NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a series victory at No. 21-ranked Rice, Southeastern Louisiana continues its eight-game road trip with a pair of midweek games Tuesday and Wednesday at Hawkins Field against No. 10-ranked Vanderbilt.
First pitch between Southeastern (4-2) and the Commodores (4-3) is scheduled for 4 p.m. both days.
Both games will be carried on the SEC Network+, available on www.WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. In addition to mobile devices, the app is also available on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Sling TV, Chromecast and Roku.
The games can also 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 series 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.
The Lions' series victory over Rice helped knock the Owls out of the Top 25.
Drew Avans (.421),
Taylor Schwaner (.364) and
Jacob Seward (.292) lead Southeastern at the plate.
Carson Crites and
Scottie Sanders have each homered, and Schwaner owns a team-best seven RBIs. The Lions are hitting .246 as a team, with 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 stolen bases.
Southeastern's pitching staff enters the series with a 5.65 ERA, fanning 47 batters through 51 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .280 off Southeastern pitching.
Tuesday the Lions will send sophomore left-hander
Payton Robinson (0-0, 6.75) to the mound in the series opener opposite Vanderbilt sophomore right-hander Maddux Conger (1-0, 1.23). Neither team has announced a starting pitcher for Wednesday's series finale.
The Vanderbilt pitching staff enters the series with a 2.22 ERA, having fanned 67 batters in 65 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .185 off Commodore pitching.
Julian Infante (.385), Jason Delay (.385), Alonzo Jones (.333), JJ Bleday (.304) and Will Toffey (.300) lead Vanderbilt at the plate. Infante and Jeren Kendall have each homered, and Bleday owns a team-best eight RBIs. The Commodores are hitting .285 as a team, with 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs and six stolen bases.
Vanderbilt dropped 2-of-3 games this past weekend in series with Illinois-Chicago.
Southeastern wraps up its eight-game road trip this coming weekend in Pensacola, Florida, at the Cox Diamond Invitational.
COX DIAMOND INVITATIONAL
The Lions face South Alabama, Seton Hall and Troy in the round-robin Cox Diamond Invitational Friday-Sunday in Pensacola, Florida. The tournament will be played at Blue Wahoos Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Reds' Double-A affiliate.
Ticket sales for the Cox Diamond Invitational are being handled through the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, but links to purchase tickets online are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (4-2) vs. No. 10-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores (4-3)
DATES / TIMES / PITCHING MATCHUPS
Tuesday, Feb. 28 – 4 p.m. (CT)
SLU – Sophomore LHP
Payton Robinson (0-0, 6.75) vs.
VU – Sophomore RHP Maddux Conger (1-0, 1.23)
Wednesday, March 1 – 4 p.m. (CT)
SLU – TBA (0-0, 0.00) vs.
VU – TBA (0-0, 0.00)
STADIUM
Hawkins Field (Nashville, Tennessee)
TELEVISION
SEC Network+
RADIO
• KSLU, 90.9 FM
• Pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to first pitch
INTERNET / MOBILE DEVICE
• www.WatchESPN.com
• Watch ESPN app
• www.LionSports.net – live audio, stats and video
• TuneIn Radio app
