HAMMOND, La. – Season ticket renewals for the upcoming baseball and softball seasons were mailed out Friday by the Southeastern Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office.
Pricing for baseball season tickets includes $279 for box seats, $128 for reserved seats and $103 for general admission. A family plan that includes two adult and two youth (ages 3-12) general admission tickets is available for $206. Softball season tickets include $77 for reserved chair backs or $52 for general admission. The deadline to renew season tickets is Jan. 20, 2017.
The Lion baseball team is coming off back-to-back 40-win seasons and a 2016 NCAA Regional trip. Head coach
Matt Riser's squad returns six All-Conference players, including Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American / Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
Brennan Breaud, Southland Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year
Kade Granier and
Mac Sceroler, a 36
th-round selection of the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2016 MLB Draft.
SLU's 29-game home baseball schedule opens on Feb. 17 with a 6 p.m. game versus NCAA Regional host UL Lafayette at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. Other high-profile home games include Regional participants Sam Houston State, South Alabama and Tulane, as well as Big 12-runnerup West Virginia.
Southeastern looks to continue its aggressive play on the softball diamond under second-year head coach
Rick Fremin. The Lady Lions return six starters off a club that led the nation with 172 stolen bases in 2016, including two-time All-Conference athlete
Kinsey Nichols who hit .391 with 35 steals.
The 28-game home softball schedule, which includes a pair of tournaments, begins Feb. 11 with SLU hosting Army at 3 p.m. at North Oak Park as part of the Lion Classic I. Both Mississippi State and Southern Miss will make the trek to Hammond for softball in 2017.
For more information on both Southeastern baseball and softball season ticket renewals, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466. The ticket office will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 19-Jan. 2.
