2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–3 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Rick Fremin (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Katie Godwin Alana Fremin Adam Kirkpatrick
Home stadium	North Oak Park
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	3	.800
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
McNeese ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Nicholls ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	6	.647
Lamar ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
Houston Christian ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	9	.471
TexasA&M–Commerce* ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	5	–	13	.278
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II^[1]

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of February 26, 2024^[2] Rankings from NFCA

The 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions play their home games at North Oak Park in Hammond, LA and are led by ninth-year head coach Rick Fremin. They are members of the Southland Conference.

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.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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. ^[3]

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 Aholelei (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)

Personnel

2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Year	Home town
00	OF	Brilee Broussard	/	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Tickfaw, Louisiana
1	P	Allison Brunson	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Jena, Louisiana
2	P	Chloe Bennett	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Rosepine, Louisiana
3	OF	Addison Contorno	/	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Livingston, Louisiana
4	INF	Lexi Johnson	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Reserve, Louisiana
5	INF	Mykail Lusco	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Harahan, Louisiana
7	INF	Maddie Watson	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
8	OF	Maddie Leal	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Houston, Texas
9	U	Faith Kivette	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Tallulah, Louisiana
10	P	Mary-Cathryn Comeaux	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Port Allen, Louisiana
11	INF	Ellie DuBois	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Shreveport, Louisiana
12	OF	Audrey Greely	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Geismar, Louisiana
13	INF	Maria Detillier	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Gramercy, Louisiana
14	P	Cera Blanchard	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Metairie, Louisiana
15	C	Bailey Krolczyk	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Corpus Christi, Texas
16	INF	Chloe Magee	/	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Watson, Louisiana
17	OF	Cam Goodman	/	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)	Sr	Marrero, Louisiana
18	U	Gabby Mitchell	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Eunice, Louisiana
19	INF	Sadie Hewitt	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Forney, Texas
22	C	Sophia Stoddard	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Bountiful, Utah
24	P	Leah Marshall	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Mississauga, Canada
25	OF	Breanna Fontenot	/	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Moss Bluff, Louisiana
26	OF	Colleen Kulivan	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Covington, Louisiana
27	P	Lainee Bailey	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Walker, Louisiana
30	OF	Ka'Lyn Watson	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Missouri City, Texas
31	OF	Ariel Gomez	/	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Spring, Texas

Head coach

Rick Fremin (Jackson State)

Assistant coach(es)

Katie Godwin (Southeastern Louisiana)
Alana Fremin (Belhaven)
Adam Kirkpatrick

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2024

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 (12–3)

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. Green Bay*		Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA	13–0	Blanchard, Cera (1-0)	Paeton Kring (0-1)	None		115	1–0
Feb. 9	vs. Providence College*		Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA	2–0	DuBois, Ellie (1-0)	Riley Quirk (0-1)	Bennett, Chloe (1)		232	2–0
Feb. 9	vs. UT Arlington*		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. Montana*		Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA	5–0	Bennett, Chloe (1-0)	Brinka, Emmalyn (1-1)	None		345	4–0
Feb. 10	vs. North Dakota*		Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA	8–0	DuBois, Ellie (2-0)	Camryn Lasot (0-0)	None		345	5–0

Feb. 14	at Louisiana Tech*		Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	1–4	FLOYD, Allie (1-0)	Bennett, Chloe (1-1)	None		607	5–1
2024 Lion Classic
Feb. 16	Syracuse*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	8–6	Blanchard, Cera (2-0)	Verni, Julianna (1-1)	None		186	6–1
Feb. 17	Maryland*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	4–1	DuBois, Ellie (3-0)	Courtney Wyche (1-3)			235	7–1
Feb. 17	Southeast Missouri State*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	10–2	DuBois, Ellie (4-0)	KELL, Delaney (1-1)	None			8–1

Feb. 20	South Alabama*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	1–9	Olivia Lackie (6-1)	DuBois, Ellie (4-1)	None	ESPN+		8–2
2024 Texas A&M Invitational
Feb. 22	vs. UTSA*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	8–0 (5 inn)	Blanchard, Cera (3-0)	GILBERT (1-3)	None			9–2
Feb. 22	at Texas A&M*		Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	1–4	Ackerman, Shaylee (3-0)	Comeaux, Mary-Cathryn (MC) (1-1)	None	SECN+	1,579	9–3
Feb. 23	vs. St. Thomas*		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 (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
Ole Miss Classic
Mar 1	vs. Kent State*		Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 1	at Ole Miss*		Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 2	at UAB*		Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 2	at Ole Miss*		Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 3	vs. Kent State*		Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS	–	(-)	(-)				–

Mar 6	Southern Miss*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–
Mar 8	Incarnate Word		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 8	Incarnate Word		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 9	Incarnate Word		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 15	Texas A&M–Commerce		John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 15	Texas A&M–Commerce		John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 16	Texas A&M–Commerce		John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 20	at Louisiana–Monroe*		Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 22	Houston Christian		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 22	Houston Christian		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 23	Houston Christian		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Mar 27	at Pacific*		Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 27	at Pacific*		Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 28	at Pacific*		Bill Simoni Field • Stockton, CA	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 29	at Santa Clara*		SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA	–	(-)	(-)				–
Mar 29	at Santa Clara*		SCU Softball Field • Santa Clara, CA	–	(-)	(-)				–

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
Apr 2	Jackson State*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–
Apr 2	Jackson State*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–
Apr 5	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
Apr 5	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
Apr 6	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
Apr 9	LSU*		Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–
Apr 12	Northwestern State		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Apr 12	Northwestern State		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Apr 13	Northwestern State		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Apr 19	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
Apr 19	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
Apr 20	at Nicholls		Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
Apr 23	Alcorn State*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–
Apr 23	Alcorn State*		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–
Apr 26	Lamar		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Apr 26	Lamar		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–
Apr 27	Lamar		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC record
May 3	at McNeese		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
May 3	at McNeese		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–	–
May 4	at McNeese		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	–	(-)	(-)				–	–

Post-Season (0–0)

Southland Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 7–10	() TBA	()	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	–	(-)	(-)		ESPN+		–	–

Schedule Source:^[4]^[5]^[6]*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Softball Hitter of the week	Bailey Krolczyk	C	February 12, 2024	^[7]
SLC Pitcher of the week	Ellie DuBois	RHP	February 19, 2024	^[8]

References

^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "McNeese predicted to repeat as SLC Softball Champions; Preseason poll and all-conference teams announced". Southland Conference. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ "2024 Softball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "WarrenNolan.com Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions - Southland". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "D1SOFTBALL - Southeastern Louisiana (Southland)". D1 Softball. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Softball season opens with SLU's Krolczyk and Nicholls' McNeill winning Player of the Week honors". February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "HCU's Roberts and SLU's DuBois earn Softball Player of the Week honors". February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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