BEAUMONT, Texas – The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team dropped its series finale Sunday, 8-2, to Lamar in Southland Conference action at Vincent-Beck Stadium.
With three games remaining in the regular season, Southeastern (30-19, 18-9 SLC) leads Lamar (25-23, 17-10 SLC) by 1.0 game in the conference standings. The Lions are 2.0 games up on Northwestern State (25-20, 16-11 SLC) and 3.0 games on Nicholls (25-22, 15-12 SLC).
The Lions' magic number is two to repeat as the Southland's regular-season champion is two. Any combination of SLU wins and/or Lamar losses totaling two clinches the title for Southeastern. Nicholls and Northwestern State will be eliminated from title contention with either their own loss or one Lion victory.
Sunday, the Cardinals struck early and kept extending their lead. One run in the first, two more in the second and a solo home run by Lamar second baseman Kevin Duran extended the lead to 4-0 over the Lions.
A sacrifice fly and a wild pitch plated a pair of SLU runs in the sixth, but the Cardinals responded with three more runs in the bottom of the frame.
Lamar starting pitcher Travis Lutz (3-1) earned the win, allowing two runs – both earned – in 8.0 innings pitched. He scattered five hits and two walks, striking out six batters.
Truitt Webb (4-2) suffered the loss, allowing four runs – all earned – in 3.0 innings of work.
Connor Cuff (2-for-4) and
Dane Watts (2-for-4) both turned in multiple hits for the Lions.
UP NEXT
Southeastern returns home to wrap up the regular season, May 7-9, hosting Nicholls in a three-game conference series. Games are scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Friday's game is Senior Night. Fans are encouraged to show up early as the Lions will honor this year's senior class before the first pitch. Also, kids ages 12 and under will be able to stand alongside their favorite Lion during the National Anthem on Friday Funday.
Saturday fans can celebrate Mother's Day early as we honor the moms who cheer the loudest and offer support every step of the way. The game will feature Baseball Bingo at the Ballpark. Fans can grab a bingo card from the marketing and promotions table in the concourse and play along. The first 25 valid bingos win a prize from Southeastern Athletics. It promises to be a special day filled with baseball, family, and memories worth cheering for as the Lions wrap up the regular season against the Colonels.
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 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.
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