CLEARWATER, Fla. – The two-time reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team finished 1-1 on the second day of the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic Friday evening at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.
Southeastern (1-2) opened the day with a 2-0 loss to South Alabama (2-0). The Lady Lions bounced back with a 9-0 mercy-rule win over Longwood (0-2) in the nightcap.
Hallie Burns struck out seven batters in 4.1 innings of relief in the loss to USA, as she and
Cera Blanchard combined to hold the Jaguars scoreless over the final six innings after South Alabama touched up Southeastern freshman starter
Katherine Thiessen (0-1) for two runs in the top of the first inning. But the SLU bats were held to just four hits in a complete-game shutout effort by Ryley Harrison (2-0).
The Lady Lion offense came alive in the win over Longwood, as SLU scored seven runs in the first two innings and never looked back in the victory. Blanchard (1-0) struck out four in four no-hit innings of work to back up the Southeastern offensive onslaught, as she and
Bre Clark combined for the team's first shutout of the spring.
Shelby Morris led SLU with a 3-for-4 showing at the plate, while
Ka'Lyn Watson lined her first home run of the season over the right centerfield fence. Morris, Watson and
Chloe Magee each drove in two runs, while
Colleen Kulivan and
Cydnee Schneider each had two hits apiece to fuel an 11-hit Southeastern attack.
Southeastern will be back in action Saturday, facing Rutgers at 2 p.m. and Boston College at 5 p.m. Both games can be streamed for free via the Game Changer app.
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.
