HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana hosts Alcorn State at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Lions' final home midweek game of the season.
The first 300 students at the game will receive a study pack to get ready for finals week, as part of the "Study Pack the Pat" promotion.
A free, live video stream of the game between the Lions (24-15) and Alcorn (10-25) will be provided by the Southeastern Channel, which will televise the game on a tape-delayed basis.
The game can be heard in the Hammond, Louisiana, area on KSLU 90.9 FM, and worldwide online or 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, stats, gameday promotions and tickets can be found on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Neither team has announced a starting pitcher for the game.
Southeastern took 2-of-3 from rival Nicholls in a Southland Conference series over the weekend.
Taylor Schwaner (.368),
Drew Avans (.281),
Carson Crites (.281) and
Derrick Mount (.272) lead Southeastern at the plate. Schwaner is the conference leader with 12 home runs and ranks fourth nationally with 55 RBIs. Mount is fourth nationally with seven sacrifice flies. Avans has a team-high 16 stolen bases.
The Lions are hitting .240 as a team, with 60 doubles, 14 triples, 37 home runs and 74 stolen bases. Southeastern's pitching staff enters the series with a 3.78 ERA, having fanned 291 batters through 347.1 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .246 off Lion pitching.
Despite splitting a Sunday doubleheader at home against Jackson State, Alcorn dropped the series two games to one.
Wallace Rios Jimenez (.339), Brandon Barna (.305) and Kirt Cormier (.295) lead the Braves at the plate. Patrick McMahon has hit a team-leading three home runs and Walter Vives as driven in a team-high 23 runs. Justin Barna leads the team with six stolen bases.
Alcorn is hitting .256 as a team, with 47 doubles, seven triples, 12 home runs and 24 stolen bases. The Braves pitching staff has compiled a 6.85 ERA and 215 strikeouts in 291.2 innings pitched. Opponents are hitting .329 off Alcorn pitchers this season.
General Admission tickets for Lion home games are $9 for adults and $6 for children (ages 3-12). Tax is included in the price of admission. Southeastern students are admitted free with a valid university ID card.
Students and campus organizations can earn points toward their Lion Up Loyalty account at any home game by checking in on the mobile app while in attendance.
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 returns to the road this coming weekend, traveling to Nacogdoches, Texas, for a three-game, Southland Conference series at second-place Stephen F. Austin.
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (24-15) vs. Alcorn State Braves (10-25)
DATE / TIME / PITCHING MATCHUP
Tuesday, April 25 – 6 p.m. (CT)
ALC – TBA (0-0, 0.00) vs.
SLU – TBA (0-0, 0.00)
STADIUM
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field (Hammond, Louisiana)
RADIO
• KSLU, 90.9 FM
• Pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to first pitch
INTERNET / MOBILE DEVICE
• www.LionSports.net – live audio, stats and video
• TuneIn Radio app