The 2026 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Lions play their home games at North Oak Park in Hammond, LA and are led by 11th-year head coach Rick Fremin. They are members of the Southland Conference.
Personnel
Schedule and results Legend Southeastern Louisiana win Southeastern Louisiana loss Postponement/CancellationBoldSoutheastern Louisiana team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
2026 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball game log (46–16) Regular season (44–12) February (14–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record2026 NFCA Leadoff ClassicFeb. 5 vs. No. 13 Clemson* Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 3–5(8) Abby Dunning (1–0) Oubre, Tyler (0–1) Sierra Maness (1) 250 0–1 Feb. 6 vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 0–2 Ryley Harrison (2–0) Thiessen, Katherine (0–1) None 223 0–2 Feb. 6 vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 9–0(5) Blanchard, Cera (1–0) Morgan Strickland (0–1) None 223 1–2 Feb. 7 vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 4–3 Blanchard, Cera (2–0) Brooke Shifflett (0–2) Crawford, Haley (1) 223 2–2 Feb. 7 vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 10–1(5) Burns, Hallie (1–0) Kelly Colleran (1–1) None 234 3–2 Feb. 8 vs. No. 5 * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL 4–2 Burns, Hallie (2–0) Lyndsey Grein (1–3) Crawford, Haley (2) MLBN 4–2 Feb. 11 * No. 25 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 1–6 Allie Floyd (1–0) Crawford, Haley (0–1) None ESPN+ 528 4–3 2026 Mardi Gras MamboFeb. 12 vs. * No. 25 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 11–0(5) Burns, Hallie (3–0) Bryanna French (1–2) None 111 5–3 Feb. 13 vs. * No. 25 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 3–2 Blanchard, Cera (3–0) Makayla Stephens (4–1) None 111 6–3 Feb. 13 vs. * No. 25 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 4–3 Crawford, Haley (1–1) Arianna Capek (0–1) None 111 7–3 Feb. 14 vs. * No. 25 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 8–0(5) Thiessen, Katherine (1–1) Mia Volpert (2–3) None 222 8–3 Feb. 14 vs. * Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 3–2 LaRue, Macie (1–0) Ella Cook (1–1) Blanchard, Cera (1) 222 9–3 2026 Michelle Short and Adam Brown Memorial Collegiate ClassicFeb. 20 vs. * Shock Stadium • Conway, AR 5–2 Burns, Hallie (4–0) Anna Christ (2–2) LaRue, Macie (1) 91 10–3 Feb. 20 at * Shock Stadium • Conway, AR 6–0 Blanchard, Cera (4–0) Bailie Runner (3–2) None ESPN+ 163 11–3 Feb. 21 vs. * Shock Stadium • Conway, AR 10–0(5) LaRue, Macie (2–0) Kate Ridgway (2–1) None 97 12–3 Feb. 21 vs. Saint Louis* Shock Stadium • Conway, AR 4–2 Blanchard, Cera (5–0) Isabel Royle (3–3) None 89 13–3 Feb. 25 at No. 3 Texas* Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX 2–7 Teagan Kavan (7–0) Burns, Hallie (4–1) None SECN+ 2,255 13–4 Feb. 26 at * North Park • Hammond, LA 1–2 Arlette Hernandez (5–2) Burns, Hallie (4–2) None ESPN+ 192 13–5 Feb. 27 at * North Park • Hammond, LA 4–0 Blanchard, Cera (6–0) Madison Azua (8–6) None 14–5 Feb. 27 at Texas State* North Park • Hammond, LA 0–1 Emma Strood (1–1) Blanchard, Cera (6–1) Chesney Davis (1) 14–6 Feb. 28 at Texas State* North Park • Hammond, LA 1–4 Emma Strood (2–1) LaRue, Macie (2–1) Madison Azua (1) ESPN+ 14–7 March (16–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordMar. 