BEAUMONT, Texas - With one last Southland Conference series remaining, Lamar University (27-23, 14-10 SLC) travels to UIW (26-18, 15-9 SLC) for a crucial three-game set to determine tournament seedings. The series will start Saturday with a doubleheader at 1 p.m., while Sunday's finale has the first pitch set for a noon start. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
Previously
LU stranded six runners as it fell 3-2 to Sam Houston in the final 2025 home game. Sabrina Jolin was tagged with the loss after a third of an inning. Gracee Hess posted a season-high three doubles while Trinity Brandon and Makenzie Wright drove in a run.
 
Home Win Success
LU finished its 2025 home schedule with 16 wins. This is tied for the second-most wins in program history along with the 2013 and 2016 teams. The record for home wins is 19, which was achieved by the 2017 team.
 
LU vs. UIW & Stephen F. Austin?
LU enters this weekend tied for fifth with Stephen F. Austin (26-24, 14-10 SLC), but SFA holds the tiebreaker due to head-to-head. The best that Big Red can finish is the fourth seed, which would require winning the series against UIW and having SFA drop two of three to McNeese. UIW would only have to win the series against Lamar to finish fourth as it already won the series with SFA earlier.
 
Hammond or Lake Charles?
Southeastern Louisiana and McNeese are each tied for first in the SLC standings with a 20-4 conference record. McNeese currently holds the tiebreaker over SLU after taking two of three from the Lions earlier in the season. The conference tournament's first round will be divided up into two double-elimination tournaments hosted by the top two seeds. As of Friday, should LU be the fourth or fifth seed, it will go to Lake Charles, La. If LU finishes sixth, it will go to Hammond, La.
 
 
OPPONENT INFO: UIW
Time: Saturday at 1/3:30 PM; Sunday at Noon
Series Record: LU leads 15-8
Last Meeting: UIW, 5-4 (5/7/24)
 
About UIW
The Southland's other Cardinals are coming off losing all three games to SLU in their penultimate home series. The pitching staff is second in the conference with a 2.67 ERA and 254 strikeouts. Headlining this group is Larissa Jacquez, who has five shutouts, 121 strikeouts, and is one of two pitchers in the SLC with an ERA (1.40) under 2.00.  On offense, Victoria Altamirano tops the conference in slugging percentage (.902), on base percentage (.598), and runs scored (52) while leading her team in hits (54) and RBI (38).
 
Up Next
LU will begin its conference tournament run on Thursday, May 1st. The location, opponent, and game times have not yet to been determined.

 

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