2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2024
Team:	Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	47–15
Conf Record:	17–7
Head Coach:	Rick Fremin
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Katie Godwin
Asst Coach2:	Alana Fremin
Asst Coach3:	Adam Kirkpatrick
Stadium:	North Oak Park
Champion:	Southland Tournament champion
Bowl:	NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
Bowl Result:	2–2

The 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions played their home games at North Oak Park in Hammond, LA and were led by ninth-year head coach Rick Fremin. They are members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 47–15 overall record including a 17–7 record in conference play and a regular season second place finish. The Lady Lions won the Southland Conference tournament. Their tournament championship win was the Lady Lions's first in program history. Earning the conference's auto-bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament, the team competed in the NCAA Division I tournament's Tuscaloosa regional. The team had a 2–2 record defeating 23rd ranked Clemson twice and losing to 14th ranked twice. Their season ended with a loss to Alabama in the regional finals round.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2024. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 114 overall votes and two first place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	McNeese State	128 (16)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	114 (2)
3	Nicholls	97
4	Lamar	78
5	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	72
6	Northwestern State	63
7	Houston Christian	49
8	Incarnate Word	30
9	Texas A&M–Commerce	17

Preseason All-Southland team

Lexi Johnson, Bailey Krolczyk, and Audrey Greely were named to the conference preseason first team. Cam Goodman and Ka'Lyn Watson were named to the conference preseason second team.^[1]

First Team

• Lexi Johnson (SELA, SR, 1st Base)
• Erin Kraus (NICH, SO, 2nd Base)
• Haylie Savage HCU, JR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Reyna (MCNS, JR, Shortstop)
• Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SR, Catcher)
• Chloe Gomez (MCNS, SR, Utility)
• Audrey Greely (SELA, SR, Designated Player)
• Alexa Poche (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
• AB Garcia (HCU, SO, Outfielder)
• Erin Ardoin (MCNS, JR, Outfielder)
• Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, JR, Pitcher)
• Primrose Ahoelei (TAMUCC, JR, Pitcher)

Second Team

• Crislyne Mareno (MCNS, JR, 1st Base)
• Mariana Torres (MCNS, JR, 2nd Base)
• Rylie Bouvier (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
• Brooke Davis (LU, SR, Shortstop)
• Ashlyn Walker (NWST, SR, Catcher)
• Sydney Hoyt (TAMUCC, SR, Utility)
• Cameron Niedenthal (LU, SR, Designated Player)
• Cam Goodman (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Ka'Lyn Watson (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Laney Roos (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
• Maggie Darr (NWST, SR, Pitcher)
• Shaelyn Sanders (MCNS, SR, Pitcher)

