HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team will open a four-game road swing on Wednesday, traveling to face No. 14 UL Lafayette in a 6 p.m. nonconference contest.
 
The game between the Lady Lions (23-14) and the host Ragin' Cajuns (32-6) at Lamson Park will be televised on ESPN+.
 
Southeastern had its seven-game winning streak snapped by McNeese with a 3-1 loss to the Cowgirls. A doubleheader sweep on Friday helped SLU win its fifth straight league series to open the season.
 
The Lady Lions head west with a .290 team batting average. Audrey Greely leads the team and ranks among the Southland leaders in batting average (.418, 5^th in the Southland), on-base percentage (.505, 2^nd) and slugging percentage (.604, 10^th).
 
The top hitters for average for SLU also includes Lindsey Rizzo (.379) and Aeriyl Mass (.369). The SLU trio of Greely, Rizzo and Mass all rank among the league's top 10 in runs and hits. Mass leads the league with 48 hits and is 10^th in the Southland with a team-high 23 RBI.
 
Greely and Mass share the team lead with three home runs apiece. Cameron Goodman leads the Lady Lions with three triples, while Greely's six doubles pace the squad.
 
The top two teams on the NCAA Division I stolen base leaderboard will be meeting in Lafayette on Wednesday, as both the Lady Lions and Ragin' Cajuns have 111 stolen bases to share the national lead. Mass leads SLU with 23 stolen bases, followed by Rizzo (22), Goodman (21), Greely (12) and Kelci Bodin (12).
 
Southeastern enters Wednesday's game with a 3.84 earned run average. Heather Zumo (13-2, 1.98 ERA) ranks near the top of the Southland in virtually every pitching category to pace the Lady Lions. MC Comeaux (8-5, 5.04 ERA) and Sophie Hannabas (2-3, 5.74 ERA) have been the team's other primary starters, while Ellie DuBois (0-2, 2.92 ERA, 6 saves) leads the Southland in saves with her single-season school record total.
 
The SLU pitching staff will face a high-powered UL Lafayette lineup that is hitting .323 as a team with 43 home runs. Ciara Bryan leads the Ragin' Cajuns with a .447 batting average, while Julie Rawls and Jade Gortarez share team-high honors with seven home runs apiece.
 
In the circle, UL Lafayette is boasting a 2.32 team earned run average. The Ragin' Cajuns feature a potent combo of arms in Summer Ellyson (13-4, 2.44 ERA, 2 saves) and Kandra Lamb (14-2, 1.93 ERA).
 
Wednesday will be the second meeting of 2021 between the Ragin' Cajuns and the Lady Lions. UL Lafayette defeated SLU, 9-1, in the UAB Green and Gold Classic back on Feb. 21.
 
Up Next
Following Wednesday's game, Southeastern will head to Sam Houston for a three-game Southland series in Huntsville, Texas. The series opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Friday and concludes with a noon contest on Saturday. Saturday's series finale will be shown on ESPN+.
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern is implementing mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2020-21 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail and text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
 
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.