BEAUMONT, Texas – The reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team split a SLC doubleheader with league foe Lamar Tuesday evening at the LU Softball Complex.
Following Tuesday's twin bill, SLU ran its record to 33-11 overall and 13-4 in conference play. Lamar is now 22-18 overall and 10-7 in SLC action.
Lamar scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally for a 5-3 victory in the opener.
Chloe Magee drove in a pair of runs in the loss for SLU.
Allison Brunson (0-1) made her 2025 debut in the circle and took the loss for the Lady Lions.
Hallie Burns (11-4) threw a complete-game three-hitter in SLU's 2-1 win in the nightcap. Magee and
Maddie Watson each had RBI as Southeastern evened the series with a pitcher's duel victory.
The series closes with a 2 p.m. contest Wednesday. Wednesday's series finale will air on ESPN+.
Game One – Lamar 5, Southeastern 3
The Cardinals jumped on top in the bottom of the first inning. Cala Wilson singled home the inning's first two runs before an out was made. LaRue settled down and kept the early deficit to 2-0.
Southeastern finally got to Lamar in the top of the third inning with a two-out rally.
Shenita Tucker walked, then moved to third when
Shelby Morris flared a double just inside the left field line to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Magee then beat out an infield single to score both runners and tie the score at 2-2.
SLU took its first lead in the top of the fifth inning.
Colleen Kulivan walked, was bunted over to second by
Kailey Dixon and scored on a Tucker double to put the Lady Lions ahead, 3-2.
Lamar retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Wilson singled home two more runs to put the Cardinals back on top. Later in the frame, Makenzie Wright singled home Wilson to stretch the LU advantage to 5-3.
Southeastern put two on with one out to chase starter Reagan Smith (7-6) in the top of the sixth inning. However, Mallory Pitre struck out the next two Lady Lions to maintain the two-run lead. Dixon led off the seventh with a single, but Pitre retired the next three SLU batters to close out the win.
Game Two – Southeastern 2, Lamar 1
Southeastern struck first in the top of the second inning.
Brilee Ford led off the frame with a double down the right field line and scored on an RBI groundout by
Maddie Watson.
LU tied it up in the bottom of the fourth inning. Wilson singled to lead off the frame and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ava Blakely to knot the score at 1-1.
SLU retook the lead in the top of the sixth inning. Tucker led off the inning with a single, stole second, moved to third on a Morris groundout and scored when Magee dropped down a perfect sacrifice bunt to put the Lady Lions up, 2-1.
Burns retired the final six batters she faced to close out the victory for the Lady Lions.
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