Stony Brook rallies past Southeastern in extras to even series

HAMMOND, La. – Stony Brook fought off multiple rallies Saturday by Southeastern Louisiana, eventually erupting for an 11-6 win over the Lions in 11 innings at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.

Champ Artigues tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, smashing a two-run double into the right-center field gap. Southeastern (4-6) missed an opportunity to win the game, stranding a pair of runners.

Connor Manola led off the 10th with a double to left field. After he advanced to third base on a fly ball, Stony Brook (2-7) issued a pair of one-out, intentional walks to Matt Taylor and Tyler Finke to load the bases. The Lions again missed an opportunity to win the game.

In the 11th, a throwing error by first baseman Preston Faulkner led to five unearned runs for the Seawolves.

Southeastern had rallied from a 2-0 deficit earlier in the game, only to fall behind again in the sixth when an error kept the inning alive. The Seawolves capitalized in the form of a grand slam off the bat of designated hitter Brad Hipsley.

All 11 Stony Brook runs in the game were unearned.

Reliever Brandon Lashley (1-1) earned the win, tossing two scoreless innings to close out the game. Justin Simanek (0-3) suffered the loss, allowing five unearned runs in his three-inning stint.

Finke led the Lions at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a pair of walks and one run scored.

The series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. Southeastern will start junior right-hander Will Warren (0-0, 4.70) in the finale and the Seawolves are slated to send out freshman righty Josh O’Neill (0-0, 0.00).

Sunday’s game is a Cane’s Challenge contest as well as Military and Local Hero Appreciation Day. If you have a valid military service or unit member (police, EMT, Firefighter, etc.) ID, bring it to the ticket office before game day or the ticket window at the ballpark to receive two free tickets to the game.

If the Lions score five or more runs on a designated Cane’s Challenge date, everyone in attendance is the winner of a buy-one-get-one-free combo courtesy of Raising Cane’s. Fans must present their game ticket and students must a present student coupon in order to claim the meal deal.

The new Southeastern Sports Network will offer a free video stream of the games. Fans can watch using the Lions’ Gameday Experience app for Android or iOS devices or on Southeastern’s YouTube channel (/SLUathletics) with any mobile, tablet or smart TV device (e.g., Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV and Roku).

Sunday’s game can also be heard in the Hammond area on the flagship station of the Southeastern Sports Radio Network – KSLU 90.9 FM – in addition to online at www.LionSports.net/ListenLive and via both the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.

Other options to follow the action include live statistics or the @LionUpBaseball Twitter account. Links to audio, video, stats, promotion info and tickets are available on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.

TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays. The ticket booth at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field opens exactly one hour before first pitch.

General Admission tickets for Lion home games are $9 for adults and $6 for children (ages 3-12). Southeastern students are admitted free with a valid university ID card.

CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics enforces a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. The policy mirrors 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.

LIONS GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE APP
The Lions Gameday Experience app puts audio, stats, video, social media and more in the hands of fans. Those in attendance can also check in to earn reward points redeemable for Southeastern-related prizes. Available for both Android and iOS devices, it can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play or by following the link www.LionSports.net/App.

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 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 visiting www.LionUp.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Lions Baseball, follow @LionUpBaseball or @MattRiser17 on Twitter, @LionUpBaseball on Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.

LINESCORE

Stony Brook 11, Southeastern 6 (Feb 29, 2020 at Hammond, LA)

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Stony Brook ………. 010 104 000 05 – 11 10 1 (2-7)

Southeastern …….. 000 121 002 00 – 6 11 4 (4-6)

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Pitchers: Stony Brook – Turcotte, Sam; Erickson, Adam (6); Bonanno, Brandon (8); Lashley, Brandon (10) and Tuccillo, John. Southeastern – Upton, Grant; Simanek, Justin (9) and Manola, Connor.

Win-Lashley (1-1) Loss-Simanek (0-3) T-3:08 A-1114

HR SBU – Hamilton, Chris (1); Hipsley, Brad (1).

Weather: 73 Sunny, SW 6 mph

Turcotte faced 1 batter in the 6th.