No. 9 LSU
When: Tuesday, April 22 (6 p.m.)
Where: Baton Rouge (Tiger Park)
TV: SECN+
Series Record: LSU leads the series 29-4 since 2006. LSU has won 16 of last 17 games against McNeese
 
LAKE CHARLES.---  McNeese softball, winners of its last 11 games, will begin its week by traveling to No. 9 LSU on Tuesday, April 22.  First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on SECN+. 
 
This will be the second game between the two teams this season.  McNeese had a 2-0 lead against the Tigers in Lake Charles on April 1, but the Tigers scored six runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to win 12-2.
 
 The Cowgirls will end their week in Nacogdoches, Texas in their regular season Southland Conference series at Stephen F. Austin beginning Friday.
 
McNeese (34-17, 20-4 SLC) are coming off a Southland Conference series sweep over East Texas A&M over the weekend that secured a SLC Tournament bracket play pod in Lake Charles (May 1-4).  McNeese outscored the Lions 36-6 and outhit the Lions 33-17 in the series.
 
Jada Muñoz, this week's Southland Conference Hitter of the Week led the Cowgirls in the series with a .667 batting average and a 1.556 slugging percent.  Muñoz was 5 for 9 at the plate with two homeruns, two doubles and nine RBI including seven RBI in the opening game of the series that tied the McNeese single game record.  Muñoz currently has a .364 batting average and leads the team with 13 homeruns.
 
Kassidy Chance leads the Cowgirls with a .396 batting average.  Samantha Mundine (.386), Nyjah Fontenot (.382), Reese Reyna (.318), Rylie Bouvier (.306) are all batting over .300.
 
In the circle, freshman Maddie Taylor (3.39 ERA) leads the team in wins (15-6), strikeouts (50), and innings pitched (109.2).
 
Fellow freshman Kadence Williams is 10-7 on the year with the second-best ERA (3.39) on the team.  Williams has tossed 93.0 innings with 19 strikeouts.
 
Junior Ryann Schexnayder (5-1) leads the staff with a 3.32 ERA and seven saves on the season.  Schexnayder has 43 strikeouts in 82.1 innings.
 
LSU (36-10, 9-9 SEC) is coming off an SEC series loss at Texas over the weekend where they suffered two walk-off losses.  A 7-3 loss in the opening game of the series and a 6-5 walk-off loss in the series finale.
 
McNEESE NOTES
• LSU has won 16 of last 17 games against McNeese including a 12-2 win over the Cowgirls on April 1 this season.
• The last McNeese win over LSU was a 4-3 win in Lake Charles on April 18, 2023
• The last McNeese win over LSU in Baton Rouge was a 2-1 win on April 9, 2014
• Since dropping its SLC opening series at Lamar, McNeese has won seven straight SLC series
• Of the seven SLC series wins this season, five have been series sweeps
• Muñoz ended the East Texas A&M series with nine RBI, two homeruns, two doubles, and three walks
• Nyjah Fontenot had seven RBI, two triples, one double, two walks
• Kassidy Chance had two doubles, one triple, three RBI, four walks
• Sarah Allen had one triple, one double, 4 RBI, three walks
• The pitching staff picked up one shutout in the series, allowed 17 hits, struck out nine and held ETAM to a .270 batting average
• Kadence Williams (10-7), Maddie Taylor (15-6), and Ryann Schexnayder (5-1) all pick up one win apiece in the series.
• Williams improved to 7-2 in the SLC with her win in game one on Friday, Taylor improved to 10-1 in the SLC with her game two win on Friday that clinched the series.  Schexnayder improved to 3-0 in the SLC with her win on Saturday to clinch the series.