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Games 21-24 Preview: at Hinds CC, Holmes CC

EUNICE, La. – For the third consecutive weekend, LSUE softball hits the road – this time for a pair of twinbills against Mississippi schools.  The Bengals will travel to Hinds Community College on Saturday followed by a Sunday trip to Holmes Community College.
 
LSU Eunice (10-10) endured an up-and-down weekend taking two of its five games at the Sun Chief Classic in Gulf Shores last weekend.  The Bengals three setbacks were only by a combined seven runs.
 
Sophomore Mima Doucet led the offensive charge at the Sun Chief Classic tallying eight hits, four RBIs and three runs scored.  Heather Zumo shined in the circle allowing just one earned run in nine innings of work through three games.
 
LSUE faces a Hinds CC team coming off a pair of losses at Copiah-Lincoln. The Eagles (8-5) are led offensively by freshman Nikki Skerlong.  The shortstop has a .486 batting average to go alone with 18 RBIs, three home runs and 17 runs scored.  Hinds' top pitcher, Cecilia Akin, is 3-1 on the season with a save and 2.56 earned run average.
 
Holmes CC has struggled through weather cancellations in the first month of the season, only able to play six games.  The Bulldogs are fresh off a doubleheader sweep of Blue Mountain JV on Tuesday. 
 
LSUE returns home next Friday for a twinbill against Marion Military Institute.  The doubleheader from Lady Bengal Field is set to begin at 1:00PM.  Fans can find the latest Bengals information on social media via Twitter (@LSUEBengalsSB), Facebook (@LSUEuniceSoftballl) and Instagram (@LSUEBengals).
 
 
 
Games 21-24: No. 1 LSU Eunice (8-7) at Hinds CC | Holmes CC
Date/Time:            at Hinds CC – February 24, 2018 | 12:00PM (DH)
                             at Holmes CC – February 25, 2018 | 12:00PM (DH)
 
Site: Raymond, MS | Goodman, MS
Stadium: Rene T. Warren Field | Lady Bulldogs Softball Field

Radio: None
TV/Internet: None
 
Social Media: @LSUEBengalsSB (Twitter), @LSUEuniceSoftball (Facebook), @LSUEBengals (Instagram)

MEET THE COACHES
LSU EUNICE
Head Coach: Andy Lee (Delta State)
Career Record: 583-156 (14th Season), Record At LSU Eunice: 491-91 (10th Season)
 
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Head Coach: Mike Grzanich (Mississippi College)
In Tenth Season at HCC
 
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Head Coach: Ricky Casey (Mississippi State)

SERIES HISTORY

vs. HINDS CC
All-Time - LSUE Leads 11-1
In Eunice, La. - LSUE Leads 4-0
In Raymond, Ms. - LSUE Leads 7-0
Neutral Site - Hinds Leads 1-0

vs. HOLMES CC
All-Time: LSUE Leads 8-0
In Eunice, La. - LSUE Leads 4-0
In Goodman, Ms. - LSUE Leads 4-0\


 STORYLINES
  • LSUE hits the road for a pair of doubleheaders against Mississippi schools, Hinds and Holmes.
  • LSUE head coach Andy Lee was the head coach of Hinds CC from 2006-2008.  The Hinds CC alum guided the Eagles to a 92-65 record in three years.
  • Madison Monson was named the first NJCAA Div. II Player of the Week of the season.  The freshman from Walker, La. knocked a pair of home runs during the team's first six game and knocked four doubles.
  • The Bengals have been dominant at home under Andy Lee, amassing a 209-22 record in ten seasons.  LSUE went 19-0 at Lady Bengal Field during the 2017 season.
MON-STER MASH: Madison Monson enjoyed a breakout first weekend with the Bengals, establishing herself as a key ingredient to the LSUE lineup.  The first baseman knocked a pair of home runs during the team's first six games and knocked four doubles.  Monson drove in five runs and scored six.  The Walker HS product hit safely in all six games this weekend as LSUE split all three doubleheaders.  She was named the NJCAA Player of the Week for her performance in Week One of the season.

NO SLOUCHES TO START: The Bengals difficult start to the 2018 season continues with Jones County.  The Wildcats are the first Division II NJCAA team the Bengals have faced this season.   LSUE faced perennial powers Galveston College, Blinn College and San Jacinto College-South during the first weekend of the season.  The Bengals followed that up with Crowder College, a 55-win team a season ago.  The Bengals just returned from a doubleheader against No. 2 Jones County.

DOUCET DOING IT: Mima Doucet has established herself as one of the consistent threats at the plate for LSUE this season.  Doucet currently leads the team in hits (27), runs (20), RBI (19) and doubles (6).  Her four home runs are second and .403 batting average is just behind Sierra Gasca's .458 average.
 
HOME, SWEET, HOME: Lady Bengal Field has been very kind to LSUE under Andy Lee.  The Bengals an eye-popping 209-22 (.904) inside the friendly confines including three undefeated home seasons.  LSUE went a perfect 19-0 last year with a high water mark of 29-0 back in 2014.
 
D2 DOMINANCE: LSU Eunice recently won its fourth NJCAA Division II National Championship and fifth in the last seven years.  The Bengals only trail Phoenix College (8) in titles won in Division II.  In fact, the two schools have captured 13 of the 18 championships in NJCAA Division II history.
 
ELECTRIC EMILY: Emily Henderson enjoyed one of the most successful freshman seasons in LSUE history.  The outfielder blasted 19 home runs to lead the team and rank 3rd all-time in Bengals single-season history.  Her six triples set the record for one year.  For her breakout campaign, Henderson was named to the NJCAA All-American First Team.  She joins Rebecca Skains (2016), Destin Vicknair (2014) and Tina Shulz (2011) as LSUE freshmen to earn First Team All-American honors.  All three went on to First Team All-American honors the next year.
 
MILESTONES IN SIGHT: LSU Eunice head coach Andy Lee will have a few win milestones he could surpass in 2018.  Lee is just 9 wins shy of capturing his 500th win as the head coach of the Bengals.  He is also 17 victories away from his 600th as a junior college head coach.  The 10-year head coach of LSUE is 491-91 all-time on campus while holding an all-time record of 583-156.
 
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