LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Southeastern Louisiana University softball team closed out play at the Troy Cox Invitational with an 11-1 loss to Nebraska Sunday morning at the NM State Softball Complex.
SLU fell to 6-2 overall with the loss. Nebraska, which Southeastern shutout Friday, 2-0, ran its record to 6-4 thanks to four home runs.
Madisen Blackford led SLU with two hits and an RBI, driving in teammate
Madison Rayner. MC Comeaux (3-1) took the loss in the circle for the Lady Lions.
Nebraska struck first in the bottom of the third inning. Back-to-back home runs by Cam Ybarra and Sydney Gray chased Comeaux from the game and gave the Cornhuskers a 3-0 lead.
Southeastern cut into the lead in the top of the fourth inning. Rayner doubled down the left field line and scored when Blackford followed with an RBI single to pull the Lady Lions within two.
Nebraska broke the game open over the final two innings. A grand slam by Olivia Ferrell in the fifth put the Cornhuskers up, 7-1. Gray's second home run of the contest enforced the mercy rule for Nebraska in the sixth inning.
Southeastern will continue its road swing this week, traveling to the Mardi Gras Combo in Youngsville, Louisiana. The tournament runs Friday through Sunday.
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.
