LAFAYETTE, La. – Southeastern Louisiana scored three runs in the top of the eight inning Tuesday at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field, rallying to snap the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory.
Southeastern (27-11) trailed, 3-2, heading into the eighth as the Ragin' Cajuns (21-14) had scored three unanswered runs in the game.
Jacob Seward started the one-out rally, reaching base after getting hit by a pitch.
Julian Service reached on fielders choice to put a pair on. The junior from Sarnia, Ontario, chopped the ball back to the mound, but shortstop Blake Trahan was caught out of position and could not get to the bag in time to force Seward.
After an errant pickoff attempt by reliever Colton Lee (1-3) allowed both runners to advance into scoring position, UL Lafayette elected to intentionally walk
Daniel Midyett to load the bases.
Kevin Carr ended Lee's night, driving the ball to right field for a game-tying single.
Brett Hoffman greeted new reliever Dylan Moore with a two-run single through the left side, driving in Service and Midyett for the lead.
Lion relievers
Drew Avans and
Mac Sceroler, both freshmen, worked a scoreless inning each to close out the game.
Catcher
Chris Eades gave Southeastern an early lead, blasting his second home run of the season back in the third. The junior from Slidell, Louisiana, knocked a two-run bomb to right after Lafayette native
Kennon Menard was hit by a pitch to open the inning.
The Ragin' Cajuns would score single runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh to wipe out Southeastern's early lead.
Junior right-hander
Pat Cashman did not factor in the decision despite allowing just two runs in six innings of work. The Lions' starting pitcher fanned three and did not walk a batter.
Dreagan Bethel (1-0) earned the first win of his collegiate career and Sceroler fanned a pair en route to nailing down his fifth save of the season. Lee was saddled with the loss.
With the victory head coach
Matt Riser moved into seventh place on the Lions' all-time coaching wins list, surpassing former coach Dan Canevari with the 65th win of his career.
Jacob Seward (2-for-3) led the Lions at the plate, extending his hitting streak to 15 games and reached-base streak to 26 games. Eades and Hoffman both drove in a pair.
Southeastern returns to conference play at 6 p.m. Friday against McNeese State in the opener of a three-game series at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 3-12). Children younger than three are admitted free with a paying adult. Southeastern students are also admitted free with their university ID card.
The Southeastern Athletic Ticket Office is 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.
The box office at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field opens one hour before first pitch. Individual game tickets also may be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets.
Southeastern La. 5, Louisiana-Lafayette 3 (Apr 14, 2015 at Lafayette, La.)
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Southeastern La......... 002 000 030 - 5 7 1 (27-11)
Louisiana-Lafayette... 000 101 100 - 3 11 2 (21-14)
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Pitchers: Southeastern La. – Cashman, Pat; Bethel, Dreagan (7); Avans, Drew (8); Sceroler, Mac (9) and Eades, Chris. Louisiana-Lafayette – Carter, Eric; Bacon, Will (4); Lee, Colton (8); Moore, Dylan (8) and Thurman, Nick.
Win-Bethel, Dreagan (1-0) Save-Sceroler, Mac (5) Loss-Lee, Colton (1-3) T-2:46 A-3778
HR SLU – Eades, Chris (2).
HR UL – Girouard, Tyler (2).
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy, calm
