HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana wraps up a stretch of 14 consecutive games against in-state competition Tuesday in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a 6:30 p.m. game against Tulane at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
 
Discounted tickets to see Southeastern (21-19) take on the Green Wave (26-13) are available online at www.LionSports.net/TulaneTix.
 
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 both the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
 
Fans can also keep up with all the action through streaming video (provided by Tulane), live statistics or by following @SLUathletics on Twitter. Web links to audio and video broadcasts, stats and tickets are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
In the previous matchup, April 9 in Hammond, Tulane held on for a 15-14 win.
 
The Lions picked up three wins this past week, defeating McNeese, 12-3, Tuesday in a nonconference game, splitting a Friday doubleheader at home with Nicholls (W, 3-1; L, 4-1) and rolling to an 11-1 win Saturday in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
 
Southeastern is hitting .254 collectively, with 53 doubles, 12 triples, 30 home runs and 72 stolen bases. The Lion pitching staff has worked to a combined 4.50 ERA, striking out 345 batters in 352 innings. Opponents are hitting .249 off Southeastern pitching.
 
Preston Faulkner (.304), the reigning Southland Conference Hitter of the Week, along with Kyle Schimpf (.296), Cody Grosse (.295), Trey Harrington (.283) and Nick Ray (.279) key Southeastern's approach at the plate. Schimpf leads the team with seven home runs and 40 RBIs. Grosse tops the Southland with 23 stolen bases.
 
The Lions are slated to start sophomore right-hander Will Warren (2-5, 6.55), countering Tulane freshman right-hander Krishna Raj (3-0, 4.93) on the mound.
 
Kody Hoese paces Tulane with a .415 average and 51 RBIs. He also leads the nation with 20 home runs. Other top hitters for the Green Wave include Trevor Jensen (.369), Hudson Haskin (.366), Frankie Niemann (.344) and Grant Matthews (.322). Jonathan Artigues (.309) owns a team-high six stolen bases.
 
The Green Wave ranks second nationally in doubles (97), third in runs scored (351), fourth in home runs (65) and seventh in batting average (.313). They have combined for 24 stolen bases. Tulane's pitching staff has worked to a 5.19 ERA so far under former Lion pitching coach Daniel Latham, striking out 354 batters in 347 innings. Opponents are hitting .246 off Green Wave pitching.
 
Tulane dropped two of its three games this past week, falling Tuesday at home to New Orleans (L, 15-10) and splitting a Saturday doubleheader in conference action at Memphis (L, 11-8; W, 20-5). 
 
Southeastern resumes Southland action Friday at 6 p.m. with the opening game of three-game series at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
 
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.