This Week in Southeastern Athletics – May 6-12, 2019
Monday, May 6
Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser, Blackened Brew, 12 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)
Softball, Southland Tournament Send-Off, Softball Indoor Facility – North Campus, 10:40 a.m.
 
Tuesday, May 7
Softball, vs. Central Arkansas (Southland Conference Tournament – First Round), Natchitoches, 11 a.m. (Southland Digital Network)
Baseball, vs. South Alabama, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU 90.9) (LionVision)
       - Cane's Challenge
 
Wednesday, May 8
Softball, at Southland Conference Tournament, Natchitoches, TBA (Southland Digital Network)
 
Thursday, May 9
Softball, at Southland Conference Tournament, Natchitoches, TBA (Southland Digital Network)
 
Friday, May 10
Softball, at Southland Conference Tournament, Natchitoches, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)
Baseball, vs. Sam Houston State, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU 90.9) (LionVision)*
 
Saturday, May 11
Baseball, vs. Sam Houston State, Alumni Field, 2 p.m. (KSLU 90.9) (LionVision)*
 
Sunday, May 12
Baseball, vs. Sam Houston State, Alumni Field, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9) (LionVision)*
       - Senior Day
       - Mom's Day Out – Two tickets for $12
       - Local Hero's Appreciation
       - Cane's Challenge
 
Southeastern home events in bold
* - Southland Conference contest
 
HAMMOND, La.  – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team will compete in the Southland Conference Tournament, while the baseball team hosts its fellow Southland co-leader during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
 
The SLU softball team (32-21, 17-10 Southland) will be the No. 5 seed in the league tournament, opening play on Tuesday with an 11 a.m. single-elimination game versus eighth-seeded Central Arkansas at the Lady Demon Diamond in Natchitoches. Fans can see the team off to the tournament on Monday at 10:40 a.m., when it departs from the softball indoor facility on North Campus.
 
Should the Lady Lions get by UCA, Southeastern will enter the double-elimination portion of the bracket, which runs Tuesday through Friday. The winner of the tournament receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
The first three days of the tournament will be streamed live on 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. Friday's noon championship game will be on ESPNU with the if necessary game set for ESPN3.
 
The Lion baseball team (27-21, 16-8 Southland) will close out its non-conference schedule on Tuesday, hosting South Alabama at 6 p.m. at Alumni Field. Tuesday is a Study Break at the Pat, as the first 200 Southeastern Louisiana students will receive a study pack courtesy of Southeastern Athletics Marketing and Promotions.
 
Tuesday is also National Teacher Appreciation Day, as any fan presenting a valid teacher's ID will receive two free tickets.
 
SLU currently sits atop the Southland Conference standings in a tie with Sam Houston State, which will visit Alumni Field for a three-game series this week. The series opens with a 6 p.m. contest on Friday, continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m. Prior to Sunday's game, Southeastern will honor the 2019 senior class.
 
On Sunday, Southeastern will also celebrate Mother's Day by offering a Mom's Day Out ticket deal – two tickets for $12. Every home Sunday is Local Heroes Appreciation at Alumni Field, as all first responders, service members and military personnel will receive a discounted ticket with a valid ID.
 
Tuesday and Sunday of this week will see Cane's Challenges at the Pat. If the Lions score five or more runs in either contest, fans will be able to redeem their game ticket or student coupon at their local participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers for a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value.
 
All of this week's baseball games will be broadcast live 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. LionVision subscribers can access a live video stream of all of this week's action at www.LionSports.net/watch.
 
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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