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HAMMOND, La. \u2013 The two-time reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team will continue its eight-game road swing this week, traveling to face four-time reigning SLC regular season champion McNeese for a three-game Southland Conference series. Colleen Kulivan<\/a> (.369), Cydnee Schneider<\/a> (.362), Brilee Ford<\/a> (.354) and Magee (.345) comprise the top five hitters for average for SLU. Maria Detillier<\/a> (7 HR, 32 RBI) and Ford (5 HR, 28 RBI) are the team’s top power threats, while Schneider has a league-best 13 doubles.
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\nThe series between the Lions (30-9, 12-0 SLC) and the host Cowgirls (23-13, 7-5 SLC), which features the only two mid-major programs in Division I to win 40 or more games each season from 2022-25, opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader Thursday and concludes Friday at 1 p.m. This week’s games will be televised on ESPN+.
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\nSoutheastern extend its school-record winning streak to 16 games with a three-game series sweep at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, while McNeese snapped a five-game skid with a three-game series sweep of UIW.
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\nSLU is hitting .340 as a team heading into the series with the Cowgirls. Shelby Morris<\/a> continues to lead the team with a .415 batting average and holds team-high honors with 56 hits, 37 runs and four triples, while she and Chloe Magee<\/a> share the team lead with 16 stolen bases.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Lion pitching staff leads Division I with 14 shutouts and is fourth nationally with a 1.74 earned run average. Cera Blanchard<\/a> (11-1, 1.07 ERA, 1 save), Hallie Burns<\/a> (10-3, 1.94 ERA, 1 save), Haley Crawford<\/a> (3-1, 1.07 ERA, 2 saves) and Macie LaRue<\/a> (3-2, 2.42 ERA, 1 save) have logged the most innings, while Tyler Oubre<\/a> (0-1, 5.12 ERA), Bre Clark<\/a> (1-0, 0.58 ERA), Katherine Thiessen<\/a> (2-1, 1.75 ERA) and Celia Lamkin<\/a> (0-0, 3.50 ERA) have also contributed.
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\nMcNeese boasts a .309 team batting average with Nyjah Fontenot leading the team with a .375 batting average. The top six hitters for average for the Cowgirls all have four or more home runs. McNeese’s pitching staff carries a 4.31 team earned run average heading into the series, as Brookelyn Taylor (8-5, 3.28 ERA, 4 saves), Kynlei Chapman (5-4, 4.27 ERA, 2 saves) and Maddie Taylor (7-3, 4.71 ERA, 1 save) have shared the majority of the innings in the circle for the Cowgirls.
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\nFollowing the series, Southeastern will close out its road swing with a 5 p.m. contest at Southern Miss April 8. The SLU-USM matchup will be televised on ESPN+.
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\nSOCIAL MEDIA
\nFor more information on Southeastern Softball, follow\u00a0@LionUpSoftball on X and Instagram, like\u00a0\/SLUathletics\u00a0on Facebook.
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\nHOME RUN CLUB \/ S CLUB
\nFans 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.
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\nAll 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.
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\nTICKETS
\nFor ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit\u00a0www.LionSports.net\/tickets<\/a>. 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.
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\nCLEAR BAG POLICY
\nSoutheastern Athletics has a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net\/clear<\/a>.
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