HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team will continue its home stand on Tuesday, hosting in-state foe Southern at 6 p.m. at North Oak Park.
 
The game between the Lady Lions (25-16) and the visiting Lady Jaguars (10-20) will be televised live on ESPN+. Live stats will also be available at www.lionsports.net/sidearmstats/softball.
 
Southeastern is coming off a nearly week-long layoff, as its scheduled series with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last weekend was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Islander program. SLU last played last Wednesday, using a seven-run fifth inning to take down ULM, 7-1.
 
The Lady Lions come into Tuesday's contest with a .289 batting average and feature a quintet of hitters topping .300 for the season. Audrey Greely (.398, 5^th) and Lindsey Rizzo (.367, 10^th) rank among the league's top hitters for average, while Aeriyl Mass (.352), Cameron Goodman (.344) and Anna Rodenberg (.368) have also been efficient at the plate. Mass is currently second in the Southland in both hits (50) and runs scored (34).
 
Mass also is 10^th in the conference with her team-high 26 RBI, as she and Greely share team-high honors with three home runs each. Greely's seven doubles are good for 10^th in the league, while Goodman sits at second in the Southland with three triples.
 
Southeastern is currently second in the nation with 116 stolen bases and ranks third in stolen bases per game (2.80). Mass (24, 2^nd), Goodman (23, 3^rd) and Rizzo (22, 5^th) all rank among the league leaders, while Greely and Kelci Bodin have been effective with 12 steals apiece.
 
Heather Zumo (15-3, 1.98 ERA) has been the ace for a Southeastern pitching staff that is maintaining a 3.76 team earned run average with MC Comeaux (8-5, 4.79 ERA) and Sophie Hannabas (2-4, 6.14 ERA) also seeing a significant workload in the circle. Closer Ellie DuBois (0-2, 2.78 ERA, 6 saves) is currently second nationally with her league-high and single-season school record save total.
 
SLU will be facing a SU lineup that is hitting .234 as a team. Lauren Parks (.381) and Mariyah Sandoval (.340) are the top hitters for average for the Lady Jaguars.
 
Southern comes to Hammond with a 5.64 team earned run average. Kaytlin Donaldson (4-9, 4.57 ERA) and Aubrion James (3-7, 5.65 ERA, 1 save) are the primary arms for the visitors.
 
Up Next
Southeastern will close out its Southland Conference regular season home schedule this week, hosting Central Arkansas for a three-game Southland Conference series. The series opens with a 5 p.m. doubleheader on Friday and concludes with a noon contest on Saturday.
 
Saturday will be Senior Day at North Oak Park, as the senior class of Rodenberg, Bodin, Cameron Beal and Shelby Sitzman will be honored following the game. The entire series will 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.