Schedule and results

Legend
	Southeastern Louisiana win
	Southeastern Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Southeastern Louisiana team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball game log
Regular season (47–15)
February (12–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record 2024 Mardi Gras Mambo Feb. 8 vs. * 13–0 Blanchard, Cera (1-0) Paeton Kring (0-1) None 115 1–0 Feb. 9 vs. * 2–0 DuBois, Ellie (1-0) Riley Quirk (0-1) Bennett, Chloe (1) 232 2–0 Feb. 9 vs. * Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 3–0 Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (1-0) Hoelscher, Emily (0-1) Blanchard, Cera (1) 234 3–0 Feb. 10 vs. * Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 5–0 Bennett, Chloe (1-0) Brinka, Emmalyn (1-1) None 345 4–0 Feb. 10 vs. * Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 8–0 DuBois, Ellie (2-0) Camryn Lasot (0-0) None 345 5–0 Feb. 14 at * 1–4 FLOYD, Allie (1-0) Bennett, Chloe (1-1) None 607 5–1 2024 Lion Classic Feb. 16 8–6 Blanchard, Cera (2-0) Verni, Julianna (1-1) None 186 6–1 Feb. 17 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–1 DuBois, Ellie (3-0) Courtney Wyche (1-3) 235 7–1 Feb. 17 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 10–2 DuBois, Ellie (4-0) KELL, Delaney (1-1) None 8–1 Feb. 20 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 1–9 Olivia Lackie (6-1) DuBois, Ellie (4-1) None 8–2 2024 Texas A&M Invitational Feb. 22 vs. * 8–0 (5 inn) Blanchard, Cera (3-0) GILBERT (1-3) None 9–2 southeas Feb. 22 at * Davis Diamond • College Station, TX 1–4 Ackerman, Shaylee (3-0) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (1-1) None 1,579 9–3 Feb. 23 vs. * Davis Diamond • College Station, TX 5–2 Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (2-1) Morgan Klein (0-2) None 10–3 Feb. 23 vs. North Dakota State* Davis Diamond • College Station, TX 5–1 Blanchard, Cera (4-0) Savy Williams (1-3) None 11–3 Feb. 24 vs. St. Thomas* Davis Diamond • College Station, TX 9–1 Bennett, Chloe (2-1) Christina Crawford (0-6) None 12–3
March (16–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Ole Miss Classic Mar 1 vs. * 4–5 NUECHTERLEIN (5-1) DuBois, Ellie (4-2) IRELAN (2) 12–4 Mar 1 at * Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS 0–2 M. Klietherm (6-1) Blanchard, Cera (4-1) A. Furbush (3) SECN+ 400 12–5 Mar 2 at * Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS 4–1 DuBois, Ellie (5-2) Leigha Kirby (3-5) None 78 13–5 Mar 2 at Ole Miss* Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS 9–4 Brunson, Allison (1-0) Catelyn Riley (1-2) None SECN+ 400 14–5 Mar 3 vs. Kent State* Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS 6–5 Blanchard, Cera (5-1) NUECHTERLEIN, Megan (5-3) None 47 15–5 Mar 6 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 6–2 Blanchard, Cera (6-1) Loganne Stepp (2-3) None ESPN+ 188 16–5 Mar 9 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–3 Brunson, Allison (2-0) Annie Gunther (2-1) Blanchard, Cera (2) ESPN+ 160 17–5 1–0 Mar 9 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 2–0 Blanchard, Cera (7-1) Larissa Jacquez (3-3) None ESPN+ 160 18–5 2–0 Mar 10 Incarnate Word North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 3–6 Bella Mitchell (4-0) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (2-2) Larissa Jacquez (1) 151 18–6 2–1 Mar 15 14–0 (5 inn) Blanchard, Cera (8-1) Arredondo, Anissa (0-4) None ESPN+ 19–6 3–1 Mar 15 Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 17–0 (5 inn) DuBois, Ellie (6-2) Muller, Maddie (2-10) None ESPN+ 202 20–6 4–1 Mar 16 Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 14–1 Blanchard, Cera (9-1) Muller, Maddie (2-11) None ESPN+ 87 21–6 5–1 Mar 20 at * 3–2 DuBois, Ellie (7-2) Abrams,Victoria (7-5) Blanchard, Cera (3) 22–6 Mar 22 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 9–1 Blanchard, Cera (10-1) Swanson, Lyndie (4-3) None ESPN+ 205 23–6 6–1 Mar 22 Houston Christian North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 2–3 southeas Grofman, Ronni (4-5) DuBois, Ellie (7-3) None ESPN+ 205 23–7 6–2 Mar 23 Houston Christian North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–0 DuBois, Ellie (8-3) Janes, Katy (4-2) None ESPN+ 127 24–7 7–2 Mar 27 at * 6–3 Bennett, Chloe (3-1) Lloyd, Scarlett (3-3) Blanchard, Cera (2) ESPN+ 103 25–7 Mar 27 at Pacific* Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA 11–2 Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (3-2) Strong, Vanessa (0-7) None ESPN+ 59 26–7 Mar 28 at Pacific* Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA 5–3 Brunson, Allison (3-0) Smith, Desiree (2-6) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (1) ESPN+ 57 27–7 Mar 28 at * 10–2 DuBois, Ellie (9-3) VALDEZ, Alaina (3-3) None ESPN+ 71 28–7 Mar 29 at Santa Clara* SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA Cancelled
