CLEARWATER, Fla. – The two-time reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team claimed victories over Rutgers and Boston College on day three of the NFCA Leadoff Classic Saturday evening at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.
Southeastern (3-2) extended its win streak to three games with wins over a pair of opponents from Power Four conferences.
In the opening game of the day, SLU held off Big Ten Conference member Rutgers (2-2) for a 4-3 victory.
Cydnee Schneider led Southeastern at the plate with two hits, while
Shelby Morris,
Ka'Lyn Watson and
Shenita Tucker each drove in runs.
Cera Blanchard (2-0) earned her second win in as many games, allowing seven hits and striking out a pair in four innings of work.
Tyler Oubre came in and tossed a scoreless fifth inning, before
Haley Crawford earned her first save as a Lady Lion with two innings of shutout relief.
Southeastern scored six runs in the first two innings and never looked back in a 10-1 run-rule victory over Boston College (1-3), a member of the ACC. Watson hit her second home run of the season, as she and
Shelby Morris each had two hits.
Maria Detillier led SLU with three RBI, while Schneider and Watson each drove in a pair. Morris scored a game-high three runs for the Lady Lions, while Watson scored two.
The trio of
Macie LaRue,
Hallie Burns (1-0) and Crawford combined to hold the Eagles to four hits in the victory.
Southeastern closes out play at the NFCA Leadoff Classic Sunday at 9 a.m. (CST) versus No.5 Oregon. Sunday's game will be televised nationally on MLB Network.
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.
