This Week in Southeastern Athletics – March 18-24, 2019
Monday, March 18
Men's Golf, at Toyota Invite, Lake Charles, All Day
Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser, Blackened Brew, 12 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)
 
Tuesday, March 19
Softball, at Alcorn State, Lorman, Miss., 1 p.m.
Men's Golf, at Toyota Invite, Lake Charles, All Day
 
Wednesday, March 20
Baseball, vs. Alcorn State, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU) (Southland Digital Network/Southeastern Channel)
       - Swing Into Spring
       - Cane's Challenge
 
Thursday, March 21
Football, Pro Day, Strawberry Stadium, 8 a.m.
 
Friday, March 22
Baseball, vs. Abilene Christian, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU) (LionVision)*
Softball, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (DH), North Oak Park, 4 p.m. (LionVision)*
Tennis, vs. Incarnate Word, Beaumont, Texas, 11 a.m.*
 
Saturday, March 23
Baseball, vs. Abilene Christian, Alumni Field, 2 p.m. (KSLU) (LionVision)*
Softball, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, North Oak Park, 12 p.m. (LionVision)*
       - Local Hero Appreciation
Track and Field, Southeastern-Southern Dual Meet, Southeastern Track Complex, All Day
 
Sunday, March 24
Baseball, vs. Abilene Christian, Alumni Field, 1 p.m. (KSLU) (LionVision)*
       - Sundae Funday
       - Local Hero Appreciation
Tennis, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 12 p.m.*
 
Southeastern home events in bold
* - Southland Conference contest
 
HAMMOND, La.  – The Southeastern Louisiana baseball, softball and tennis teams will continue Southland Conference play, the golf and track teams will be in action and the football team will host Pro Day during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
 
The Lion baseball team (7-12, 1-2 Southland) returns home on Wednesday to host Alcorn State in a 6 p.m. nonconference contest at Alumni Field. A BOGO ticket offer will be available via the Swing Into Spring promotion in conjunction with Wednesday's game.
 
Wednesday is also a Cane's Challenge. If the Lions score five or more runs versus the Braves, fans can take their game ticket or student coupon to their local participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to receive a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value.
 
SLU will return to conference play later in the week, hosting Abilene Christian for a three-game Southland series. The series opens with a 6 p.m. contest on Friday, continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest.
 
Sunday is Sundae Funday at Alumni Field, as the first 100 fans will receive free ice cream in a souvenir baseball helmet. Every home Sunday is Local Heroes Appreciation at the Pat, as all first responders, service members and military personnel will receive a discounted ticket with a valid ID.
 
Winners of its first two league series of the season, the Southeastern softball team (15-11, 4-2 Southland) will open the week on the road, facing Alcorn State at 1 p.m. in Lorman, Mississippi. The Lady Lions then return home to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for a three-game Southland series at North Oak Park. The series opens with a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Friday and Saturday's series finale is set for noon.
 
Every home Saturday is Local Heroes Appreciation at North Oak Park, as all first responders, service members and military personnel will receive a discounted ticket with a valid ID.
 
All of this week's baseball games will air in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio and Lions Game Day Experience apps. The Southeastern Channel will broadcast Wednesday's baseball game via the Southland Digital Network at www.Southland.org/live and via the Southland apps available for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
 
LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream of the SLU-ACU baseball and SLU-AMCC softball series at www.LionSports.net/watch.
 
The Southeastern track and field team will continue its outdoor season this week. The Lions and Lady Lions will compete in a dual meet with Southern on Saturday at the Southeastern Track Complex.
 
The SLU men's golf team will return to the course this week. On Monday and Tuesday, the Lions will participate in the Toyota Invite in Lake Charles.
 
The SLU tennis team (4-7, 1-2 Southland) will head to Beaumont, Texas this week to make up a pair of league matches that were rained out earlier this spring. Southeastern will face Incarnate Word on Friday at 11 a.m. and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday at noon.
 
Former members of the Southeastern football team will look to take their next step in furthering their playing careers this week. The Lions will host Pro Day on Thursday at 8 a.m. in Strawberry Stadium.
 
The latest episode of Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser is set for Monday at noon from Blackened Brew, located at 112 W. Thomas St. in downtown Hammond. Riser joins host Allen Waddell at lunchtime every Monday during the regular season for the 60-minute radio show, talking the latest in Southeastern baseball. Each week, one of the Lion players will also join the duo.
 
The show airs on the flagship station of the Southeastern Sports Radio Network, KSLU 90.9 FM, online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneIn Radio apps. A live video stream of the show will also be available via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/sluathletics.
 
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CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.