HAMMOND, La. – Right-hander Brennan Stuprich, D1Baseball's preseason Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year, struck out a career-high 13 batters as the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team shut out Lindenwood, 6-0, in the season opener Friday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni.
 
Ryan Brome and Parker Coley both homered to spark the Southeastern (1-0) offense.
 
Stuprich (1-0), who fanned the side in the first inning, carried a no-hitter into the fifth on his way to earning the win. His fast start carried over to the bottom of the first.
 
Brome led off the SLU half of the first with a solo home run to right field. One out later Jude Hall singled to center, later advancing to second base on a passed ball. Third baseman Mo Little then delivered an RBI single to right-center field to stake Stuprich to a 2-0 lead.
 
The redshirt senior from Kenner, Louisiana fanned a pair of batters in both the second and fourth. He also recorded all three outs in the third and fifth by striking out the Lindenwood (0-1) hitters.
 
Designated hitter Logan Walters and second baseman Ben Robichaux knocked back-to-back singles to open up the fourth for Southeastern. Coley followed with a towering blast to left field, extending the SLU lead to 5-0 over their opponent out of the Ohio Valley Conference.
 
A sixth-inning triple by Hall to right-center drove in Cole Stromboe with the final run of the night.
 
Freshman Truitt Webb and UL Lafayette transfer Patrick Vienne worked a pair of scoreless innings each for the Lions to close out the game on the mound. Josh Newell (0-1) suffered the loss for Lindenwood.
 
Brome (3-for-4), Hall (2-for-4) and Little (2-for-4) turned in multi-hit performances at the plate for SLU as the Lions pounded out 12 hits in the game.
 
Friday's win marks the sixth consecutive season SLU has shut out an opponent on opening weekend. Stuprich had a hand in one of the three shutouts the Lions tossed in 2021 during the season-opening series against Mississippi Valley State.
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern and Lindenwood square off in a 10 a.m. doubleheader on ESPN+ Saturday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. Both games will feature Baseball Bingo.
 
Fans can listen to the game broadcasts in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 The Lion. In addition, an audio stream is available online at www.LionSports.net/ListenLive and via the Lions Gameday Experience and MyTuner Radio apps. The MyTuner app is compatible with the Apple CarPlay software available in most late-model automobiles. Search for KSLU 90.9 FM in the TuneIn app.
 
Saturday's doubleheader features pitching matchups that include junior right-hander Lakin Polk (5-4, 4.93) in the first game and redshirt senior left-hander Luke Barbier in the second game for SLU. Lindenwood will counter with senior right-hander Zach Buschschulte (1-9, 5.88) and senior lefty Eli Brown (2-6, 5.01) respectively.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics enforces a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. The policy mirrors the safety precautions required for entrance to professional and collegiate sporting venues throughout the country. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/Clear.
 
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 by visiting www.LionUp.com.
  
SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans are encouraged to follow the Southeastern Baseball social media accounts (@LionUpBaseball) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to stay engaged with the program.
 
The latest updates are also available at www.LionSports.net and the Lions Gameday Experience app. Available for both Android and iOS devices, the Gameday app can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.