Box Score
THIBODAUX, LA – Southeastern Louisiana jumped on Colonel starter Seth Webster for three first-inning runs Friday, but could not hold the lead as Nicholls State came from behind for a 10-9 victory.
Nicholls State (8-6, 1-0 Southland) scored two runs in the second and three in the third for a 5-3 lead. The Lions countered with a pair of fourth-inning runs to tie the game at five apiece. The Colonels took the lead for good with to runs in the fifth and added three more in the seventh. Southeastern scored four in the eighth inning to pull within a run, but failed to push across the tying run in the ninth.
Seth Webster (2-2) picked up the win for Nicholls State while Lion reliever
Kaleb Manuel (0-2) was saddled with the loss. Jordan McCoy worked a scoreless ninth for this fourth save of the season.
Southeastern (10-4, 0-1 Southland) returns home Saturday for a 2 p.m. matchup with the Colonels at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. The game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9) and live statistics are available at www.LionSports.net.
Line Score
Nicholls Colonels 10, Southeastern La 9 (Mar 09, 2012 at Thibodaux, La.)
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Southeastern La.... 300 200 040 - 9 14 4 (10-4, 0-1 SLC)
Nicholls Colonels... 023 020 30X - 10 12 2 (8-6, 1-0 SLC)
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Pitchers: Southeastern La - Koon, Joseph; Manuel, Kaleb(3); Hills, Dylan(5); Rainey, Tanner(7); Pittari, Matt(8) and Fisher, Jacob. Nicholls Colonels - Webster, S.; Suk, M.(7); White, D.(8); McCoy, J.(9) and Weibel, E.
E - Hoffman, B; Rainey, T 2; Pittari, M; Weibel, E.; Richard, M.. DP - Nicholls 2. LOB - SLU 8; Nicholls 13. 2B - Slade, H; Hebert, B 2; Pace, J; Bergeron, B.; LeGrange, M.; Faulk, B. 2; Weibel, E. 2. HBP - Pace, J; Lyons, P.; Richard, M.. SH - Rutland, M; Hernandez, B; Weibel, E.; Richard, M.. SF - Bergeron, B.; Weibel, E.. SB - Hebert, B 2; Rhodes, L; Barba, M.; Lyons, P.; Hill, J.; LeGrange, M.; Flores, A.. CS - Bergeron, B.
Win-Webster, S.(2-2) Save-McCoy, J.(4) Loss-Manuel, Kaleb(0-2) T-3:22 A-508
Weather: 52 degrees, moderate rain