HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team extended its longest winning streak of the season to six games Wednesday, defeating the Ragin' Cajuns of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 7-1, in non-conference action at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
Ben Robichaux, Ryan Brome and TJ Salvaggio all blasted home runs for Southeastern (17-3) as the Lions are now halfway to last season's home run total (86), the program's single-season record.
 
Robichaux started the homer parade in the second inning against the Ragin' Cajuns (9-13), launching a two-run homer to deep right-center field. It was his fourth of the season. Three batters later, Brome knocked his Southland Conference-leading 10^th home run of the season. The two-run blast staked the Lions to a 4-0 lead.
 
SLU pitchers Luke Lirette and Luke Barbier made the run support hold up until a pair of RBI singles by Dane Watts and Brome added to the Lion lead.
 
The teams traded solo home runs in the eighth with Ragin' Cajun left fielder Conor Higgs spoiling the shutout bid, knocking his team-leading seventh homer of the season with two outs.
 
Salvaggio answered with two outs in the bottom of the inning, homering for the third straight game. The solo shot was his sixth of the season and fifth in the last seven games. He is the first Lion to homer in three straight since Preston Faulkner accomplished the feat during the 2022 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, May 20-21, against Houston Baptist, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and New Orleans.
 
Lirette (1-1) picks up the win, tossing a pair of scoreless innings. He walked one, struck out two and did not give up a hit. Aidan Grip (0-1) suffered the loss for the Ragin' Cajuns, allowing four runs – all earned – in 1.2 innings pitched.
 
Southeastern also picked up scoreless outings from Luke Barbier (4.0 IP) and Truitt Webb (1.0 IP).
 
Brome (2-for-4), Robichaux (2-for-3) and Salvaggio (2-for-4) each picked up multiple hits for the Lions.
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern returns to Southland Conference play this weekend against McNeese. Games against the Cowboys are scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
Friday's game is All Abilities Night. Saturday's game will feature Baseball Bingo while Sunday is Military Appreciation Day. Free general admission tickets are available Sunday for active military members who present a valid service ID at the gate.
 
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.