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LAKELAND, Fla. — No. 6 Southeastern saw a late lead slip away on Tuesday afternoon, dropping the opening game of a key Sun Conference series to No. 11 St. Thomas, 5–4, at the SEU Softball Field. The Fire (28–3, 9–1 SUN) answered early adversity with a strong middle-inning surge. After St. Thomas jumped ahead on a two-run home run in the second, Southeastern responded in the bottom half, tying the game on RBI hits from Lauren Sekinger and Ella Brooks . In the third, the Fire took control as Raylei McKinney and Erica Ramsey launched back-to-back solo home runs to...