it up in its half of the sixth inning. With runners on first and second and one out, Hope Kruebbe hit a sharp single up the middle, but Caroline Manzer gunned out Paytin Mercado at home to keep the Lady Jaguars off the board.
 
VanHemelryck gave way to Shelby Sitzman, who hit a batter and walked another to force in a run. James then greeted Wright with a run scoring single up the middle, but Caroline Manzer again threw out a runner at home to keep the scored tied at 2-2.
 
Wright and James both pitched out of trouble until SLU took the lead for good in the top of the ninth inning. Cameron Beal was placed on second to start the inning and was promptly bunted to third by Doucet.
 
Ali McCoy then hit a grounder to short, but reached when Beal was looked back to third. After James retired Caroline Manzer on a line out to third, Blackford ripped a 1-0 pitch over the left field fence to give SLU a 5-2 lead.
 
With one out and a runner placed on second in the bottom of the ninth, Christy Kelly hit a double down the right field line to pull Southern within, 5-3. Wright would not allow the hosts any closer, striking out Mateigha Tanner and forcing Adriana Rincon to hit a soft liner to Rebecca Skains at first to secure the victory.
 
Southeastern closes out its home schedule this week, hosting McNeese in a three-game series at North Oak Park. The series opens with a 5 p.m. contest on Friday and continues with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
 
LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream of the series at www.LionSports.net/watch. Every home Saturday is Local Heroes Appreciation at North Oak Park, as all first responders, service members and military personnel will receive a discounted ticket with a valid ID.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Softball, follow @SLUlionsoftball on Twitter and Instagram, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
 
HOME RUN CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the softball program are encouraged to join the Home Run Club. Lady Lion softball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Home Run Club and S Club (softball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern softball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events (softball, baseball, football and basketball), effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.
 
 
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