1 vs. * Love's Field • Norman, OK 2–3(9) Kendall Daniel (3–1) LaRue, Macie (2–2) None 475 14–8 Mar. 1 at No. 5 Oklahoma* Love's Field • Norman, OK 1–9(5) Audrey Lowry (10–1) Burns, Hallie (4–3) None SECN+ 3,837 14–9 Mar. 5 at * North Park • Hammond, LA 5–0 Blanchard, Cera (7–1) Maddie Furniss (3–4) None ESPN+ 85 15–9 Mar. 6 at North Park • Hammond, LA 13–0(5) Burns, Hallie (5–3) Madison Kloepper (3–7) None ESPN+ 93 16–9 1–0Mar. 6 at East Texas A&M North Park • Hammond, LA 11–4 Clark, Bre (1–0) Avery Rohlman (0–1) None ESPN+ 113 17–9 2–0Mar. 7 at East Texas A&M North Park • Hammond, LA 10–1(5) Crawford, Haley (2–1) Maddie Muller (1–7) None ESPN+ 186 18–9 3–0Mar. 11 * North Park • Hammond, LA 11–3(6) Burns, Hallie (6–3) Madilyn Graham (5–2) None ESPN+ 253 19–9 Mar. 13 North Park • Hammond, LA 8–0(6) LaRue, Macie (3–2) Leah Hammack (1–4) None ESPN+ 250 20–9 4–0Mar. 13 Houston Christian North Park • Hammond, LA 19–0(5) Thiessen, Katherine (2–1) Addy Prasifka (0–7) None ESPN+ 250 21–9 5–0Mar. 14 Houston Christian North Park • Hammond, LA 13–3(5) Burns, Hallie (7–3) Cara Pitman (1–8) None ESPN+ 250 22–9 6–0Mar. 17 * North Park • Hammond, LA 9–0(5) Burns, Hallie (8–3) Jorgina Gant (4–3) None 412 23–9 Mar. 20 North Park • Hammond, LA 10–2(6) Burns, Hallie (9–3) Mattison Buster (12–7) None ESPN+ 340 24–9 7–0Mar. 20 Northwestern State North Park • Hammond, LA 3–1 Blanchard, Cera (8–1) Brooklynn Stohler (1–6) None ESPN+ 340 25–9 8–0Mar. 21 Northwestern State North Park • Hammond, LA 2–1 Blanchard, Cera (9–1) Mattison Buster (12–8) None ESPN+ 244 26–9 9–0Mar. 24 at * Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA 3–0 Blanchard, Cera (1–1) Dakota Lake (4–4) Burns, Hallie (1) ESPN+ 565 27–9 Mar. 27 at Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 12–2 Burns, Hallie (9–3) Kendra Winfrey (7–8) None ESPN+ 211 28–9 10–0Mar. 28 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–0 Crawford, Haley (3–1) Josie Whitehead (3–10) None ESPN+ 378 29–9 11–0Mar. 28 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–0 Blanchard, Cera (11–1) Kendra Winfrey (7–9) None ESPN+ 392 30–9 12–0 April (14–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordApr. 2 at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 4–0 Burns, Hallie (11–3) Kynlei Chapman (5–5) Blanchard, Cera (2) ESPN+ 31–9 13–0Apr. 2 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 10–5 Crawford, Haley (4–1) Brookelyn Taylor (8–6) None ESPN+ 798 32–9 14–0Apr. 3 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 4–0 Burns, Hallie (12–3) Maddie Taylor (7–4) None ESPN+ 838 33–9 15–0Apr. 8 at Southern Miss* USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 5–4 Burns, Hallie (13–3) Davis McCall (0–1) None ESPN+ 640 34–9 Apr. 10 North Park • Hammond, LA 8–0(5) LaRue, Macie (4–2) Reagan Smith (10–3) None ESPN+ 366 35–9 16–0Apr. 10 Lamar North Park • Hammond, LA 8–1 Burns, Hallie (14–3) Madison Guidry (2–5) None ESPN+ 366 36–9 17–0Apr. 11 Lamar North Park • Hammond, LA 4–0 Blanchard, Cera (12–1) Kaylee Cuevas (6–5) Burns, Hallie (2) 467 37–9 18–0Apr. 14 at SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–1 Burns, Hallie (15–3) Amelia Hatthorn (8–5) None 127 38–9 19–0Apr. 14 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 5–2 LaRue, Macie (5–2) Crimson Bryant (6–9) Blanchard, Cera (3) 127 39–9 20–0Apr. 15 at Stephen F. Austin SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX 3–4 Amelia Hatthorn (9–5) Burns, Hallie (15–4) None 136 39–10 20–1Apr. 17 at Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 1–3 Averi Paden (6–3) Crawford, Haley (4–2) None ESPN+ 267 39–11 20–2Apr. 17 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 8–3 Burns, Hallie (16–4) Molly Yoo (15–9) None ESPN+ 340 40–11 21–2Apr. 18 at Nicholls Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Hammond, LA 13–1(5) Burns, Hallie (17–4) Averi Paden (6–4) None ESPN+ 181 41–11 22–2Apr. 21 * North Park • Hammond, LA 13–0(5) Burns, Hallie (18–4) Chiara Olison (7–18) None ESPN+ 288 42–11 Apr. 24 North Park • Hammond, LA 8–0(5) LaRue, Macie (6–2) Jenny Robledo (6–4) None ESPN+ 357 43–11 23–2Apr. 24 Incarnate Word North Park • Hammond, LA 10–0(5) Blanchard, Cera (13–1) Sam Portillo (5–4) None ESPN+ 357 44–11 24–2Apr. 25 Incarnate Word North Park • Hammond, LA 7–8 Emma Follis (4–2) Clark, Bre (1–1) Bella Mitchell (3) ESPN+ 357 44–12 24–3 Post-season (2–4) (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Apr. 30 (8) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (1) North Park • Hammond, LA 8–0(6) Burns, Hallie (19–4) Kendra Winfrey (9–14) None ESPN+ 357 45–12 1–0 May 2 (5) Lamar (1) North Park • Hammond, LA 1–2(8) Reagan Smith (14–5) Blanchard, Cera (13–2) None ESPN+ 403 45–13 1–1 May 2 (4) Incarnate Word (1) North Park • Hammond, LA 6–4 Burns, Hallie (20–4) Jenny Robledo (6–5) None ESPN+ 420 46–13 2–1 May 3 (5) Lamar (1) North Park • Hammond, LA 1–2(8) Reagan Smith (15–5) LaRue, Macie (6–3) None ESPN+ 433 46–14 2–2 (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 15 vs. * Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 0–2 Maya Johnson (28–2) Blanchard, Cera (13–3) None ESPN+ 2,510 46–15 0–1 May 16 vs. * Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 4–5 Maddie Drerup (21–14) Burns, Hallie (20–5) None ESPN+ 46–16 0–2 Schedule source:*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Conference awards and honors Post-season All-Southland Conference Teams
Player of the Year: Victoria Altamirano, Incarnate Word
Hitter of the Year: Victoria Altamirano, Incarnate Word
Pitcher of the Year: Hallie Burns, Southeastern Louisiana
Freshman of the Year: Isabella Flores, Lamar
Newcomer of the Year: Mattison Buster, Northwestern State
Coach of the Year: Rick Fremin, Southeastern Louisiana
First Team Tatum Wright (ETAM, SR, 1st Base) Shelby Morris (SLU, JR, 2nd Base) Kassidy Chance (McN, SO, Shortstop) Maria Detillier (SLU, JR, 3rd Base) Cydnee Schneider (SLU, SR, Center) Brynn Daniel (NWST, SO, Utility) Kayleigh Lugowski (NICH, SR, Designated Player) Victoria Altamirano (UIW, SR, Outfielder) Nyjah Fontenot (McN, JR–R, Outfielder) Ka'Lyn Watson (SLU, GR, Outfielder) Hallie Burns (SLU, SO–R, Pitcher) Mattison Buster (NWST, JR, Pitcher)
Second Team Brilee Ford (SLU, JR, 1st Base) Ellie Vance (SFA, GR, 2nd Base) Chloe Magee (McN, SR, Shortstop) Bryanna Fuentes (UIW, JR, 3rd Base) Adelynn Bacerra (SFA, SR, Catcher) Maddie Taylor (McN, SO, Designated Player) Ayla Gonzales (UIW, JR, Outfielder) Madison Moak (NICH, GR, Outfielder) Alexis Dibbley (McN, JR, Outfielder) Cera Blanchard (SLU, GR, Pitcher) Molly Yoo (NICH, GR, Pitcher)
All Defensive Sydney Zenon (UIW, JR, 1st Base) Claire Sisco (NICH, SR, 2nd Base) Sicily Windham (LU, SO, Shortstop) Maria Detillier (SLU, SR, 3rd Base) Cydnee Schneider (SLU, SR, Catcher) Colleen Kulivan (SLU, SR, Right Field) JT Smith (NWST, GR, Center Field) Laylin Sturm (NICH, JR, Left Field) Cera Blanchard (SLU, GR, Pitcher)
Weekly awards Weekly honors Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref. SLC Softball Pitcher of the week Hallie Burns RHP February 9, 2026 SLC Softball Hitter of the week Maria Detillier 3B March 16, 2026 SLC Softball Pitcher of the week Cera Blanchard RHP March 30, 2026 SLC Softball Hitter of the week Ka'Lyn Watson OF April 13, 2026 SLC Softball Pitcher of the week Hallie Burns RHP April 20, 2026
See also 2026 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team
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