Box Score

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Southeastern Louisiana erased an early 3-0 deficit Thursday at Maestri Field at First NBC Ballpark to post a 10-3 Southland Conference victory over the University of New Orleans.

Down one, Southeastern (25-13, 10-6) exploded for six runs in the fifth to grab the lead over UNO (10-24, 2-14 Southland). The Lions sent 11 men to the plate, producing seven hits.

Jacob Williams singled up the middle to lead off the fifth, but was erased on Jacob Seward's fielder's choice bunt. Seward stole second base and then moved to third on Sam Roberson's infield single. Jameson Fisher doubled into left-center to drive in Seward with the tying run.

Andrew Godbold drew a walk to load the bases for designated hitter Daniel Midyett. The sophomore ripped a single through the right side to plate Roberson with the go-ahead run. Brett Hoffman followed with a two-run double to left-center, chasing UNO starting pitcher Alex Smith (1-6) from the contest.

Kennon Menard greeted reliever Raymond Winter with a single through the left side, driving in Midyett. Following a fly out, Williams produced his second single of the inning to drive in Hoffman with the final run of the inning.

Godbold knocked his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to left, with one out in the eighth and the Lions added a run in the ninth to complete the scoring.

Sean Kennel (4-2) earned the win in relief of starting pitcher Kyle Keller, working the final 4.1 innings without allowing a run. Smith was tagged with the loss for UNO.

The series moves to Southeastern's Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field for a 6 p.m. first pitch Friday before returning to the New Orleans lakefront for Saturday's 1 p.m. finale. It is another $5 Friday at the ballpark. All general admission tickets are $5 and a concession stand special will also be available for $5 during the game.

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.

Southeastern La. 10, New Orleans 3 (Apr 17, 2014 at New Orleans, La.)
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Southeastern La.... 000 260 011 - 10 13 0 (25-13)
New Orleans......... 120 000 000 -   3 11 0 (10-24)
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Pitchers: Southeastern La. - Keller, Kyle; Kennel, Sean (5) and Fisher, Jameson. New Orleans - Smith, Alex; Winter, Raymond (5); Schwaner, Tyler (8) and Dixon, Brian; LeRouge, Shayne.

Win-Kennel, Sean (4-2) Loss-Smith, Alex. (1-6) T-2:49 A-274
HR SLU - Godbold, Andrew.
Weather: Chilly; 58 F ESE 15 mph