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HAMMOND, La. \u2013 The 2026 Southland Conference regular season champion and two-time reigning SLC Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team opened the postseason with an 8-0 shutout victory in six innings over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Thursday evening at North Oak Park to open the Hammond Bracket of the Southland Championships presented by North Oaks Health.
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\nSoutheastern (45-12) moves on to face Lamar in the winner’s bracket game Friday at 2 p.m. The day’s action opens at 11 a.m. with UIW and the Islanders (14-38) meeting in the elimination game.
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\nSLC Pitcher of the Year Hallie Burns<\/a> (19-4) struck out 10 Islanders in five shutout innings, as she and Haley Crawford<\/a> combined to hold Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to three hits in the program’s school-record and Division I-leading 22nd shutout of 2026.
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\nShelby Morris<\/a> and Chloe Magee<\/a> led Southeastern with two hits apiece, while Katie Lott<\/a> hit her first home run of the season to fuel a 10-hit Lion attack.
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\nZoey Stewart led off the top of the first inning with a triple into the left centerfield gap off Burns, then the game went into a five-hour, eight-minute rain delay. Burns got out of the jam unscathed when the game resumed.
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\nSLU took the lead against Islander ace Kendra Winfrey (9-14) in the bottom of the first inning. A sacrifice fly by Cydnee Schneider<\/a> scored Morris, then Magee stole home to give Southeastern a 2-0 advantage.
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\nWinfrey and Burns matched zeroes until Shenita Tucker<\/a> singled home Kailey Dixon<\/a> in the bottom of the fourth inning. Tucker would score later in the frame when Morris ripped her league-high seventh triple of the season into the right field corner to put SLU up, 4-0.
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\nLott powered her first home run as a Lion over the left field fence in the bottom of the fifth inning. The three-run shot gave Southeastern a 7-0 lead. Addison Contorno<\/a> singled home Magee in the bottom of the sixth to end the game early and enforce the mercy rule.
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\nFriday’s games will be televised on ESPN+.
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\nSouthland Conference Softball Championships \u2013 Hammond Bracket \u2013 North Oak Park \u2013 April 30-May 3, 2026 (All games on ESPN+)
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\nThursday, April 30
\nGame 1 \u2013 No. 5 Lamar 7, No. 4 UIW 5
\nGame 2 \u2013 No. 1 Southeastern 8, No. 8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 (6 Innings)
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\nFriday, May 1
\nGame 3 \u2013 UIW vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11 a.m. (Elimination game)
\nGame 4 \u2013 Southeastern vs. Lamar, 2 p.m.
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\nSaturday, May 2
\nGame 5 \u2013 Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser, 11 a.m. (Elimination Game)
\nGame 6 \u2013 Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 2 p.m.
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\nSunday, May 3
\nGame 7 \u2013 Game 4 Winner, vs. Game 5 Winner, 1 p.m.
\nGame 7 is only necessary if Game 5 winner also wins Game 6
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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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