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BASEBALL NOTES S SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS BASEBALL NCAA DIVISION I REGIONALS 1992, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2017 • NCAA DIVISION II COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 1975 • NCAA DIVISION II REGIONALS 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 2014 • TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 1992, 1994 • GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 1978 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPION 2015 • TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1993, 1994 • GULF STATES CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC WEST DIVISION CHAMPION 1992, 1993, 1994 • GULF SOUTH WEST DIVISION CHAMPION 1973 MISSISSIPPI SOUTHEASTERN 2019 SCHEDULE STATE LOUISIANA RECORD: 2-5 [0-0 SOUTHLAND] HOME: 2-4 • AWAY: 0-1 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 Overall: 6-1 Overall: 2-5 Conference: 0-0 Conference: 0-0 FEBRUARY (2-5) Fri. 15 L 13 - 8 Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Southeastern Conference Southland Conference Sat. 16 L 15 - 11 Louisiana Tech 2 p.m. Sun. 17 L 12 - 8 Louisiana Tech 1 p.m. HC: Chris Lemonis HC: Matt Riser Tue. 19 L 6 - 5 at #1 LSU SEC+ 4 p.m. Fri. 22 W 7 - 2 Stony Brook 6 p.m. POLLS MSU SLU Sat. 23 L 7 - 4 Stony Brook SLCDN 2 p.m. Sun. 24 W 8 - 0 Stony Brook 1 p.m. Baseball America 9 -- Wed. 27 --- - at #9 Mississippi State SEC+ 5:30 p.m. MARCH (0-0, 0-0 SLC) Collegiate Baseball 16 -- Fri. 1 --- - at Troy 6 p.m. Sat. 2 --- - at Troy 3 p.m. Sun. 3 --- - at Troy 1 p.m. D1Baseball 12 -- Tue. 5 --- - ULM 6 p.m. Wed. 6 --- - ULM 4 p.m. ESPN / USAToday (Coaches) 15 -- Fri. 8 --- - • Central Arkansas 6 p.m. Sat. 9 --- - • Central Arkansas 2 p.m. Sun. 10 --- - • Central Arkansas 1 p.m. NCBWA 11 -- Fri. 15 --- - at #18 Oklahoma State 6:05 p.m. Sat. 16 --- - at #18 Oklahoma State 2:05 p.m. Perfect Game 17 -- Sun. 17 --- - at #18 Oklahoma State 1:05 p.m. Wed. 20 --- - Alcorn State SLCDN 6 p.m. Fri. 22 --- - • Abilene Christian 6 p.m. RHP Peyton Plumlee (0-0, 4.05) MSU | WED | SLU LHP Trey Shaffer (0-0, 6.00) Sat. 23 --- - • Abilene Christian 2 p.m. Sun. 24 --- - • Abilene Christian 1 p.m. Radio: KSLU 90.9 FM | Audio: SLU / Radio FX / TuneIn apps, Lionsports.net | Stats: LionSports.net | Video: SEC+ Tue. 26 --- - at South Alabama 6:30 p.m. Fri. 29 --- - • at Stephen F. Austin 6:30 p.m. Sat. 30 --- - • at Stephen F. Austin 2 p.m. RHP Brian Herrmann (0-0, 9.64) SB | SAT | SLU RHP Will Warren (0-0, 12.46) Sun. 31 --- - • at Stephen F. Austin 1 p.m. Radio: None | Audio: None | Stats: LionSports.net | Video: Southland Conference Digital Network APRIL (0-0, 0-0 SLC) Tue. 2 --- - at UL Lafayette ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. LHP Jared Milch (0-1, 37.80) RHP Carlisle Koestler (0-0, 9.00) Wed. 3 --- - UL Lafayette 6 p.m. SB | SUN | SLU Fri. 5 --- - • at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. Radio: KSLU 90.9 FM | Audio: SLU / Radio FX / TuneIn apps, Lionsports.net | Stats: LionSports.net | Video: LionSports.net Sat. 6 --- - • at New Orleans 2 p.m. Sun. 7 --- - • at New Orleans 1 p.m. Tue. 9 --- - Tulane 6 p.m. Fri. 12 --- - • Northwestern State 6 p.m. Sat. 13 --- - • Northwestern State 6 p.m. Sun. 14 --- - • Northwestern State 1 p.m. Tue. 16 --- - at McNeese 6 p.m. Thu. 18 --- - • Nicholls CST/ESPN+ 6 p.m. NOTES Fri. 19 --- - • Nicholls 6 p.m. Sat. 20 --- - • at Nicholls 2 p.m. STUCK ON GREEN the No. 2-ranked MLB Draft prospect in the South- Tue. 23 --- - at Tulane 6:30 p.m. Fri. 27 --- - • at A&M-Corpus Christi 6 p.m. The Lions wiped a program-record (3rd nationally) land for 2019, joining fellow pitcher Corey Gaconi Sat. 28 --- - • at A&M-Corpus Christi 2 p.m. 136 bags last season with their #StuckOnGreen on the list (27th). The report also named OF/LHP Sun. 29 --- - • at A&M-Corpus Christi 1 p.m. mindset. Eight players reached double figures in Trey Shaffer (4) and RHP Will Warren among the steals. Backup catcher Evan Pace (16 SB) ranked conference’s best for 2020. MAY (0-0, 0-0 SLC) second nationally among fulltime catchers (played Wed. 1 --- - McNeese 6 p.m. no other position), establishing a program record BEST COACHES UNDER 40 Fri. 3 --- - • at Lamar 6 p.m. Sat. 4 --- - • at Lamar 2 p.m. for the position. On Baseball America’s list of the top college base- Sun. 5 --- - • at Lamar 1 p.m. ball coaches under the age of 40, Southeastern’s Tue. 7 --- - South Alabama 6 p.m. THROW STRIKES, GET OUTS Matt Riser ranks third. Once the youngest Division Fri. 10 --- - • Sam Houston State 6 p.m. Southeastern has thrived on the mound since I head coach in the nation, Riser has pushed Sat. 11 --- - • Sam Houston State 2 p.m. Matt Riser took over as head coach. The