HAMMOND, La. – A seven-run fifth inning propelled Southeastern Louisiana to a 7-1 victory over ULM in nonconference softball action Wednesday evening at North Oak Park.
Southeastern (25-16) completed the season sweep of the visiting Warhawks (13-24). The Lady Lions won the first meeting, 2-1, back on March 24 in Monroe.
Cameron Goodman was 3-for-3 to lead a 10-hit SLU attack.
Cameron Beal drove in a pair of runs for SLU, while
Anna Rodenberg and
Audrey Greely each were also credited with an RBI.
Heather Zumo (15-3) and
MC Comeaux combined to hold the Warhawks to six hits in the victory.
ULM starter Adrianna Chavarria (1-8) and Zumo matched zeroes until the Warhawks broke through in the top of the fourth inning. Korie Kreps led off the frame with a double and scored one out later on an RBI single by Jessica Williams to give ULM a 1-0 advantage.
SLU mounted a threat in the bottom of the fourth inning. Chavarria hit Blackford and
Kelci Bodin beat out a bunt single to put a pair of runners on with no outs. However, Chavarria retired
Madison Watson, Rodenberg and
Karlee Kraft to keep SLU off the board.
The Lady Lions finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth inning. Greely walked, then Goodman and
Lindsey Rizzo each singled to load the bases. Three straight ULM errors cleared the bases, then Rodenberg followed with an RBI infield single. A two-run single by Beal and an RBI double by Greely capped the scoring, as SLU sent 13 batters to the plate on the way to a 7-1 lead.
Comeaux stranded a pair of Warhawks in the top of the sixth inning, then worked around a one-out single in the seventh inning to close out the victory.
Up Next
Southeastern continues its 10-game home stand with a three-game Southland Conference series versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The series opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and concludes on Sunday at noon and will be televised on ESPN+. Sunday is Senior Day, as the senior class of Rodenberg, Beal, Bodin and
Shelby Sitzman will be honored in a postgame ceremony following Sunday's series finale.
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
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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.
