JACKSON, Miss. – The reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team outscored Jackson State, 23-0, in a doubleheader sweep Tuesday evening at the JSU Softball Field.
Southeastern (31-8) extended its win streak to nine games and ran its season shutout total to 13, holding the host Tigers (18-15) that came in hitting .317 as a team to three hits in the two mercy-rule victories.
In the opener,
Olivia Henry,
Celia Lamkin and
Macie LaRue (12-0) combined for the 13
th no-hitter in program history in an 11-0 victory.
Shelby Morris,
Maria Detillier and
Kailey Dixon had two hits apiece for SLU, while
Mykail Lusco drove in a team-high three runs.
The trio of
Hallie Burns (10-3),
Lainee Bailey and
Britney Lewinski combined for the shutout in the nightcap, as SLU rolled to a 12-0 win. Morris and Dixon each had two hits, while
Cydnee Schneider led the Lady Lions with two RBI and
Chloe Magee scored a team-high three runs.
The top two teams in the SLC standings will meet this week in North Oak Park, as Southeastern welcomes McNeese for a three-game league series, sponsored by North Oaks Health System. The series starts with a 4 p.m. doubleheader Friday at North Oak Park. Friday is Youth Travel Ball Night and young Southeastern fans can wear their team jerseys and run the bases following the twin bill. The series wraps with a noon contest Saturday. The series with the Cowgirls can be seen on ESPN+ and heard online at
www.LionUpRadio.org.
Game One – Southeastern 11, Jackson State 0 (5 Innings)
Magee and Morris executed a double steal to score SLU's first run, then Magee and Detillier followed with a double steal of their own to double the lead. RBI singles by
Brilee Ford and
Colleen Kulivan staked Southeastern to a 4-0 advantage in the top of the first inning versus JSU starter Sofia Gonzalez (6-5).
The Lady Lions added to their lead in the top of the second. RBI singles by Morris and Detillier gave SLU a 6-0 advantage.
Schneider led off the top of the third with her team-high 11
th double of the season and scored two outs later on an RBI single by Dixon. Morris would single home Dixon later in the frame to give the Lady Lions an 8-0 advantage.
SLU added to its advantage in the top of the fifth inning, as Lusco doubled home three runs to give Southeastern an 11-0 cushion.
LaRue let the first two JSU batters on in the bottom of the fifth, but struck out the final two to close out the no-hitter – the second for Southeastern in its last three games and the third of the season for the Lady Lions.
Game Two – Southeastern 12, Jackson State 0 (6 Innings)
Southeastern scored off JSU starter Jorgina Gant (5-4) in the top of the first without the benefit of a hit. Magee walked, advanced to second on a passed ball, moved to third on a JSU error and scored on an RBI ground out by Ford to take a 1-0 lead.
After Burns pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the first, SLU added to its lead in the top of the second inning. Dixon singled home pinch runner
Brilee Broussard to put the Lady Lions up, 2-0.
Southeastern added to its lead in the top of the third inning. Schneider singled home the inning's first two runs, then an RBI double by
Colleen Kulivan gave SLU a 5-0 cushion.
In the fourth inning, Tucker raced home when Morris was caught in a run down. Later in the frame, Morris would score on a Detillier ground out to put Southeastern ahead, 7-0.
SLU took advantage of four Jackson State errors and sent 11 to the plate in a five-run sixth inning. Bailey,
Gabby Mitchell and
Addison Contorno all drove in runs to stake Southeastern to a 12-0 lead.
Lewinski closed out the shutout in the bottom of the sixth inning. She struck out a pair to work around a leadoff walk to finish out the doubleheader sweep.
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