Thursday, April 30
Lake Charles, LA
11:00 a.m.
Stephen F. Austin
at
McNeese
Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Jacks Head to Lake Charles for SLC Tournament
4/29/2026 1:00:00 PM | Softball
SCHEDULE UPDATE: Due to forecasted rain, SFA's game vs McNeese will be moved up to 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 30th.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin softball team will be traveling back to Lake Charles for Bracket Play in the Southland Conference Tournament beginning on Thursday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE TO TUNE IN
• This game will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
• Winner of this game will stay in the winner's bracket and play Friday at 11:00 a.m.
• Loser will head to the consolation bracket to face the loser of Nicholls vs Northwestern State on Friday at 2:00 p.m.
• All games will be slated to start at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
SCOUTING MCNEESE
• McNeese enters the weekend with a 35-19 record and a 18-9 conference record.
• Prior to the Cowgirls loss to ranked LSU Tuesday, McNeese was on a nine-game winning streak.
• Kassidy Chance leads the Cowgirls' offense with a .416 batting average and is tied with Rylee Cloud for the team lead with 52 hits.
• Alexis Dibbley leads McNeese with 16 doubles and Cloud leads the team with four triples.
• Cloud also leads the team with 43 RBIs and is closely followed by Maddie Taylor who has 42.
• In the circle, reigning SLC Pitcher of the Week Brookelyn Taylor leads the Cowgirls staff with a 3.22 ERA, 34 appearances, 115.1 innings pitched and 88 strikeouts.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is 6th in the nation with 78 hits and is the 22nd hardest batter in the nation to strikeout.
• Crimson Bryant is ranked 34th in shutouts with four. She is also 97th in the nation with 101 strikeouts.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is tied for first in the conference with 78 hits and is third with a .426 batting average.
• Malia Jones is third with 10 home runs.
• Jamie Varga is fourth with 30 walks drawn and Malia Jones is tied for fifth with 29 walks drawn.
• Amelia Hatthorn has the fourth best ERA in the conference at 2.74.
• Crimson Bryant has the seventh lowest opposing batting average at .250 and is second with 101 batters struck out.
PITCHING ON LOCKDOWN
• The staff for SFA has a third best 3.55 ERA in the conference this season, led by Amelia Hatthorn who has a 2.74 ERA.
• Crimson Bryant is the strikeout queen with 101 on the season including 14 in her Lumberjack debut after transferring from UT Tyler. Bryant leads the team with 109.0 innings pitched.
• Amelia Hatthorn leads the Jacks with 31 appearances and a 10-7 record in 97.0 innings of work.
BOMBS AWAY
• The Jacks have hit 30 homeruns this season.
• Malia Jones leads the team with 10.
• 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 is third with five homeruns after hitting a three-run blast vs TAMUCC.
• Lilly Bean hit two of her four 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.
• Kayden Frazier hit her first collegiate homerun against McNeese.
MILESTONE WATCH
• In the ETAMU series, Kaylee Paul recorded 100 career hits and Crimson Bryant recorded 150 career strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn has 143 NCAA strikeouts; Ellie Vance has 193 NCAA hits; Jamie Varga has 81 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.
WHERE TO TUNE IN
• This game will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
• Winner of this game will stay in the winner's bracket and play Friday at 11:00 a.m.
• Loser will head to the consolation bracket to face the loser of Nicholls vs Northwestern State on Friday at 2:00 p.m.
• All games will be slated to start at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
SCOUTING MCNEESE
• McNeese enters the weekend with a 35-19 record and a 18-9 conference record.
• Prior to the Cowgirls loss to ranked LSU Tuesday, McNeese was on a nine-game winning streak.
• Kassidy Chance leads the Cowgirls' offense with a .416 batting average and is tied with Rylee Cloud for the team lead with 52 hits.
• Alexis Dibbley leads McNeese with 16 doubles and Cloud leads the team with four triples.
• Cloud also leads the team with 43 RBIs and is closely followed by Maddie Taylor who has 42.
• In the circle, reigning SLC Pitcher of the Week Brookelyn Taylor leads the Cowgirls staff with a 3.22 ERA, 34 appearances, 115.1 innings pitched and 88 strikeouts.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is 6th in the nation with 78 hits and is the 22nd hardest batter in the nation to strikeout.
• Crimson Bryant is ranked 34th in shutouts with four. She is also 97th in the nation with 101 strikeouts.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• Ellie Vance is tied for first in the conference with 78 hits and is third with a .426 batting average.
• Malia Jones is third with 10 home runs.
• Jamie Varga is fourth with 30 walks drawn and Malia Jones is tied for fifth with 29 walks drawn.
• Amelia Hatthorn has the fourth best ERA in the conference at 2.74.
• Crimson Bryant has the seventh lowest opposing batting average at .250 and is second with 101 batters struck out.
PITCHING ON LOCKDOWN
• The staff for SFA has a third best 3.55 ERA in the conference this season, led by Amelia Hatthorn who has a 2.74 ERA.
• Crimson Bryant is the strikeout queen with 101 on the season including 14 in her Lumberjack debut after transferring from UT Tyler. Bryant leads the team with 109.0 innings pitched.
• Amelia Hatthorn leads the Jacks with 31 appearances and a 10-7 record in 97.0 innings of work.
BOMBS AWAY
• The Jacks have hit 30 homeruns this season.
• Malia Jones leads the team with 10.
• 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 is third with five homeruns after hitting a three-run blast vs TAMUCC.
• Lilly Bean hit two of her four 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.
• Kayden Frazier hit her first collegiate homerun against McNeese.
MILESTONE WATCH
• In the ETAMU series, Kaylee Paul recorded 100 career hits and Crimson Bryant recorded 150 career strikeouts.
• Amelia Hatthorn has 143 NCAA strikeouts; Ellie Vance has 193 NCAA hits; Jamie Varga has 81 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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