HAMMOND, La. – The back-to-back Southland Conference regular-season champion Southeastern Louisiana University baseball program is set to open its four-game fall exhibition slate, squaring off against Memphis at 12 p.m. Saturday at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi.
 
Keesler Federal Park is the home stadium of the Biloxi Shuckers, Double-A minor league affiliate of the World Series-bound Milwaukee Brewers. Tickets for Saturday's exhibition contest are available in advance through Ticketmaster.
 
Southeastern (34-21, 19-9 SLC in 2026) took two of the three games in the series during the last regular-season matchup early in the 2025 season at Memphis.
 
Fourth-year SLU coach Bobby Barbier and his staff welcomed 11 new hitters and seven new pitchers to the program this fall as the Lions prepare to defend their back-to-back conference titles. On the mound, the Lions return more than 50 percent of the innings logged last season.
 
A total of 23 players return off last season's championship squad, including Southland Hitter of the Year Peyton Woods and All-Conference pitcher Nik Toups.
 
Senior shortstop Connor Cuff, who impressed this summer during an abbreviated stint in the Cape Cod League, joins Woods as the only everyday starters returning in the lineup. The Lions are looking to replace starters at three of the four infield positions, as well as catcher, center field and the designated hitter slot.
 
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SLU will also host a pair of home exhibitions Oct. 30 against Jones College and Nov. 6 against Southern University at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. Both home exhibitions are slated to start at 3 p.m.
 
General admission tickets for each of the Lions' home exhibitions are $10 per game, with all proceeds going to the Diamond Club. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Fridays.
 
The Lions travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for their final exhibition of the fall against LSU, Nov. 13, at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
 
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 on both Android and iOS, the Gameday app can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.