MOBILE, Ala. – Southeastern Louisiana pitchers
Pat Cashman and
Mac Sceroler shut down the South Alabama bats Wednesday, and the Lions picked up all the runs they needed in the second inning for a 4-1 win Wednesday at Stanky Field.
Southeastern (13-5) rebounded from a tough loss in the series finale at Incarnate Word this past weekend to take its first meeting against South Alabama (11-6) this season. The two teams will face other again, April 7, in Hammond, Louisiana.
The Jaguars scored an unearned run in the first, taking the initial lead, but Southeastern answered with a pair in the top half of the second to go ahead for good.
Brett Hoffman led off the inning with a single through the left side and advanced to second when
Chris Eades was hit by a pitch.
Kennon Menard bunted for a hit, loading the bases with no outs.
South Alabama starting pitcher Zach McMullen (0-2) hit
Jacob Seward, forcing in Hoffman with the tying run.
Julian Service then hit a warning track fly to left, allowing Eades to score easily from third with the go-ahead run.
Cashman (2-2) settled in, holding the Jaguars hitless over a four-inning span. The junior from Plainfield, Illinois, allowed one unearned run in 6.1 innings pitched. He surrendered five hits and two walks, fanning six.
Sceroler, a freshman right-hander from Denham Springs, Louisiana, entered the game with one out in the seventh and a runner at first base. He worked around an error to strand a pair and hold on to the Lions' 2-1 lead.
Southeastern padded the lead in the ninth with a pair of runs.
Jacob Seward chopped an infield single up the middle to open the inning and advanced to second when reliever Mike Dolloff hit Service with a pitch.
With one out, Seward and Service teamed up for a double steal. South Alabama then elected to intentionally walk
Kevin Carr, setting up a force by loading the bases.
With an aggressive move, Southeastern head coach
Matt Riser called for a suicide squeeze and shortstop
Brooks Morse laid down a perfect bunt in front of the mound. Seward scored easily and Morse reached when Dolloff failed to throw to first.
Ryan Byers followed by ripping a line drive at the shortstop, reaching safely when it trickled off his glove, allowing Service to score the final run of the game.
Cashman earned the win, his second straight as a starter, and Sceroler retired the final seven batters of the game for his first career save. McMullen suffered the loss for the Jaguars.
Seward led the Lions at the plate, turning in a 3-for-3 night. Hoffman and Menard each picked up a pair of hits.
Southeastern returns home to host Abilene Christian in a three-game, Southland Conference series Friday through Sunday.
General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 3-12). Children under the age of three are admitted free with a paying adult. Southeastern students are also admitted free with their university ID card.
Individual game tickets may be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or through the Southeastern Athletic Ticket Office, located in Room 107 of the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics. For more information, contact the 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 and 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Southeastern La. 4, South Alabama 1 (Mar 11, 2015 at Mobile, Ala.)
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Southeastern La...... 020 000 002 - 4 9 4 (13-5)
South Alabama....... 100 000 000 - 1 5 2 (11-6)
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Pitchers: Southeastern La. - Cashman, Pat; Sceroler, Mac (7) and Eades, Chris. South Alabama - McMullen, Zach; Bembnowski, Austin (3); Jones, Joey (5); Dolloff, Mike (7) and Barnes, Jared.
Win-Cashman, Pat (2-2) Save-Sceroler, Mac (1) Loss-McMullen, Zach (0-2) T-2:30 A-1187
