SLU "Lions Up"; Takes Series From Sam Houston

"LION UP"

The catch phrase around the Lions clubhouse the last few weeks has been "Lion Up" which means lets play Lions Baseball by playing the game fast and putting pressure on opponents.  Well this weekend in Huntsville, TX the Sam Houston Bearkats witnessed first hand as SLU went "Lion Up" and earned a crucial Southland Conference road series victory and in the process picked up coach Jay Artigues 100th Southland Conference victory as the Lions skipper.

SLU and Sam Houston entered the series in a three way tie with Texas-Arlington in the SLC standings.  By winning Friday  in 10 innings 5-4 and then taking the rubber match on Sunday 4-2, behind outstanding pitching from junior Josh Janway and freshman Jason Greenleaf, the Lions left Huntsville in sole possession of third place.  With the wins SLU runs it record to 30-16 overall and 14-10 in the SLC.  The 30 wins marks the 5th straight year the Lions have won at least 30 games.

Game One

SLU                200 011 000 1 - 5 10 1
Sam Houston  110 000 110 0 - 4 11 2

WP - Brandon Efferson (8-2)
LP - Michael Oros (1-4)
Save - Stefan Lopez (9)

Top Hitters:
Jeff Harkensee 3-4, 2 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
Brock Hebert 2-5, RBI

Game Two

SLU                000 300 010 -   4 10 0
Sam Houston  421 002 10X - 10 15 1

WP - Brent Powers (4-3)
LP - Tyler Watkins (7-2)
Save - None

Top Hitters:
Brock Hebert 3-4, SB
Jeff Harkensee 2-3
Cody Gougler 2-4, RBI

Game Three

SLU                000 004 000 - 4 4 2
Sam Houston  100 001 000 - 2 7 1

WP - Josh Janway (4-2)
LP - Matt Shelton (6-1)
Save - Jason Greenleaf (2)