HAMMOND, La. – The reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team will hit the road for the first time in Southland Conference play, heading to HCU for a three-game league series.
 
After the opening weekend of league action, SLU (20-7, 3-0 SLC) and HCU (9-12, 3-0 SLC) are tied atop the conference standings. The series opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader Friday and concludes Saturday at noon. Saturday's series finale will be televised on ESPN+.
 
The Lady Lions earned their fourth straight victory and ninth win in the past 10 games Tuesday versus North Dakota State. Cydnee Schneider broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning in a 3-1 SLU victory.
 
Southeastern enters the series with a .322 team batting average. Maria Detiller leads the team with a .395 batting average, followed by Chloe Magee (.382), Blair Walsh (.357) and Shelby Morris (.349). Morris also leads the team with 22 runs scored, while Detillier paces the squad with 30 hits, eight doubles and 24 RBI.
 
SLU leads Division I with 21 triples, as Detillier and Colleen Kulivan share team-high honors with three apiece. The Lady Lions are also second nationally with 94 stolen bases. Magee has stolen a team-high 18 bases, while Morris, Shenita Tucker and Brilee Broussard have 11 steals each.
 
Southeastern pitchers are in the top five nationally in earned run average (1.72, 4^th) and shutouts (10, 5^th). The trio of Macie LaRue (7-0, 1.27 ERA), Hallie Burns (6-2, 1.29 ERA) and Britney Lewinski (3-4, 3.09 ERA, 1 save) have handled the majority of the work in the circle for the Lady Lions.
 
HCU is hitting .293 as a team behind the duo of AB Garcia (.557) and Haylie Savage (.406, 23 RBI). The Huskies' pitching staff enters the weekend with a 5.80 team ERA, as Leah Hammack (4-4, 4.38 ERA), Kynleigh Evans (2-4, 6.82 ERA) and Cara Pitman (3-1, 7.08 ERA, 1 save) have been the primary arms for HCU.
 
Following this weekend's action, SLU returns home to host ULM for a 5 p.m. nonconference contest next Wednesday at North Oak Park. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard online at www.LionUpRadio.org.  
 
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.