April (14–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr 2 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–1 DuBois, Ellie (10-3) Gonzalez, Sofia (3-5) None ESPN+ 151 29–7 Apr 2 Jackson State* North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–2 Blanchard, Cera (11-1) Salazar, Victoria (9-5) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (2) ESPN+ 151 30–7 Apr 5 3–0 Blanchard, Cera (12-1) Aholelei, Primrose (13-6) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (3) ESPN+ 178 31–7 8–2 Apr 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 9–2 DuBois, Ellie (11-3) Saenz, Ariella (2-3) Brunson, Allison (1) ESPN+ 180 32–7 9–2 Apr 6 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 5–0 Blanchard, Cera (13-1) Aholelei, Primrose (13-7) None ESPN+ 272 33–7 10–2 Apr 9 6 5–7 Raelin Chaffin (W, 10-2) Blanchard, Cera (L, 13-2) None 2,093 33–8 Apr 12 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 5–4 DuBois, Ellie (12-3) Seely, Kenzie (7-11) None ESPN+ 245 34–8 11–2 Apr 12 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 5–1 Blanchard, Cera (14-2) Darr, Maggie (5-12) None ESPN+ 245 35–8 12–2 Apr 13 Northwestern State North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–4 Blanchard, Cera (15-2) Darr, Maggie (5-13) None ESPN+ 174 36–8 13–2 Apr 19 3–1 Blanchard, Cera (16-2) Yoo, Molly (6-7) None ESPN+ 202 37–8 14–2 Apr 19 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 3–4 McNeill, Audrey (10-11) DuBois, Ellie (12-4) None ESPN+ 202 37–9 14–3 Apr 20 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 5–7 McNeill, A. (11-11) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (3-3) Yoo, M. (1) 123 37–10 14–4 Apr 23 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 7–0 Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (4-3) Kiri Parker (3-13) None ESPN+ 150 38–10 Apr 23 Alcorn State* North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 16–1 (5 inn) Bennett, Chloe (4-1) Ta'Niyah Fletcher (1-8) None ESPN+ 130 39–10 Apr 26 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 9–1 (5 inn) Blanchard, Cera (17-2) Wardlaw, Emma (9-6) None ESPN+ 205 40–10 15–4 Apr 26 Lamar North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–0 (5 inn) DuBois, Ellie (13-4) Mitchell, Karyana (13-7) None ESPN+ 205 41–10 16–4 Apr 27 Lamar North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 10–0 (5 inn) Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (5-3) Wardlaw, Emma (9-7) None ESPN+ 186 42–10 17–4
May (0–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 3 0–3 Sanders, Shaelyn (19-9) Brunson, Allison (3-1) None ESPN+ 1,041 42–11 17–5 May 3 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 3–5 Schexnayder, Ryann (7-2) DuBois, Ellie (13-5) Sanders, Shaelyn (3) ESPN+ 42–12 17–6 May 4 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 2–6 Schexnayder, Ryann (8-2) Brunson, Allison (3-2) None ESPN+ 912 42–13 17–7
Post-Season (5–2)
(3–0) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 8 (3) Nicholls (2) 4–1 Blanchard, Cera (18-2) Yoo, Molly (7-9) None ESPN+ 456 43–13 1–0 May 9 (4) Incarnate Word (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 6–1 DuBois, Ellie(14-5) Larissa Jacquez(11-6) None ESPN+ 467 44–13 2–0 May 10 (4) Incarnate Word (2) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–7 Larissa Jacquez(11-7) Comeaux, MC(6-3) None ESPN+ 457 45–13 3–0
(2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 17 23 6–2 DuBois, Ellie (15-5) Cagle,V (8-7) None 46–13 1–0 May 18 at (14)/19 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 3–6 (9 inn) Kayla Beaver (17-8) Cera Blanchard (18-3) None ESPN+ 46–14 1–1 May 18 vs. Clemson 23 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 6–2 DuBois, Ellie (16-5) Brooke McCubbin (10-3) None ESPN+ 2,217 47–14 2–1 May 19 at Alabama (14)/19 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 2–12 (5 inn) Jocelyn Briski (9-5) DuBois, Ellie (16-6) None ESPN2 2,278 47–15 2–2

