HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University softball team will host its final nonconference home game of the season Tuesday, welcoming in-state foe UL Lafayette to North Oak Park for a 6 p.m. contest.
 
Southeastern Athletics will host the "Flood the Field" promotion in conjunction with Tuesday's game. The first 150 SLU students in attendance will receive free t-shirts and food.
 
The game between the Lady Lions (26-12) and the visiting Ragin' Cajuns (26-10) will be televised on ESPN+. Live stats will be accessible at LionSports.net/sidearmstats/softball.
 
Southeastern enters Tuesday's midweek contest with a .320 team batting average. Cam Goodman leads the team and ranks 14^th in Division I with a .453 batting average, followed by Aeriyl Mass (.381), Madison Rayner (.349), Bailey Krolczyk (.333) and Maddie Watson (.314).
 
Rayner has scored a team-high 26 runs, while Mass, Lindsey Rizzo and Lexi Johnson have 24 runs apiece. Mass and Goodman occupy the top two spots on the Southland stolen base leaderboard with 23 and 21 steals, respectively.
 
Rayner also leads the conference with 34 RBI and is seventh nationally with a league-high 14 doubles. Johnson paces the squad with six doubles.
 
Heather Zumo (12-3, 2.35 ERA), Mary-Cathryn (MC) Comeaux (8-3, 3.81 ERA, 1 save), KK Ladner (3-2, 3.35 ERA, 1 save), Alyssa Romano (0-2, 2.13 ERA, 1 save) and Ellie DuBois (0-1, 3.44 ERA, 1 save) all have double-digit appearances in the circle for a SLU pitching staff that carries a 2.85 team earned run average into Tuesday's game.
 
Southeastern will be facing a UL Lafayette lineup that ranks second nationally with a .361 team batting average. Jourdyn Campbell leads the squad with a .406 batting average and 29 RBI. Campbell and Alexa Langeliers share team-high honors with seven home runs apiece.
 
UL Lafayette comes to Hammond with a 2.24 team ERA. Sam Landry (12-2, 1.99 ERA), Meghan Schorman (6-4, 2.35 ERA, 2 saves) and Kandra Lamb (7-4, 1.93 ERA) are the primary arms for the Ragin' Cajuns.
 
Following Tuesday's game, Southeastern will play its next four games on the road. The swing starts with a three-game Southland series this weekend at Nicholls. The series opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader Friday and concludes Saturday at noon.
 
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.