Lions the Lions to become a perennial postseason Sun. 12 --- - • Sam Houston State 1 p.m. have compiled a 3.40 ERA from 2014-18, the 15th contender with three trips to NCAA postseason Thu. 16 --- - • at Incarnate Word 6:30 p.m. Fri. 17 --- - • at Incarnate Word 6:30 p.m. lowest in the nation during that span. The success play since 2014. During his five seasons, the Lions Sat. 18 --- - • at Incarnate Word 1 p.m. is largely predicated on throwing strikes. In 2018 have generated 15 Major League draft picks, W-Sat 22-25 $ at Southland Tournament ESPN3 TBD Southeastern issued the third-fewest BB per 9 eight All-Americans, three conference players Fri. 31 ¢ at NCAA Regional ESPN3 TBD (2.47) in the nation, ranked 7th in Strikeout-to- of the year, three national players of the week Walk Ratio (3.08) and 10th in WHIP (1.22). and the best RPI in the history of the Southland June (0-0) Conference. In the classroom, Southeastern leads Sat-Sun 1-2 ¢ at NCAA Regional ESPN3 TBD F-Sun 7-9 ¢ at NCAA Regional ESPN3 TBD TASSIN, GACONI FEELING DRAFT the Southland with 125 players named to the Sat-W 15-26 § at College World Series ESPN3 TBD D1Baseball turned in some favorable reports on conference honor roll, 18 Southland All-Academic the Southeastern Louisiana baseball program. performers, one CoSIDA Academic All-Ameri- All times Central and subject to change • - Southland Conference game Redshirt junior pitcher Bryce Tassin was tabbed can and a program record 3.31 GPA. The Lions’ $ - Southland Conference Tournament at Constellation Field (Sugar Land, Texas) ¢ - Campus sites Continued on page 2 § - TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, Nebraska) MEDIA REFERENCES The Southeastern Louisiana Athletic Department respectfully Southeast Louisiana, SE Louisiana, SELU and SELA are among asks your cooperation in referring to the University’s sports the versions that are grammatically incorrect in referring to programs as Southeastern or the abbreviation SLU for second our athletic programs. We thank you for your cooperation references. in this matter. CLASSROOM. COMMUNITY. COMPETITION. LIONSPORTS.NET @LIONUPBASEBALL S SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY • Off Day / Radio • Gameday • Gameday • Practice / Travel • Gameday • Gameday • Gameday No player availability. Coach Riser and Coach Riser and Unless traveling, Coach Riser and Coach Riser and Coach Riser and Coach Riser has limited selected players selected players Coach Riser and selected players selected players selected players availability. Check with available after available after selected players available after available after available after the Sports Information game or at 2 p.m. game or at 2 p.m. available at 2 p.m. game. game. game. Office to confirm. prior to practice prior to practice before practice. Radio show begins if no game. Check if no game. Check Check with the Feb. 18 and runs every with the Sports with the Sports Sports Information Monday through May Information Office Information Office Office to confirm. 20 from Blackened to confirm. to confirm. Brew at 12 p.m. NOTES (continued from Page 1) graduation success rate (GSR) stands at 92 percent and the Southeastern baseball program has completed a South- 2019 Roster Stats GBG land-leading 4,749 community service hours. IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME Southeastern set new program attendance marks for the fourth straight season in 2018 with a total attendance of 43,463 and an average attendance of 1,317. Both marks led page 8 page 10 page 11 page 25 the Southland Conference. PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE Southeastern players Corey Gaconi, Carlisle Koestler PRESS SERVICES RADIO BROADCASTS and Cody Grosse each earned Preseason All-Conference The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball Southeastern provides at least one POTS line and honors. The Lions and UIW led the way with a pair of team and the Southeastern Sports Information one ethernet hardline for visiting radio broadcasts. their selections being named to the first team, including Office wish to thank you for your coverage of Wireless internet is also available. Radio crews elect- Southeastern pitcher and two-time all-conference honoree the Lion baseball program. Please contact Damon ing to use the internet to broadcast are required to Corey Gaconi. Sunde, Associate Sports Information Director, contact Damon Sunde prior to game day to gain if you have any questions or needs. The Sports access to the University’s network. SOUTHLAND POLL Information offices are located on the second floor Southeastern was picked to finish second this coming sea- of West Strawberry Stadium, rooms 202-204. PARKING son in the Southland Conference Preseason Baseball Poll.