Schedule Source:^{[2] [3] [4]} *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Conference awards and honors

Post-season All-Southland Conference Teams

Southeastern led the way with eight all-conference selections after posting a league-best 42 wins during the 2024 regular season.^[5]

Player of the Year: Victoria Altamirano, UIW

Hitter of the Year: Ka'Lyn Watson, Southeastern

Pitcher of the Year: Shaelyn Sanders, McNeese

Freshman of the Year: Alexis Dibbley, McNeese

Newcomer of the Year: Shenita Tucker, Lamar

Coach of the Year: James Landreneau, McNeese

First Team

• Corine Poncho (MCNS, SO, 1st Base)
• Mariana Torres (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
• Chloe Magee (SELA, FR, Shortstop)
• Maddison Guillen (UIW, SR, 3rd Base)
• Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, SR, Catcher)
• Victoria Altamirano (UIW, SO, Utility)
• Audrey Greely (SELA, SR, Designated Player)
• Reagan Heflin (NICH, SO, Outfielder)
• Ka'Lyn Watson (SELA, SR, Outfielder)
• Alexis Dibbley (MCNS, FR, Outfielder)
• Cera Blanchard (SELA, SR, Pitcher)
• Shaelyn Sanders (MCNS, SR, Pitcher)

Second Team

• Lexi Johnson (SELA, SR, 1st Base)
• Ryleigh Mata (UIW, JR, 2nd Base)
• Baylee Lemons (UIW, JR, Shortstop)
• Rylie Bouvier (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base)
• Bella Perez (MCNS, FR, Catcher)
• Haylie Savage (HCU, JR, Utility)
• Crislyne Moreno (MCNS, JR, Designated Player)
• Jillian Guiterrez (UIW, SO, Outfield)
• Abby Andersen (NICH, SR, Outfield)
• Cam Goodman (SELA, SR, Outfield)
• Primrose Aholelei (TAMUCC, SR, Pitcher)
• Ellie DuBois (SELA, SR, Pitcher)

Weekly awards

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Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Bailey Krolczyk	C	February 12, 2024	^[6]
SLC Softball Pitcher of the week	Ellie DuBois	RHP	February 19, 2024	^[7]
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Maddie Watson	IF	March 4, 2024	^[8]
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Lexi Johnson	1B	March 18, 2024	^[9]
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Bailey Krolczyk	C	April 1, 2024	^[10]
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Audrey Greely	OF	April 8, 2024	^[11]
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Maddie Watson	IF	April 29, 2024	^[12]

See also

2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNeese predicted to repeat as SLC Softball Champions; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced . Southland Conference . February 2, 2024 . February 4, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Softball Schedule . Southeastern Louisiana Athletics . January 7, 2024 . en.
3. Web site: WarrenNolan.com Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions - Southland . Nolan Analytics, LLC . January 25, 2024.
4. Web site: D1SOFTBALL - Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) . D1 Softball . January 25, 2024.
5. Web site: 2024-05-06 . Altamirano wins Player of the Year, Watson and Sanders lead strong showings for McNeese at Southeastern on SLC All-Conference Teams . 2024-05-10 . www.southland.org . en.
6. Web site: Softball season opens with SLU's Krolczyk and Nicholls' McNeill winning Player of the Week honors . February 13, 2024 . February 12, 2024.
7. Web site: HCU's Roberts and SLU's DuBois earn Softball Player of the Week honors. February 21, 2024 . February 19, 2024.
8. Web site: Anthony Goss. Watson of Southeastern and Seely of Northwestern State Tabbed as Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week. March 4, 2024 . March 4, 2024.
9. Web site: 2024-03-18 . Southeastern's Johnson and McNeese's Sanders pick up Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week awards . 2024-05-10 . www.southland.org . en.
10. Web site: 2024-04-01 . Southeastern's Krolczyk, Corpus Christi's Aholelei named Jersey Mike's Southland Softball Players of the Week . 2024-05-10 . www.southland.org . en.
11. Web site: 2024-04-08 . Southeastern's Greely, Corpus UIW's Jacquez named Jersey Mike's Southland Softball Players of the Week . 2024-05-10 . www.southland.org . en.
12. Web site: 2024-04-29 . Southeastern's Watson, HCU's Grofman named Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week . 2024-05-10 . www.southland.org . en.