HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana returns home to Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, opening a five-game homestand with a pair of midweek games against ULM. Games are scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday and 4 p.m. Wednesday.
 
Both games against ULM (5-5) are Cane's Challenge contests. If the Lions (3-8) score five or more runs in either game versus the Warhawks, fans can redeem their game ticket or student coupon at their local participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to receive a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value.
 
Tuesday's game can be heard in the Hammond area 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. There will be no local radio coverage of the series finale.
 
Fans can also keep up with all the action through streaming video ($), live statistics or by following @SLUathletics on Twitter. Web links to audio and video broadcasts, stats, promotions and tickets are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
Cody Grosse (.340), Kyle Schimpf (.326) and Preston Faulkner (.311) pace the Southeastern offensive attack at the plate. Nick Ray and Nathan Pilutti are tied for the team lead with a pair of home runs each. Ray owns a team-high 13 RBI and Pilutti ranks seventh in the nation with nine stolen bases.
 
Southeastern is hitting .273 collectively, with 17 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 20 stolen bases. The Lion pitching staff has worked to a combined 7.20 ERA through 11 games, striking out 91 batters in 95 innings. Opponents are hitting .300 off Southeastern pitching.
 
Mason Knopp (0-0, 1.50), a senior from Fort Scott, Kansas, draws the nod in the opener, opposing left-hander Cole Martin (0-1, 4.76) for the Warhawks.
 
In the series finale, the Lions will send sophomore southpaw Trey Shaffer (0-1, 10.61) to the mound opposite ULM righty Conner Deeds (0-0, 3.86).

The Warhawks are hitting .251 as a team, with 11 doubles, two triples, six home runs and eight stolen bases. ULM pitching owns a 5.36 staff ERA, striking out 89 batters in 81 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .258 off Warhawk pitching.
 
Chad Bell (.361), Andrew Beesley (.343) and Cameron Horton (.323) are ULM's leading hitters. Bell has hit a team-high two home runs and Beesley's nine RBI are tops on the squad. Beesley and Ryan Humeniuk have each stolen four bases.
 
Southeastern opens Southland Conference play this weekend, hosting Central Arkansas in a three-game series. Games against the Bears are scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of the 2018 fall semester. The policy mirrors safety precautions taken upon entrance to professional and collegiate sporting venues throughout the country. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/Clear.
 
TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays.

General Admission tickets for Lion home games are $9 for adults and $6 for children (ages 3-12). Southeastern students are admitted free with a valid university ID card.
 
The ticket booth at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field opens exactly one hour before first pitch.

LIONS GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE APP
The new Lions Gameday Experience app puts audio, stats, video, social media and more in the hands of fans. Those in attendance can also check in to earn reward points redeemable for Southeastern-related prizes. Available for both Android and iOS devices, it can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
 
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.