NEW ORLEANS, La. – Southeastern Louisiana faces a rematch with No. 27-ranked Tulane in a regionally televised game Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Cox Sports TV will carry the broadcast locally. Outside CST's viewing area, the game is available on ESPN3, WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
The game against Tulane (19-8) can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and through the TuneIn Radio app (search for KSLU). Fans can also keep up with the game through live statistics or by following SLUathletics on Twitter. Links for audio, video and stats are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Southeastern (22-7), which defeated Tulane, 13-4, on March 2 in Hammond, Louisiana, is coming off a 15-2, series-clinching victory over Nicholls this past Sunday.
Lion first baseman
Jameson Fisher is the top offensive threat in the nation, leading college baseball with a .521 batting average and .626 on-base percentage. The junior from Zachary, Louisiana, ranks fourth nationally with an .872 slugging percentage.
Five more everyday players are hitting .300 or better, including
Sam Roberson (.341),
Webb Bobo (.319),
Brennan Breaud (.313),
Carson Crites (.308) and
Daniel Midyett (.300). Fisher also leads the squad with eight home runs and 38 RBIs. Southeastern is hitting .306 as a team with 50 doubles, 11 triples, 28 home runs and 55 stolen bases.
Southeastern's pitching staff enters the week with a 2.15 ERA, the lowest in the nation, and has fanned 261 batters through 255.1 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .211 off Lion pitching.
Senior right-hander
Pat Cashman (3-0, 4.91) draws the starting assignment on the mound for the Lions. He will be opposed by Green Wave sophomore right-hander J.P. France (2-0, 3.67).
Stephen Alemais (.385), Grant Witherspoon (.322), Hunter Hope (.315), Richard Carthon (.313) and Jake Rogers (.301) pace the Tulane offensive attack. The Green Wave are hitting .280 collectively with 53 doubles, eight triples, 28 home runs and 28 stolen bases.
Tulane, which defeated LSU, 7-1, last Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, split a pair of conference games at UConn this past weekend. After dropping the first game of the series, 9-4, the Green Wave bounced back with a 14-5 win on Saturday. Sunday's series finale was wiped out by weather.
Southeastern returns to Southland Conference play Friday at Northwestern State.
