McNeese (26-11, 9-0 SLC) vs. NW State (18-15, 5-4 SLC)
Thursday, April 6 (6 p.m.); Friday, April 7 (1 p.m./DH)
Lake Charles (Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
Livestats only
 
LAKE CHARLES—McNeese softball will host Northwestern State in a Southland Conference series on Thursday and Friday with the series beginning with a single game at 6 p.m. Thursday.  The series will conclude with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Friday.
 
McNeese (26-11, 9-0 SLC) is coming off a 7-0 home loss to UL-Lafayette on Tuesday that snapped its seven-game winning streak.  The Cowgirls enter the weekend undefeated in league play after series wins against Texas A&M-Commerce, Incarnate Word, and Lamar.  The Cowgirls have shutouts in six of their nine conference games and four of the nine wins have been run-rule wins.
 
Senior outfielder Alayis Seneca continues to lead McNeese at the plate with a .371 average, 36 hits, and 20 runs scored.  In league play, the Cowgirls have four of the top five hitters with Seneca leading the way with a .560 average.  Reese Reyna enters the series with a .500 average, Mariana Torres is batting .483, and Rylie Bouvier has a .440 average.  
 
The Cowgirls' pitching staff has a combined 0.64 ERA in league games with six shutouts and 51 strikeouts. Whitney Tate and Shaelyn Sanders have the top two lowest ERA's in league games.  Tate has a 0.33 ERA while Sanders has a 0.64 ERA.  Ashley Vallejo is fifth in the SLC with a 1.31.   Tate is tied for a league best four wins while Freshman Lindsay Davis is tied with a league best three saves.
 
NW State (18-15, 5-4 SLC) is coming off a series win at Houston Christian last week, picking up wins in the series opener and finale.  The Lady Demons enter the weekend with a .277 team batting average with Makenzie Chaffin leading the way with a .351 average and three home runs.  Keely Dubois is batting .330, with 31 hits, and has a team high 11 doubles.  Laney Roos is tied for a team high with 34 hits and has a .321 average.  
 
McNeese SLC Notes (through nine games)
•- Has swept all three SLC series
•- Has six shutouts in nine SLC games
•- Of the nine conference wins, four have been by run-rule
•- Have outscored conference opponents 65-7
•- Has outhit conference opponents 90-28
•- Have stolen 40 out of 43 bases in league games
•- Have four of the Top 5 batting average leaders (Seneca- .560, Reyna- .500, Torre- .483, Bouvier- .440)
•- Pitching staff leads the league with a combined 0.64 ERA
•- Whitney Tate has a league low 0.33 ERA
•- Shaelyn Sanders is second in the SLC with a .0.64 ERA
•- Ashley Vallejo is fifth with a 1.31 ERA
•- Lindsay Davis is tied for first with three saves