HAMMOND, La. – Multi-time junior college All-America selection Feline Poot will continue her academic and athletic endeavors as a member of the Southeastern Louisiana University softball program, SLU head coach Rick Fremin announced Thursday.
 
Poot will have one year of eligibility remaining after a tremendous junior college career at Florida Southwestern State College, where she led the Bucs to three consecutive national championships.
 
Poot gives Southeastern nine additions for the 2025 season. Last November, SLU announced the addition of catcher Nadia Chernich, outfielder Kailey Dixon, pitcher Olivia Henry, pitcher Celia Lamkin, pitcher Macie LaRue, infielder Shelby Morris, catcher Cydnee Schneider and catcher Blair Wash.
 
"Feline is a phenomenal player that comes from a national championship program," Fremin commented. "We're excited to add a player of her experience and talent to our family."
 
A career .414 hitter at Florida Southwestern State College, Poot holds the school's career records with 55 home runs, 227 RBI, 188 runs, 44 doubles and 229 hits. A three-time NJCAA All-American, she helped the Bucs to national championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In her final game at FSW, she hit three home runs in her team's championship game win over Northwest Florida State College.
 
Poot's future team will open its Southland Conference schedule at home this weekend. SLU and UIW will play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and close out the series with a noon contest Sunday. Saturday's doubleheader will be televised on ESPN+ and live stats for all three games will be available at www.LionSports.net/sidearmstats/softball.
 
Saturday will be Youth Sports Day, as young Lion fans (Grade 8 or lower) will receive free admission to the game if they wear their team jersey. Fans will have a chance to win prizes by playing Bingo at the Ballpark Sunday. Saturday's doubleheader, along with the 10 a.m. football spring practice, the 2 p.m. baseball game versus North Dakota State and the 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. beach volleyball matches will be part of Super Lion Saturday.
 
In conjunction with Super Lion Saturday, Under the Hood with Roger Gill will air outside of Strawberry Stadium from 9-11 a.m. on Tangi 96.5 FM. A Super Lion Saturday show will air from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/WFPR 1400 AM.
 
Southeastern Softball 2025 Additions
Nadia Chernich | C | North Pole, Alaska | Monroe Catholic HS
Kailey Dixon | OF | Hazard, Kentucky | Walters State/Perry Central HS
Olivia Henry | P | Deville, Louisiana | Buckeye HS
Celia Lamkin | P | Paris, Tennessee | Henry County HS
Macie LaRue | P | Lovelady, Texas | Bossier Parish CC/Lovelady HS
Shelby Morris | IF | Clinton, Louisiana | Silliman Institute
Feline Poot | IF | Almere, The Netherlands | Florida Southwestern College/Helen Parkhurst HS
Cydnee Schneider | C | Elkhorn, Nebraska | Iowa Western CC/Elkhorn South HS
Blair Walsh | C | Centreville, Mississippi | Holmes CC/Amite School Center
 
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.
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern offers mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets. All tickets will be available via e-mail in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.