Box Score HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana, ranked No. 29 nationally by Collegiate Baseball, rolled to a 14-8 victory over Texas Southern Friday night at Alumni Field. The triumph improved the Lions' record to 10-0 and matched the top winning streak in program history, previously set in 1964 and 1997.
Southeastern can set a new record for most consecutive wins Saturday, when the Lions host the Tigers (5-7) in the second of a three game series. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Live stats will be available online at LionSports.net.
Starting pitcher Ryan Boudreaux (2-0) picked up the win. He threw five and one third innings, giving up 10 hits and five runs (four earned). He also struck out three and walked four. Justin Schneider came on in relief for one and two third innings of hitless and scoreless ball, striking out three, including two straight to close out the bottom of the sixth, leaving the bases full of Tigers.
Down 3-0 heading into the bottom of the third, the Lions rallied to tie things up. With two men on and nobody out, Cass Hargis delivered a triple to left center, plating Trey Martin and Brock Hebert. Hargis came home on a Justin Boudreaux ground out.
The fourth inning was Southeastern's biggest of the night, good for five runs. With one out, Philip Freeman and Cody Gougler scored when Hebert singled to right center. Two batters later, Hargis came up huge again, this time with a double to left center, allowing Martin and Hebert to score. After Hargis stole third, Justin Boudreaux sacrificed him home with a fly ball to right. That made the count 8-3 in favor of the Green and Gold.
After the Tigers added a run in the top of the fifth, the Lions countered with a run that came in an odd fashion. Leading off, Gougler hit a shot down the right field line. It appeared to get caught in the rolled-up tarp along the wall, and Texas Southern right fielder Brandon Mikell raised his hands to indicate just that. Still, Gougler completed rounding the bases, and after an umpires' conference, Gougler was awarded with an inside the park home run.
The Lions scored three more runs in the sixth. Justin Boudreaux scored on a wild pitch, and Gougler brought Josh Cryer home on a double. Later, Hebert singled in Freeman.
Southeastern's final two runs came in the seventh, when Justin Boudreaux capped his evening with a two run homer to left field, bringing in Hargis. Boudreaux finished the night with a line of two-for-four, with three stolen bases, two runs scored and four runs batted in. Hargis matched that game-high RBI number with four. Hebert had three RBI in a two-for-three performance.
Bryan Smith (1-2) suffered the loss for Texas Southern. He surrendered eight earned runs, five hits and four walks in four innings of work.
Texas Southern 210 011 003 -- 8 12 4 (5-7)
Southeastern La. 003 513 20x -- 14 12 3 (10-0)
B. Smith, Derobles (5), Meintie (8) and Garza, Lopez (7). R. Boudreaux, Schneider (6), Ott (8), Catalono (9) and Gough-Fortenberry, Lucas (7). Win – R. Boudreaux (2-0). L – B. Smith (1-2). E – Daniel (6), Kelly (2), Hernandez (10), B. Smith (1); Cryer (3), Livingston (1), Hebert (5). DP - TSU 1, SLU 1. LOB - TSU 11, SLU 9. 2B – Bryant (2), White (1); Hargis (4), Gougler (2). 3B - White (1); Hargis (2). HR - J. Boudreaux (1); Gougler (2). HBP - J. Boudreaux, Martin 2. SH - Daniel (4), Smith (2). SF – J. Boudreaux (1). SB – Daniel (7), Mikell (2); Hargis (5), J. Boudreaux 3 (6), Freeman 3 (8), Martin (3). T - 3:05. A - 813.
