Box Score RUSTON, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana baseball team broke out the bats Saturday, defeating Louisiana Tech, 15-6, at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.
Southeastern (2-0) swung the bat well, pounding out 14 hits, but the Lions were also aided by eight walks and tied a school single-game record with seven batters hit by pitches. In the season opener Tech pitchers hit five batters, including
Andrew Godbold three times to tie an individual Lion single-game record.
The Lions scored multiple runs in the second as well as fourth through eighth innings. Tech (0-2) scratched across a pair of runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth.
Helping break open a 2-0 game in the fourth inning, Southeastern executed a triple steal with
Jacob Williams swiping home.
Kevin Carr singled to right field to open the fourth, moving to second when Williams was hit by a pitch. With two outs,
Jesse Buratt drew a walk to load the bases.
Jameson Fisher was hit by a pitch to force in Carr and send the Bulldogs to the bullpen. The Lions greeted reliever Mark Baughman with the triple steal.
Carr led Southeastern at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Buratt, Fisher, and Williams each recorded a pair of hits.
Sophomore
Tate Scioneaux (1-0) earned the win with six shutout innings of work, retiring the final 11 batters he faced. Freshman right-hander
Gage Pickett worked the seventh and eighth innings for the Lions while sophomore right-hander
John Gremillion handled the ninth.
Junior right-hander
Kyle Keller (0-0, 1.38 in 2013) draws the starting nod for Southeastern in Sunday's series finale as the Lions go for the series sweep against Bulldog right-hander Richie Navari (1-6, 6.52 in 2013).
The Lions return home to face preseason No. 3-ranked LSU, Wednesday, at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, opening a five-game homestand that also features games against George Washington and Grambling State.
Single-game tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net. For more information on season tickets, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX. Ticket office hours are 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays, and is located in Room 107 of the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics.
Southeastern La. 15, Louisiana Tech 6 (Feb 15, 2014 at Ruston, La.)
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Southeastern La.... 020 223 420 - 15 14 0 (2-0)
Louisiana Tech...... 000 000 024 - 6 12 3 (0-2)
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Pitchers: Southeastern La. - Scioneaux, Tate; Pickett, Gage (7); Gremillion, John (9) and Bracey, Kyle; Fisher, Jameson. Louisiana Tech - Luke Giddens; Mark Baughman (4); Ben Carlisle (6); Paul Harris (7); Adam Derouen (7); Joshua Horton (8) and Jacob Derouen.
Win-Scioneaux, Tate(1-0) Loss-Luke Giddens(0-1) T-3:09 A-553
Weather: 55, Sunny; Wind: SSE, 6 mph
Baughman faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Carlisle, B. faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Harris faced 2 batters in the 7th.
