HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University softball team closed out Lion Classic II with a 4-2 victory over Marist Sunday morning at North Oak Park.
Southeastern (13-6) scored four runs in the first three innings to earn the victory, as
Madison Rayner and
Bailey Krolczyk each drove in runs.
Heather Zumo (8-0),
Mary-Cathryn (MC) Comeaux,
Ellie DuBois and
KK Ladner combined to hold Marist (7-8) to five hits, striking out 10 and allowing no earned runs.
The Lady Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
Lindsey Rizzo drew a one-out walk and Rayner followed with her team-high ninth double of the season to plate Rizzo all the way from first.
Southeastern padded its lead in the bottom of the second inning. A fielding error on a double steal by
Cam Goodman and
Elise Jones allowed both Lady Lions to score to give SLU a 3-0 lead.
Southeastern closed out its scoring in the bottom of the third inning. Krolczyk singled home
Madisen Blackford to push the Lady Lion advantage to 4-0.
Marist took advantage of a pair of SLU errors to spoil the shutout bid in the top of the sixth inning. Ladner sat the Red Foxes down in order in the seventh to spoil any comeback plans and secure her first save as a Lady Lion.
Southeastern will return to action at the upcoming Memphis Tournament. The Lady Lions will open tournament play Thursday at 4 p.m. versus Central Arkansas.
2022 Lion Classic II Schedule – March 4-6 – Hammond, La. – North Oak Park
Friday, March 4
Marist 2, Buffalo 1 (8 Innings)
Buffalo 5, Southeastern 2
Southeastern 10, Marist 2 (5 Innings)
Saturday, March 5
Buffalo 9, Marist 1 (5 Innings)
Southeastern 8, Buffalo 0 (6 Innings)
Marist 3, Southeastern 2 (9 Innings)
Sunday, March 6
Southeastern 4, Marist 2
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.
