HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana broke open a scoreless game in the fourth inning Tuesday, holding off ULM in a 10-3 nonconference win at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
Following Saturday's 19-4 triumph at Troy, the victory marks the first time this season the Lions (4-8) have won back-to-back games.
 
ULM (5-6) starting pitcher Cole Martin (0-2) and Lion starter Mason Knopp locked into a pitcher's duel early, cruising through three scoreless innings to begin the contest.
 
After Kade Granier (1-1) worked a scoreless fourth in relief, Southeastern finally broke through with a big inning.
 
Designated hitter Preston Faulkner, a sophomore from Denham Springs, Louisiana, led off the inning with his second hit of the game. With one out, Nathan Pilutti drew a walk and Brennan Breaud was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Nick Ray chased Martin from the game with a long single to right field, driving in both Faulkner and Pilutti.
 
Reliever Landon Longsworth walked Connor Manola to load the bases. Trey Harrington plated Breaud with a sacrifice fly to center field. Ray also trotted home on the play following an errant relay throw.
 
The Warhawks responded with a pair of runs in fifth, cutting the Southeastern lead to 4-2 halfway through the game.
 
In the fifth, Faulkner scored from second when ULM's middle infielders allowed a two-out pop up off the bat of Kyle Schimpf to drop untouched.
 
Responding with another run in the top of the sixth, the Warhawks pulled back within a pair, 5-3.
 
Back-to-back RBI doubles by Manola and Harrington allowed Southeastern to extend its lead back to four in the sixth. Three more runs in the seventh closed out the scoring for the Lions.
 
Granier, the second of four pitchers used in the game by Southeastern, earned the win. Grant Upton, a freshman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earned the first save of his collegiate career after tossing three scoreless frames to close out the game.
 
Martin suffered the loss, surrendering four runs in 3.1 innings of work.
 
Breaud (2-for-3), Faulkner (2-for-5) and Ray (2-for-4) all turned in multihit performances for the Lions. Cody Grosse, who was 0-for-4 at the plate Tuesday night, had his 11-game hitting streak snapped.
 
The series concludes Wednesday at 4 p.m. In the 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).
 
Wednesday's game is another Cane's Challenge contest. If the Lions score five or more runs, 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.
 
There will be no local radio coverage of the series finale. Fans can keep up with all the action through streaming video ($), live statistics or by following @SLUathletics on Twitter. Web links to video, stats, promotions and tickets are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
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.