HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana baseball program will host its annual First Pitch Banquet and Alumni Game, the weekend of Feb. 1-2, 2019.

Sixth-year head coach Matt Riser and the Lions will host the First Pitch Banquet, Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m., at Le Fleur De Lis Reception Hall (111 N. Sixth St.) in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
 
The event includes dinner, a cash bar, silent auction, raffle and a cash drawdown.
 
Individual seats are $100 and include a raffle book and one drawdown ticket.
 
Reserved tables (eight seats per table) are available for $1000 and includes a raffle book, eight drawdown tickets and banquet recognition.

In addition to the dinner, silent auction, raffle and drawdown, a senior player will be selected as the keynote speaker.
 
Banquet tickets are available online at www.LionSports.net/FirstPitchBanquet. For further information, contact the Lion Athletics Association at (985) 549-5091 or email laa@southeastern.edu. All proceeds from the event benefit the Southeastern baseball program.

The Lions will also host an alumni game Saturday, Feb. 2, at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. Admission to the scrimmage, which features Southeastern baseball alumni squaring off against the 2019 team, is free.

Baseball alumni wishing to participate in the game are asked to RSVP through associate head coach Andrew Gipson in the baseball office at (985) 549-5130.
 
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.
 
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 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Lions Baseball, follow @LionUpBaseball or @MattRiser17 on Twitter,  @LionUpBaseball on Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.