HAMMOND — The Southeastern Louisiana University softball and baseball teams will look to win Southland Conference championships during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Southeastern softball team (46-13) will compete in the best-of-three Southland Conference Softball Championship Series this week at McNeese. The series runs Thursday through Saturday with first pitch set for 6 p.m. each day.
The winner of the SLC Championship Series will receive the league’s automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Championship field will be announced Sunday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
The SLU baseball team (35-13, 20-7 SLC) will close out the regular season this week. The Lions will host South Alabama in the final nonconference game of the regular season Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. Tuesday will be Youth Sports Night, as youth sports team members (8th grade and younger) can wear their team jerseys and receive free admission. Kids can also stand with their favorite Lion on the field for the national anthem.
Southeastern will close out the regular season with a three-game series at Nicholls. With a series win at the Colonels, the Lions will clinch the Southland Conference regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the league tournament. The series in Thibodaux opens with a 6 p.m. contest Thursday, continues Friday at 6 p.m. and concludes Saturday at 1 p.m.
The top two seeds in the SLC standings will host four-team, double-elimination brackets May 15-18. The No. 1 seed will host seeds 4,5 and 8, while seeds 3,6 and 7 will travel to the No. 2 seed. The two bracket winners will face off in the best-of-three championship series, hosted by the highest remaining seed May 22-24. Any postseason games hosted at The Pat will be presented by GeoSurfaces.