Friday, April 17
Lake Charles, LA
6:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
at
McNeese State
Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Lumberjacks Head to Lake Charles for Weekend Series
4/16/2026 1:00:00 PM | Softball
After breaking the nation’s longest winning streak, the Jacks make a quick turnaround as they head to McNeese for a three-game series.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin softball team will make the quick trip to Lake Charles for their series against the McNeese Cowgirls Friday and Saturday.
SERIES SCHEDULE
• Friday, April 17 will be a single game at 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 18 will be a doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.
• All games will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
SCOUTING MCNEESE
• McNeese enters this weekend series with a 28-18 record and are coming off a 2-1 midweek series win over Houston Christian.
• The Cowgirls are currently in a three-way tie for fourth in the conference standings with Lamar and Northwestern State.
• Nyjah Fontenot leads the team with a .371 batting average and with 46 hits.
• Rylee Cloud follows Fontenot with a .326 average and 43 hits.
• Alexis Dibbley leads the Cowgirls with 14 doubles followed by 10 from Cloud.
• Cloud leads the team with four triples while Maddie Taylor leads McNeese with nine homeruns and 40 RBIs.
• In the circle the Cowgirls' staff has a 4.24 ERA and are led by Brookelyn Taylor who has a 3.23 ERA with 10 wins, five complete games, and 71 strikeouts in 97.2 innings pitched.
• Maddie Taylor not only leads the team in homeruns, but she has the second best ERA at 4.15 and has nine wins on the season in 77.2 innings of work.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Lumberjacks snapped the Lions nation leading 25-game win streak in the series finale with a walk-off homerun from Ella Hill.
• Seven different Lumberjacks recorded a hit with Jamie Varga being the only one with multiple hits.
• Adelyn Becerra, Kyi'Marri Ester, Malia Jones, and Ella Hill each recorded an RBI.
• Hill recorded her sixth homerun of the season.
• Amelia Hatthorn came on in relief to pick up her ninth win after pitching 3.0 innings allowing four hits and two runs.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is 6th in the nation with 70 hits and is the 23rd hardest batter in the nation to strikeout.
• Crimson Bryant is ranked 20th in shutouts with four. She is also 96th in the nation with 90 strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn is ranked 77th nationally with a 2.44 ERA. She is also ranked 69th in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 3.12.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is tied for the conference lead with 70 hits and is second with a .438 batting average.
• Malia Jones is tied for fourth with eight home runs.
• Jones and Jamie Varga are tied for fifth with 25 walks drawn.
• Amelia Hatthorn has the fourth best ERA in the conference at 2.44.
• Crimson Bryant has the eighth lowest opposing batting average at .251 and is second with 90 batters struck out.
PITCHING ON LOCKDOWN
• The staff for SFA boasts a third best 3.27 ERA in the conference this season, led by Amelia Hatthorn who has a 2.44 ERA.
• Crimson Bryant is the strikeout queen with 90 on the season including 14 in her Lumberjack debut after transferring from UT Tyler. Bryant leads the team with 97.1 innings pitched.
• Amelia Hatthorn leads the Jacks with 27 appearances and a 9-5 record in 83.1 innings of work.
BOMBS AWAY
• The Jacks have hit 25 homeruns this season.
• Malia Jones leads the team with eight.
• Ella Hill is second on the team with six, three of which she hit during the first day of the Roadrunner Classic and hit the walk-off winner to break SLU's 25-game win streak in the series finale.
• Adelyn Becerra hit two homeruns in the ETAMU series and doubled her homerun count to four.
• Lilly Bean hit two of her three homeruns this season against PVAMU on March 31.
• Kara Pride has two while Kaylee Paul and Kyi'Marri Ester each have one. Ester's was a grand slam against ETAMU.
MILESTONE WATCH
• In the ETAMU series, Kaylee Paul recorded 100 career hits and Crimson Bryant recorded 150 career strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn has 132 NCAA strikeouts; Ellie Vance has 185 NCAA hits; Jamie Varga has 77 hits.
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
SERIES SCHEDULE
• Friday, April 17 will be a single game at 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 18 will be a doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.
• All games will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
SCOUTING MCNEESE
• McNeese enters this weekend series with a 28-18 record and are coming off a 2-1 midweek series win over Houston Christian.
• The Cowgirls are currently in a three-way tie for fourth in the conference standings with Lamar and Northwestern State.
• Nyjah Fontenot leads the team with a .371 batting average and with 46 hits.
• Rylee Cloud follows Fontenot with a .326 average and 43 hits.
• Alexis Dibbley leads the Cowgirls with 14 doubles followed by 10 from Cloud.
• Cloud leads the team with four triples while Maddie Taylor leads McNeese with nine homeruns and 40 RBIs.
• In the circle the Cowgirls' staff has a 4.24 ERA and are led by Brookelyn Taylor who has a 3.23 ERA with 10 wins, five complete games, and 71 strikeouts in 97.2 innings pitched.
• Maddie Taylor not only leads the team in homeruns, but she has the second best ERA at 4.15 and has nine wins on the season in 77.2 innings of work.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Lumberjacks snapped the Lions nation leading 25-game win streak in the series finale with a walk-off homerun from Ella Hill.
• Seven different Lumberjacks recorded a hit with Jamie Varga being the only one with multiple hits.
• Adelyn Becerra, Kyi'Marri Ester, Malia Jones, and Ella Hill each recorded an RBI.
• Hill recorded her sixth homerun of the season.
• Amelia Hatthorn came on in relief to pick up her ninth win after pitching 3.0 innings allowing four hits and two runs.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is 6th in the nation with 70 hits and is the 23rd hardest batter in the nation to strikeout.
• Crimson Bryant is ranked 20th in shutouts with four. She is also 96th in the nation with 90 strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn is ranked 77th nationally with a 2.44 ERA. She is also ranked 69th in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 3.12.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is tied for the conference lead with 70 hits and is second with a .438 batting average.
• Malia Jones is tied for fourth with eight home runs.
• Jones and Jamie Varga are tied for fifth with 25 walks drawn.
• Amelia Hatthorn has the fourth best ERA in the conference at 2.44.
• Crimson Bryant has the eighth lowest opposing batting average at .251 and is second with 90 batters struck out.
PITCHING ON LOCKDOWN
• The staff for SFA boasts a third best 3.27 ERA in the conference this season, led by Amelia Hatthorn who has a 2.44 ERA.
• Crimson Bryant is the strikeout queen with 90 on the season including 14 in her Lumberjack debut after transferring from UT Tyler. Bryant leads the team with 97.1 innings pitched.
• Amelia Hatthorn leads the Jacks with 27 appearances and a 9-5 record in 83.1 innings of work.
BOMBS AWAY
• The Jacks have hit 25 homeruns this season.
• Malia Jones leads the team with eight.
• Ella Hill is second on the team with six, three of which she hit during the first day of the Roadrunner Classic and hit the walk-off winner to break SLU's 25-game win streak in the series finale.
• Adelyn Becerra hit two homeruns in the ETAMU series and doubled her homerun count to four.
• Lilly Bean hit two of her three homeruns this season against PVAMU on March 31.
• Kara Pride has two while Kaylee Paul and Kyi'Marri Ester each have one. Ester's was a grand slam against ETAMU.
MILESTONE WATCH
• In the ETAMU series, Kaylee Paul recorded 100 career hits and Crimson Bryant recorded 150 career strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn has 132 NCAA strikeouts; Ellie Vance has 185 NCAA hits; Jamie Varga has 77 hits.
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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