HOUSTON – The Southeastern Louisiana University softball team's 12-game winning streak was snapped with a 4-3 loss to HCU in Saturday afternoon's Southland Conference finale at Husky Field.
The loss was the first for Southeastern (37-9, 12-3 SLC) since March 25. HCU improved to 19-22 overall and 8-7 in league action.
SLU secured its fifth straight SLC series win with a doubleheader sweep of the Huskies Friday, but could not complete its third straight conference series sweep.
Audrey Greely led the Lady Lions with a pair of hits, while
Bailey Krolczyk extended her school-record hitting streak to 20 games. Greely,
Ka'Lyn Watson and
Cam Goodman all drove in runs.
Cera Blanchard (14-5) took the loss in the circle for Southeastern. The Lady Lion junior scattered four hits and struck out seven, allowing two runs in 4.2 innings of relief.
HCU built a 3-0 lead through four innings, before SLU finally got to Husky starter Ronni Grofman (5-2) in the top of the fifth inning. Goodman and
Ka'Lyn Watson each drove in runs to cut the lead to 3-2.
Southeastern tied it up in the top of the sixth inning, as Greely evened the game at 3-3 with an RBI single.
HCU scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Tabitha Burnett drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on an infield single by Avery Drake, who led the Huskies with four of their seven hits.
Maria Detillier reached on a one-out error in the seventh, but Grofman retired the next two Lady Lions to secure the victory.
Southeastern will be back in action next Tuesday, closing out a nine-game road swing with a 6 p.m. contest at UL Lafayette. The Lady Lions' final nonconference regular season game of 2023 will be televised on ESPN+.
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.
