HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana blasted four home runs and broke the school record for stolen bases Tuesday en route to a 12-9 win over South Alabama at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
The Lions (35-19) and South Alabama (29-21) left just four zeros on the scoreboard in the game. Drew Avans (4-for-5) scored four runs and Taylor Schwaner (3-for-3) drove in six.
 
Will Warren (1-1), the second of four Lion pitchers, earned the win. Bryce Tassin, the only one of nine total pitchers in the game to turn in a scoreless outing, earned his team-leading sixth save of the season. Zach Melton (2-4), the second of five Jaguar pitchers earned the loss.
 
South Alabama took the lead in the first on a two-run homer by third baseman Brendan Donovan.
 
Southeastern cut the lead in half in the bottom of the inning on Avans' 10th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field.
 
The Jaguars strung together three consecutive two-out singles in the second, taking a 3-1 advantage.
 
Taylor Schwaner put Southeastern up, 4-3, with a three-run blast to right in the bottom of the inning.
 
Hunter Stokes put South Alabama back on top in the third, knocking a two-run homer to right.
 
After giving up a one-out single to Avans in the bottom of the third, Melton walked Kyle Schimpf, Mike Taylor and Pace to driving in the tying run. Two batters later, Schwaner dropped a single into to right, driving home a pair for a 7-5 lead.
 
The Jaguars pulled within a run in the fourth, 7-6, but a solo homer by Nathan Pilutti and an RBI single by Taylor extended the Southeastern lead. The homer was Pilutti's first as a Lion.
 
After Warren retired the side in order in the fifth, the first scoreless frame of the game, catcher Daniel Wasinger led off the bottom of the inning with a solo home run to right.
 
South Alabama added a run in the sixth before retiring the Lions in order in the bottom half of the inning, and then scored a pair of runs in the seventh, cutting the Southeastern lead to 10-9.
 
Schwaner plated an insurance run in the seventh with a sacrifice fly and Trenon Trosclair singled in Avans in the eighth for the final margin of victory.
 
Tassin held the Jaguars scoreless in the eighth and ninth to close out the game.
 
The Lions broke the school record for stolen bases in a single season. Taylor tied the record (125), established in 1992, in the fourth and Schwaner broke it in the fifth. Southeastern, which has eight players with double-digit steals, ranks third nationally with 127 stolen bases.
 
Southeastern wraps up the regular season with 6 p.m. games Thursday and Friday against No. 20-ranked Houston at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
The games can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, and worldwide online or through either the Radio FX or TuneIn apps. Fans can also keep up with all the action through streaming video, live statistics or by following @SLUathletics on Twitter. Links to audio, video, stats, promotions and tickets are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
TICKETS
Single game tickets for Lion home games can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the athletics ticket office at (985) 549-5466. 
 
General Admission tickets 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, campus organizations and fans can earn points toward their Lion Up Loyalty account at any home game by checking in on the mobile app while in attendance.
 
DIAMOND CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the baseball program are encouraged to join the Diamond Club. Lion baseball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners. S Club members also gain membership in the Diamond Club.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Diamond Club and S Club (baseball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern baseball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091.
 
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