HAMMOND, La. – Troy scored four unearned runs Saturday as the Trojans took advantage of multiple Southeastern errors in a 5-1 win over the Lions at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
The Lions (3-3) committed three errors in the sixth inning, allowing Troy (7-0) to take the lead with three unearned runs.
Southeastern took an early lead, pushing across a run in the first inning off Trojan starting pitcher Lucas Brown (2-0).
Center fielder
Jacob Seward, a junior from New Orleans, Louisiana, beat out a bunt single to open up the Lion first. He advanced to second on
Daniel Midyett's 2-out walk. Right fielder
Webb Bobo, a junior from Prattville, Alabama, followed with an RBI single to right.
Troy designated hitter Justin Friend tied the game with a 2-out solo home run to right field in the fourth, breaking a string of 8-in-a-row retired by Lion starting pitcher
Mac Sceroler (1-1).
After Sceroler surrendered back-to-back singles to open the sixth inning, Southeastern head coach
Matt Riser brought in freshman
Payton Robinson to face Friend. The left-hander from Mobile, Alabama, struck out Friend looking, but the Lions committed errors on three of the next four plays.
The Trojans pushed across another unearned run in the ninth.
Sceroler was the hard-luck loser, surrendering three runs (one earned) on seven hits in five innings of work. He walked one and fanned a career-high 10 batters.
Brown earned the win, limiting the Lions to one run on six hits in seven innings of work. He walked three and fanned four. Trey Johns picked up his first save of the season with a pair of perfect innings in relief.
The series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. with 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 home games just by checking-in on the mobile app while in attendance.
Senior southpaw
Domenick Carlini (0-0, 1.50) draws the starting nod for Southeastern in the series finale against Trojan left-hander Evan Hebert (1-0, 1.50).
The game 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.
General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3-12). Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the athletics ticket office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX. Southeastern students are admitted free with a valid university ID card.
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.
Troy 5, Southeastern 1 (Feb 27, 2016 at Hammond, La.)
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Troy......................... 000 103 001 - 5 8 0 (7-0)
Southeastern........ 100 000 000 - 1 6 5 (3-3)
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Pitchers: Troy - Brown, Lucas; Johns, Trey (8) and Smartt, Chase. Southeastern - Sceroler, Mac; Robinson, Payton (6); Hurst, Cliff (7); Von Rosenberg, Gabe (9) and Fisher, Jameson.
Win-Brown, Lucas (2-0) Save-Johns, Trey (1) Loss-Sceroler, Mac (1-1) T-2:37 A-1004
HR TROY - Friend, Justin (1).
Weather: sunny 64, SSE 5 mph
Sceroler, M. faced 2 batters in the 6th.
