Softball Meets UT Dallas in Midweek Showdown

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern heads down to the Lone Star State for a midweek doubleheader on Wednesday, April 9, against UT Dallas, starting at 2 p.m.
 
SERIES NOTES

• Wednesday's doubleheader between Southeastern and UT Dallas will mark the first time the two sides have faced each other.

 
STORM REPORT
Southeastern earned its fourth GAC series win of this season and its first sweep in 2026, winning all three at home against Southwestern Oklahoma State. SE opened the series with a 10-1 run-rule win and followed with an 8-4 win in the second game of the doubleheader. The blue and gold needed late heroics in the finale, as India McMurray hit a walk-off two-run home run to complete the sweep with a 3-2  victory. The wins for the Storm push them to 16-21 overall and 10-11 in the conference standings, as they head into their final non-conference action.
 
The Storm racked up 38 hits over the series, led by Tally Rowland, who notched seven hits, including two doubles on a .636 average, and scored three runs. T. Rowland has recorded four multiple-hit games in her last five appearances, pushing her to 17 total hits this season with five doubles and two home runs. McMurray also had a big series with two home runs on five hits and seven RBIs. The pair of homers for the Dallas native gives her 12 on the year, which leads the team and ranks second in the GAC and ninth in Division II.
 
In the circle, the Storm are led by Emily Simmons, Alyson Malone and Trinity Oden, who all picked up wins against SWOSU after they each pitched a complete game. Simmons leads the staff with a 6-6 record, while Malone carries a team-best 2.66 ERA and has 62 strikeouts in 79.0 innings of work. Oden has made the most starts this season with 14 and improved her record to 4-7 after holding the Bulldogs to two runs in the series finale.
 
SCOUTING UT DALLAS
The Comets enter the midweek twin bill 10-20 overall and are 8-16 in the Lone Star Conference standings. UT Dallas recently snapped a three-game losing streak, splitting two games on the road at St. Mary's. UTD's meeting with Southeastern will mark the third GAC opponent the Comets have faced this season, and they are 0-3 with a loss to Oklahoma Baptist and two defeats to East Central.
 
Leading the Comets' lineup is Julia Maniscalco, who has 28 hits on a .337 average and has recorded 16 RBIs and 14 runs scored. Maniscalco paces the team with 14 doubles and has batted a team-high four home runs, while Claire Pollack leads the team with 31 hits and 21 runs scored. In the circle, UTD is led by a committee of arms, as Katie Hart leads the team with a 2.08 ERA across 40.1 innings of work and has struck out 23 batters. UT Dallas carries a 5.80 ERA as a team and has allowed 201 runs on 246 hits this season.