The Southeastern baseball, softball, tennis, track and golf teams will all be in action
during this week in Southeastern Athletics. Winners of eight of its last nine contests, the SLU baseball team (14-13, 6-3
Southland) has five games on tap this week. On Tuesday, Southeastern will head to
Lafayette for a 6:30 p.m. contest versus UL Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns return to
Hammond on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. contest at Alumni Field. In conjunction with Wednesday’s game, the Southeastern Student Government Association
(SGA) will host a student tailgate on top of the Strawberry Stadium parking garage
featuring free food and music. Wednesday will also feature a Cane’s Challenge. If Southeastern scores five or more
runs, fans can take their student coupons or game tickets to receive a free combo
with the purchase of another of equal or greater value. On Friday, Southeastern opens the Pontchartrain Bowl at New Orleans with a 6:30
p.m. contest. The series continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at
1 p.m. The Southeastern softball team (19-14, 7-5 Southland) opens the week with a 5
p.m. contest versus ULM on Tuesday at North Oak Park. Tuesday’s game will feature
the Flood the Field promotion, as the first 200 Southeastern students will receive
a free t-shirt and snack. Non-Southeastern students can take advantage of a BOGO ticket
offer for the SLU-ULM contest. Tuesday’s game will also feature a Cane’s Challenge. If the Lady Lions score
three or more runs, fans can take their game ticket or student coupon to their participating
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers to receive a free combo with the purchase of another
of equal or greater value. The Lions then return to conference play over the weekend, traveling to UIW for
a three-game series. The series opens with a 5 p.m. doubleheader on Friday and concludes
on Saturday at noon. All of this week’s baseball games will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM
(90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio and Lions Game Day Experience apps. Tuesday’s baseball game
will air on ESPN+, while LionVision subscribers can access a live video stream of
Wednesday’s baseball game at www.LionSports.net/watch. Tuesday’s softball game will be broadcast by the Southeastern Channel on the
Southland Digital Network at www.Southland.org/live and via the Southland apps available for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV
and Roku. The SLU tennis team (5-10, 2-5 Southland) will open a four-match home stand to
close out the 2019 regular season. On Friday, the Lions host UNO at 2 p.m. at the
Southeastern Tennis Complex. Southeastern welcomes Nicholls on Sunday for a 1
p.m. match. Sunday will be Sundae Fun Day, as fans will receive free ice cream while
supplies last. The Southeastern track and field teams will visit a pair of league foes this
week. Members of the SLU squads will be in Nacogdoches, Texas on Friday and Saturday
for the Carl Knight Invitational, while others will be in Lake Charles for the McNeese
Springtime Classic on Saturday. The Lion golf team will close out its pre-Southland Conference Championships
portion of its schedule this week. On Monday and Tuesday, SLU will be in Jonesboro,
Arkansas to participate in the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate. The latest episode of Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser is set for
Monday at noon from Blackened Brew, located at 112 W. Thomas St. in downtown Hammond.
Riser joins host Allen Waddell at lunchtime every Monday during the regular season
for the 60-minute radio show, talking the latest in Southeastern baseball. Each week,
one of the Lion players will also join the duo. The show airs on the flagship station of the Southeastern Sports Radio Network,
KSLU 90.9 FM, online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneIn Radio apps. A live video stream of
the show will also be available via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/sluathletics.
SOCIAL MEDIA For more information on Southeastern Athletics, follow @SLUAthletics on Twitter, like
/SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
CLEAR BAG POLICY Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events,
effective with the start of football season. For more information on the clear bag
policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.
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MON APRIL 1 |
Men’s Golf, at Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate, Jonesboro, Ark., All Day
Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser, Blackened Brew, 12 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)
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TUES APRIL 2 |
Baseball, at UL Lafayette, Lafayette, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (KSLU 90.9)
Softball, vs. ULM, North Oak Park, 5 p.m. (Southland Digital Network/Southeastern Channel) - Flood the Field - Cane’s Challenge
Men’s Golf, at Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate, Jonesboro, Ark., All Day
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WED APRIL 3 |
Baseball, vs. UL Lafayette, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU 90.9) (LionVision) - SGA Student Tailgate - Cane’s Challenge
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FRI APRIL 5 |
Baseball, at New Orleans, New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)*
Softball, at UIW (DH), San Antonio, Texas, 5 p.m.*
Tennis, vs. New Orleans, Southeastern Tennis Complex,
2 p.m.*
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, at Carl Knight Invitational, Nacogdoches, Texas,
All Day
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SAT APRIL 6 |
Baseball, at New Orleans, New Orleans, 2 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)*
Softball, at UIW, San Antonio, Texas, 12 p.m.*
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, at Carl Knight Invitational, Nacogdoches, Texas,
All Day
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, at McNeese Springtime Classic, Lake Charles, All
Day
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SUN APRIL 7 |
Baseball, at New Orleans, New Orleans, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)*
Tennis, vs. Nicholls, Southeastern Tennis Complex,
1 p.m.* - Sundae Fun Day
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Southeastern home events in bold. * - Southland Conference contest
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