EDINBURG, Texas – The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team fell, 8-6, to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on a late home run in Southland Conference action Friday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
Southeastern (23-16, 12-7 SLC) led at three separate points in the game, including just two batters in.
 
Alex Perry led off the game with a single through the left side. Ben Robichaux drove him in with an RBI triple off the base of the wall in left-center field. Robichaux scored on Brody Capps' sacrifice fly to center.
 
The Lions extended their lead in the second when Brooks Wright launched a two-out, solo homer into the SLU bullpen down the left-field line. The opposite field shot was his first of two in the game and the first in his Lion career.
 
A leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning and another in the third helped pull the Vaqueros (17-20, 11-11 SLC) back even.
 
Wright put SLU back in front in the fifth, 4-3, leading off the inning with his second homer of the contest.  
 
UTRGV took the lead for the first time in the bottom of the frame, taking advantage of a pair of Lion errors to score two unearned runs.
 
Southeastern responded immediately, regaining the lead in the sixth. Peyton Woods was hit by a pitch to open up the frame. Consecutive one-out singles by Connor Cuff and Dane Watts loaded the bases before Blaise Priester delivered a two-run single through the left side.
 
The Vaqueros rallied to regain the lead in the seventh. An error on a two-out single put a runner in scoring position before an RBI single tied the game. A two-run homer by right field Hank Warren followed, putting UTRGV on top to stay.
 
Both decisions fell to the bullpen. Colton Vercoe (2-4) earned the win for the Vaqueros, tossing three scoreless innings in relief to close out the game. Logan Freche (1-3) suffered the loss, allowing three runs – all earned – in 1.0 inning of work.
 
Justin Williams (2-for-4), Watts (2-for-4) and Wright (2-for-4) produced a pair of hits each for the Lions.
 
UP NEXT
The series wraps up Saturday with a day-night doubleheader. Games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. Both games are slated for coverage on ESPN+ and the Southeastern Sports Radio Network.
 
Fans can listen to all the Southeastern baseball action locally on KSLU 90.9 The Lion or worldwide online at either www.LionSports.net/listenlive or www.LionUpRadio.org, via the following apps – Lions Gameday Experience, Live365, iHeart, Audacy, TuneIn and MyTuner Radio - or on Alexa speakers (skill must be enabled first). All you have to say is, "Alexa, play K.S.L.U."
 
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
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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.