HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team will travel to Sam Houston for a three-game Southland Conference series in Huntsville, Texas.
 
Inclement weather has pushed the series between the Lady Lions (23-14, 12-3 Southland) and the host Bearkats (11-22, 8-7 Southland) back a day. The three-game set will open with a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and conclude with a noon contest on Sunday.
 
Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to be televised on ESPN+. Live stats for the entire series, provided by Sam Houston, will be accessible on the softball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
Southeastern had its seven-game winning streak snapped by McNeese with a 3-1 loss to the Cowgirls last Saturday. 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 Lady Lions share the national lead with 111 stolen bases this spring. 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 Lady Lion pitching staff will be facing a Sam Houston lineup that carries a .236 team batting average. Sheridan Fisher (.301), Hannah Schaeffer (four home runs) and Kyndal Kutac (five doubles, 22 RBI) are the offensive leaders for the Bearkats.
 
Sam Houston enters the series with a 6.12 team ERA. The duo of Mika Vento (5-5, 4.05 ERA) and Regan Dunn (5-6, 5.83 ERA) have handled the majority of the work in the circle for the Bearkats.
 
Up Next
Following the series, SLU will play its next 10 games at home at North Oak Park. The home stand starts with a 6 p.m. contest versus ULM on Wednesday, April 21 in a game scheduled to be televised 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.