Box Score HAMMOND, La. – A five-run fifth inning Tuesday helped propel Southeastern Louisiana to a 9-3 win over South Alabama at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Back-and-forth early, Southeastern (17-11) held a one-run lead heading into the fifth inning.
The Lions took a 1-0 lead in the first.
Sam Roberson knocked a one-out double to left, moved to third on a wild pitch and then scored on
Jameson Fisher's RBI-single to right.
South Alabama (13-14) tied the game in the third and then came back to tie the game in the fourth after the Lions had taken a 2-1 lead.
Three-consecutive singles by
Daniel Midyett,
Brett Hoffman and
Kevin Carr allowed Southeastern to take the lead for good in the fourth, 3-2.
In the fifth, the Lions chased Jaguar starting pitcher Matt Bell (2-4) and reliever Dillon Buhrkuhl. Roberson led off with a double down the left-field line and moved to third on Fisher's single, his third hit of the game. Buhrkuhl relieved Bell, and in the process of walking
Andrew Godbold, uncorked a wild pitch that plated Roberson.
Buhrkuhl walked Midyett to load the bases before inducing a fielder's choice grounder out of Hoffman. Fisher was erased at the plate on the play, but the bases remained loaded. After hitting Carr to force in a run, South Alabama lifted Buhrkuhl in favor of right-hander Mark Babrick.
With two outs,
Jacob Williams lofted a fly ball to shallow right off Babrick. USA right fielder Cole Jarman attempted a sliding catch after a long run, but couldn't hang on to the ball as Williams cleared the bases with a double.
The teams traded solo home runs to complete the scoring. Godbold cranked his third of the season to lead off the seventh for the Lions.
Kyle Cedotal (1-1) earned the win with six innings of work, allowing three runs on four hits. Bell suffered the loss for the Jaguars.
Gage Pickett,
Dylan Hills and
Mason Klotz each worked a scoreless inning in relief for Southeastern.
Fisher (three) and Roberson (two) each had multi-hit games for the Lions. Williams finished with three RBIs and Carr drove in a pair.
Wednesday's game against Alcorn State (5-25) is a Dinner at the Diamond night for Southeastern students (free food while supplies last). First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Fans will also have a chance at each game to enjoy the Raising Cane's Challenge. If the Lions score five or more runs against the Braves, fans presenting their ticket stub (or student coupon), and purchasing a combo at a participating Raising Cane's, will receive a free combo of equal or lesser value (through the following day).
The game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and either the KSLU or TuneIn Radio smartphone apps. Fans can keep up with the contest through live statistics or by following SLUathletics on Twitter. Streaming video is available on LionVision, Southeastern's subscription-based video stream. Links for tickets, audio, stats and video are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Advance tickets for all home baseball games are available through www.LionSports.net or by contacting 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. 9, South Alabama 3 (Apr 01, 2014 at Hammond, La.)
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South Alabama....... 001 101 000 - 3 6 0 (13-14)
Southeastern La..... 101 150 10X - 9 11 1 (17-11)
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Pitchers: South Alabama - Bell, Matt; Buhrkuhl, Dillon (5); Babrick, Mark (5); Harville, J.A. (7) and Wojciechowski, Matt. Southeastern La. - Cedotal, Kyle; Pickett, Gage (7); Hills, Dylan (8); Klotz, Mason (9) and Fisher, Jameson.
Win-Cedotal, Kyle (1-1) Loss-Bell, Matt (2-4) T-2:21 A-1005
HR USA - Jones, Hayden (1); Hindmon, Erik (1).
HR SLU - Godbold, Andrew (3).
Weather: 73 Partly Cloudy, SE 12 mph
Bell faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Babrick faced 1 batter in the 7th.
