HAMMOND, La. – The reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team will look to maintain its conference lead when second place McNeese visits for a three-game series, sponsored by North Oaks Health System, this week at North Oak Park.
 
The series between the Lady Lions (31-8, 11-1 SLC) and the visiting Cowgirls (23-16, 9-3 SLC) 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 stand with the Lady Lions for the national anthem. 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.
 
Southeastern heads into the series on a season-long nine-game winning streak. SLU outscored Jackson State, 23-0, in a doubleheader sweep Tuesday in its most recent action.
 
The Lady Lions carry an SLC-best .337 batting average into the series. Maria Detillier leads the team with a .400 batting average, followed by Chloe Magee (.393), Shelby Morris (.388), Kailey Dixon (.375) and Shenita Tucker (.357). Detillier leads the conference with 41 RBI, while Magee and Morris are tops on the team with 36 and 35 runs, respectively.
 
Detillier and Cydnee Schneider share the team lead with three home runs, while Schneider paces the team with 11 doubles. Southeastern's single-season school record 23 triples leads Division I, as Detillier and Colleen Kulivan share team-high honors with four apiece.
 
SLU also continues to lead the nation in stolen bases with 141. Magee has swiped a conference-high 24 bags and is joined in double figures by teammates Morris (22), Tucker (16), Detillier (15), Brilee Broussard (15), Dixon (12) and Kulivan (10).
 
After throwing two no-hitters in the past four games, the Southeastern pitching staff has climbed the national rankings with a 1.81 earned run average (3^rd) and 13 shutouts (5^th). Macie LaRue (12-0, 1.72 ERA), Hallie Burns (10-3, 1.72 ERA) and Britney Lewinski (5-4, 2.39 ERA, 3 saves) are the top arms for SLU.
 
The Lady Lion pitching staff will be facing a McNeese team that heads into the series with a .301 team batting average. Kassidy Chance leads the team with a .396 batting average, while Jada Munoz leads the SLC with nine home runs.
 
The Cowgirls come to Hammond with a 3.84 team ERA. Maddie Taylor (9-6, 4.24 ERA, 1 save), Kadence Williams (6-6, 3.04 ERA, 2 saves) and Ryann Schexnayder (4-1, 3.48 ERA, 6 saves) have split the majority of the time in the circle for McNeese.
 
The series with the Cowgirls opens a stretch of nine conference games in nine days for SLU. The Lady Lions will next head to Lamar for a three-game midweek series, which begins Tuesday with a 3 p.m. doubleheader and concludes Wednesday at 2 p.m. The games in Beaumont 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.
 
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.