MARTIN, Tenn. – The Mississippi Valley State University softball program lost its season-opening contest to the Saint Louis Billikens by a final score of 18-0 in five innings during their first of four games in the Skyhawk Invitational.
 
The Basics:
 

• Score (5 Innings)
  • Saint Louis – 18
  • Mississippi Valley – 0

 

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (0-1, 0-0 SWAC)
  • Saint Louis (3-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10)

 

• Location
  • Martin, Tennessee – Bettye Giles Field

 

• Series History
  • Billikens Lead 6-1 (14.3%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Billikens (W2) / Diamond Devilettes' Last Win: February 7, 2020 (8-4)

 
Diamond Devilettes' Top Performers:
 

• Taniya Partee, Hailey Akers, and Jamiyah Gary all went 1-for-2 with singles for each while Sheridan Kynard had a knock over three at-bats.

 

• Kelsey Kaluna-Thomas drew the club's first walk of 2026.

 

• Both Ashtyn Clark and Devyn Dotson picked up one strikeout apiece in the circle.

 
Next:
  

• Valley State will face the host Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks at 3 p.m. followed by a rematch with SLU at 5:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the second of three days in the Volunteer State. 

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