LAKELAND, Fla. - Since the inception of the program in 2013 the Fire softball team has made an appearance at the Sun Conference tournament every season.  However, the one thing that seems to be so elusive to Fire softball is the title of Sun Conference tournament champion. This year, Southeastern possesses a youthful team with quality veterans that could bring home the title for the first time in program history.  

The Games
#2 Southeastern vs. (The Winner of #3 Warner vs. #6 Keiser)
When: May 3, 2018 6:30 p.m.
Where: PFX Complex Clermont, Fla.
Watch/Live Stats: The Sun

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The First Pitch

• Overall, Southeastern possess a 9-10 record in The Sun Conference Tournament.

• The Fire have only appeared in the tournament as the #2 seed one other time (2017).

• During the month of April the Fire were red hot going 12-2, which led to a climb up the conference ladder.   

• Historically, the #2 seed has claimed the conference championship twice (Webber 2015, USCB 2016).

• In the opening game of the tournament Southeastern holds a 4-1 record.

• The average margin of victory in Southeastern's opening game is two runs.   

• Of those five opening games, only one has been played at 6:00 p.m. or later.  The result of that game back in 2013 was a 7-3 Southeastern victory over Embry-Riddle.  

• Last year the Fire appeared in the championship game where they suffered a 4-0 loss at the hands of Warner University.  

• The Fire average 3.8 games played per conference tournament.

• Junior Heather Faulk is hitting .357 in the Sun Conference tournament.  The Jacksonville, Florida native finished the season with a .344 batting average along with a .447 on base percentage.   

• Southeastern's pitching staff averages 16.4 strikeouts per tournament.  

• Hannah Bodenhorn holds a season WHIP of .93 and has struck out 199 batters.  As a staff, the Fire average just over one base runner allowed per inning.

• Against potential game one opponents the Fire are a combined 4-2.  Southeastern defeated Keiser earlier in the year 2-0 in both games.  In the series against Keiser, Brandee Pietrzak was a perfect 4-4 with three doubles and three RBIs.

• The other potential opponent, Warner University, split both regular season series with Southeastern.

• Astonishingly, three of the four games played against the Royals this season were determined by one run.  

• Warner's Megan Hammett is hitting .357 this season against Southeastern.  

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