HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University softball team closed out the nonconference portion of its 2024 regular season schedule with a doubleheader sweep of Alcorn State Tuesday evening at North Oak Park.
Southeastern improved to 39-10 overall with the two victories, dropping the visiting Lady Braves to 9-32 this spring.
In the opener,
Mary-Cathryn (MC) Comeaux (4-3) scattered three hits in a complete-game shutout, pitching SLU to a 7-0 win. The shutout was the 13
th of the season for the Lady Lion staff, matching the single-season school record set by the 2023 team.
Lexi Johnson,
Ka'Lyn Watson and
Maddie Watson led SLU with two hits apiece in the opening game. Johnson led Southeastern with three RBI, while
Maria Detillier and
Sophia Stoddard each drove in a pair of runs.
The nightcap saw the Lady Lions bang out 14 hits in a 16-1 run-rule victory.
Maddie Watson and
Chloe Magee each had three hits. Johnson hit her sixth home run of the season, as she, Magee,
Bailey Krolczyk,
Colleen Kulivan and
Maddie Watson each drove in two runs.
Chloe Bennett (4-1) earned the victory in the circle in the nightcap, as she,
Allison Brunson and
Ellie DuBois combined to hold the Lady Braves to four hits.
Tuesday's doubleheader started a five-game home stand to close out SLU's regular season home slate. Lamar visits North Oak Park for a three-game SLC series this week. The series opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader Friday and closes with a noon contest Saturday. All three games will be televised on ESPN+ and fans will have a chance to win prizes by playing Bingo at the Ballpark Saturday.
Game One – Southeastern 7, Alcorn State 0
Comeaux and Alcorn State starter Kiri Parker (3-13) matched zeroes until SLU broke open the game in the bottom of the third inning. Detillier doubled home the inning's first two runs and scored later in the frame on an RBI single by Johnson. After a double by
Maddie Watson, Stoddard singled down the right field line to plate two more and give SLU a 5-0 lead.
A two-run single by Johnson in the bottom of the fourth inning closed out the scoring. Comeaux was never seriously threatened and sat down the Lady Braves in order in the top of the seventh inning to close out the shutout win.
Game Two – Southeastern 16, Alcorn State 1 (5 Innings)
An RBI single by Parker gave Alcorn State a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the advantage was short-lived. Southeastern sent 10 to the plate against ASU starter Ta'Niyah Fletcher (1-8) in the bottom of the first inning.
A wild pitch scored the first run, then Johnson,
Maddie Watson and Kulivan all drove in runs in a seven-run frame that gave SLU a 7-1 advantage after the opening inning.
Southeastern added to its lead in the bottom of the second inning. After Detillier drew a one-out walk, she scored on an RBI double by
Maddie Watson to extend the Lady Lion lead to 8-1.
Any chance of an Alcorn State comeback ended in the bottom of the fourth inning. Johnson led off an eight-run frame with her team-high sixth home run of the season, while Magee and Krolczyk each drove in a pair of runs. Southeastern sent 12 to the plate in the inning and grew its lead to 16-1.
DuBois tossed a scoreless fifth to close out the run-rule victory.
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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
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