Southeastern Louisiana Lions (3-1, 0-0 Southland) vs. Troy Trojans (5-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)

DATES / TIMES / PITCHING MATCHUP
Game 1: Friday, Feb. 26 – 6 p.m. (CT)
TU – Senior RHP Grant Bennett (1-0, 0.00) vs.
SLU – Senior LHP Kyle Cedotal (1-0, 0.00)
 
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 27 – 2 p.m. (CT)
TU – Senior RHP Lucas Brown (1-0, 0.00) vs.
SLU – Sophomore RHP Mac Sceroler (1-0, 1.50)
 
Game 3: Sunday, Feb. 28 – 1 p.m. (CT)
TU – Junior LHP Evan Hebert (1-0, 1.50) vs.
SLU – Senior LHP Domenick Carlini (0-0, 1.50)

STADIUM
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field (Hammond, Louisiana)

RADIO
• KSLU, 90.9 FM (Friday and Sunday only)
• Pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to first pitch

INTERNET / MOBILE DEVICE
• www.LionSports.net – live audio, stats and video
• TuneIn Radio app

HAMMOND, La. – For the second weekend in-a-row Southeastern Louisiana hosts a foe from the Sun Belt Conference, welcoming Troy to Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field for a 3-game series.
 
All general admission tickets for Friday's 6 p.m. series opener are $5. The Dugout Concession Stand will also have a $5 special item. Saturday's game, which includes baseball-themed bingo, is slated for 2 p.m. against Troy (5-0).

Sunday's 1 p.m. series finale is Family Day. Roomie's Kid Zone will be open down the left-field line featuring a bounce house and other family-friendly activities. Kid's are welcome to join the Lions on the field for the national anthem Sunday and to run the bases after the game.

Students and campus organizations can also earn points toward their new Lion Up Loyalty account at any any of the three games just by checking-in on the mobile app while in attendance.

Friday and Sunday's games can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and through TuneIn Radio app. Fans can keep up with the series through live statistics or by following SLUathletics on Twitter. Streaming video is available on LionVision, Southeastern's subscription-based video stream. Links for audio, video, stats and tickets are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
Southeastern (3-1) followed up a series victory over ULM with a 15-3 thrashing of Alcorn State this past Wednesday.
 
Leading the way offensively for the Lions are Jameson Fisher, who ranks 11^th nationally with a .667 batting average, Taylor Schwaner (.455) and Daniel Midyett (.417). Southeastern is hitting .316 as a team with 10 doubles, three home runs and three stolen bases.
 
The Lion pitching staff has compiled a 1.70 ERA (22nd nationally). After fanning 48 batters through 37 innings of work, Southeastern's 11.7 strikeouts per 9 innings ranks No. 8 nationally.

Kyle Cedotal (1-0, 0.00), who is tied for the national lead in strikeouts, draws the Friday nod for the Lions. The senior left-hander from Denham Springs, Louisiana, was named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper following his 2-hit, 14-strikeout effort as he shut out ULM on opening night. He draws junior righty Grant Bennett (1-0, 0.00) for the Trojans.

Saturday the Lions will send sophomore right-hander Mac Sceroler (1-0, 1.50), also a Denham Springs native, to the mound against Troy righty Lucas Brown (1-0, 0.00). Senior southpaw Domenick Carlini (0-0, 1.50) draws the starting nod for Southeastern in Sunday's series finale against Trojan left-hander Evan Hebert (1-0, 1.50).
 
Joey Denison (.400), Brandon Lockridge (.333) and Matt Sanders (.300) are the Trojans' top hitters. Troy is hitting .260 as a team with 10 doubles, a pair of home runs and seven stolen bases.
 
The Trojan pitching staff has compiled a 1.40 ERA (13th nationally), fanning 39 batters in 45 innings of work.
 
General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3-12). Tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the athletics ticket office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX.

Ticket office hours are 9 a.m.-5 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 prior to the scheduled first pitch.
 
Southeastern wraps up its season-opening, 8-game homestand with fireworks during Wednesday's 6 p.m. game against Tulane.