HAMMOND, La. – The two-time reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team will open an eight-game road swing with a nonconference contest at ULM Tuesday at 5 p.m.
 
Southeastern (26-9) heads into Tuesday's game, which will be televised on ESPN+, on a school-record tying 12-game winning streak. The host Warhawks are 19-16 overall after taking two of three from South Alabama last weekend.
 
SLU is batting .340 as a team on the season, behind Shelby Morris, who is hitting .415 and is 13^th in Division I with 49 hits. Colleen Kulivan (.380), Cydnee Schneider (.379), Chloe Magee (.354) and Kailey Dixon (.333) are the other top hitters for average.
 
Morris also leads SLU with 33 runs scored. Southeastern is currently fifth nationally with 82 stolen bases, as Magee (15), Morris (14) and Shenita Tucker (11) have all swiped double-digit bags.
 
Maria Detillier is SLU's top power threat with seven home runs and 30 RBI, followed closed by Brilee Ford (5 HR, 24 RBI). The Lions lead the nation with 17 triples, as Morris paces the team and ranks 13^th in Division I with four. Schneider is also 13^th nationally with a league-best 12 doubles.
 
The Southeastern pitching staff is sixth in Division I with a 1.93 team ERA and third nationally with 11 shutouts. Haley Crawford (2-1, 1.18 ERA, 2 saves) and Cera Blanchard (9-1, 1.27 ERA, 1 save) currently rank fifth and ninth, respectively, in the nation in ERA. Hallie Burns (9-3, 1.99 ERA), Macie LaRue (3-2, 2.63 ERA, 1 save), Tyler Oubre (0-1, 5.53 ERA), Katherine Thiessen (2-1, 1.91 ERA), Bre Clark (1-0, 0.81 ERA) and Celia Lamkin (0-0, 3.50 ERA) also have seen action in the circle for the Lady Lions.
 
ULM is batting .285 as a team behind Morgan Brown (.366). Ashanti McDade (7-8, 2.79 ERA, 1 save) and Skylar Waggoner (5-3, 2.83 ERA, 1 save) have handled the majority of the innings in the circle for a Warhawk staff that carries a 3.36 team ERA.
 
Following Tuesday's contest, Southeastern will look to continue its undefeated start to Southland Conference play, traveling to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for a three-game series. The series opens with a 4 p.m. contest Friday and continues with a noon doubleheader Saturday. All three games will be televised on ESPN+.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Softball, follow @LionUpSoftball on X and Instagram, like /SLUathletics on Facebook.
 
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.