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Winner UAB UAB 5-1
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Southeastern La. SLU 5-1
Winner
UAB UAB
5-1
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Final
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Southeastern La. SLU
5-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAB UAB 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 9 16 3
Southeastern La. SLU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 3

W: CESPEDES, Sarah (1-0) L: Zumo, Heather (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

UAB Hands Southeastern First Loss

Lady Lions fall to 5-1 overall

HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team suffered its first loss of the season on Wednesday, dropping a 9-2 decision to UAB in nonconference action at North Oak Park.
 
Southeastern fell to 5-1 overall with the loss. The visiting Blazers (5-1) collected 16 hits on the way to the victory.
 
Ali McCoy led SLU with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Aeriyl Mass and Lindsey Rizzo each scored a run, while Ella Manzer recorded an RBI.
 
UAB jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against SLU starter Heather Zumo (1-1). The Blazers loaded the bases with two outs then Zumo hit Jenna Olszewski to force in a run.
 
SLU answered in the bottom of the first. Rizzo drew a one-out walk, then scored one out later after Manzer deposited a double into the right centerfield gap. Manzer's RBI knotted the score at 1-1.
 
An RBI single by Faith Hegh put the Blazers back on top in the top of the second inning. Southeastern threated in the bottom of the third inning, as a single by Mass, followed by walks issued to Madisen Blackford and Manzer, loaded the bases with one out. However, UAB pitcher Sarah Cespedes struck out Briahna Bennett and Karlee Kraft to keep the Blazer lead to 2-1.
 
UAB extended its lead in the fourth inning. RBI's by Dylinn Stancil, Analyse Petree and Natalie Erwin gave the Blazers a 5-1 cushion.
 
A pair of UAB errors allowed SLU to cut the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. However, the Blazers added three runs in the sixth and a run in the seventh to end any comeback hopes for Southeastern.
 
Up Next
The Lady Lions head to Gainesville, Florida to compete in the Bubly Invitational hosted by Florida. On Friday, Southeastern faces North Dakota State at 8 a.m. and Florida A&M at 10:30 a.m. SLU takes on Longwood at 3:30 p.m. and FAMU at 6 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, the Lady Lions match up with the host Gators at 10:30 a.m.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Softball, follow @LionUpSoftball 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 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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