HAMMOND, La. – The No. 1-seeded Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team fell, 11-8, Saturday to No. 4-seeded Northwestern State at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in third-day action at the 2025 Southland Conference Baseball Championships Hammond Bracket presented by GeoSurfaces.
 
Southeastern (38-16) built a 7-3 lead through four innings over Northwestern State (35-20) in a back-and-forth affair.
 
Dane Watts led off the first with a triple, scoring on a sacrifice fly off the bat of TJ Salvaggio as the Lions wiped out a 1-0 deficit.
 
Logan Walters and Jude Hall launched solo home runs in the second, wiping out a 2-1 deficit. The homers were the fourth of the year for Walters and ninth for Hall.
 
One inning later, Walters plated three on a bases-loaded triple to right as the Lions took a 6-3 lead.
 
Conner O'Neal's two-out, RBI single in the fourth extended the SLU advantage to 7-3.
 
The teams traded single runs in the fifth.
 
Northwestern State rallied in the eighth, batting around as they scored seven runs to take the lead.
 
Left-hander Corbin Talley (1-0) earned the win with 4.1 innings of shutout relief. He scattered three hits and did not walk a batter, striking out two. Nick Gisclair (2-1), the third of four Lion pitchers, suffered the loss. He faced three batters, walking a pair and giving up a two-run double.
 
Watts (3-for-5), O'Neal (2-for-5), Walters (2-for-5) and Hall (2-for-3) turned in multi-hit performances at the plate for Southeastern.
 
With a pair of home runs in the game, the Lions tied the program single-season record with 86 this season.
 
RADIO SHOW
Inside Southeastern Baseball with Bobby Barbier airs live each Monday at 5 p.m. from WiseGuys Daiquiris in Hammond. Barbier joins co-host Allen Waddell for the 60-minute radio show, talking about the latest in Southeastern baseball.
 
It can be heard locally on KSLU 90.9 The Lion, via the Lions Gameday Experience and MyTuner Radio apps, as well as online at either www.LionSports.net/listenlive or LionUpRadio.org. Both the TuneIn and MyTuner Radio apps are compatible with the Apple CarPlay software available in most modern automobiles.
 
WiseGuys Daiquiris is located at 14372 University Ave. and features a full bar, daiquiris, lots of TVs to watch all your favorite sports events along with a kitchen serving appetizers and pizza.
 
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 the 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.