Monday, April 12, 2010

On Deck - #23 Lions vs. Alcorn State University

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SLU Lions (26-7, 10-5) vs. Alcorn State Braves (15-16, 8-4 SWAC)
Alumni Field, Hammond, LA
6:00 pm Tuesday April 13

The #23 ranked SLU Lions continue their 8 game home stand with a Tuesday night match-up against SWAC member Alcorn State. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm.

SLU enters the game coming off of a SLC series win over Texas-Arlington this weekend. The Lions are 8-1 in mid-week match-ups this season and are 6-1 against SWAC opponents, having beat Southern, Mississippi Valley State, Jackson State twice, and Texas Southern twice. Their lone loss was the 3rd game of a weekend series against Texas Southern. SLU has outscored their SWAC opponents by a combined score of 73-24.

SLU comes into the game hitting .303 as team and opponents are hitting .267 against Lion pitchers, who have a team ERA of 3.52. Alcorn State is hitting .292 as a team and opponents are hitting .311 against them. The Braves have a team ERA of 7.01. Leading the way at the plate for Alcorn is Kilby Perdomo (.362, 6 HR, 28 RBI), David Reed (.347, 3 HR, 24 RBI), and Eduardo Gonzalez (.341, HR, 36 RBI).

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