Lions Place 7 on All-Conference Teams

The SLU Lions grabbed a league high three spots on the 1st team All-Southland Conference team as junior 2B Brock Hebert, senior 1B Jonathan Pace, and junior closer Stefan Lopez were named to the squad.  Senior OF Cody Gougler was named 3rd team All-Southland Conference. 

Junior OF Harry Slade, freshmen pitcher Andro Cutura, and sophomore pitcher Dylan Hills were named honorable mention All-Southland Conference.

2012 All-Southland Conference Teams 

Lions Take Series From Cowboys, Lock Up #2 Seed

After losing the opening game of their series with McNeese State 8-6 the Lions bounced back nicely winning the final two games 12-2 and 9-5 to win the series.  With the series win SLU locked up the number two seed in this week's Southland Conference tournament on the campus of Texas State in San Marcos, TX.  The Lions finished the regular season 36-19 overall and 20-13 in the SLC.  The 36 wins marks the 6th straight year the Lions have won 32 or more games and the 4th straight year they have won 35 or more games.

Lions Drop Series to Sam Houston

The SLU Lions dropped a heartbreaking series to Southland Conference leader Sam Houston State over the weekend.  With one weekend left to play the Lions, who are 34-18 overall and 18-12 in the SLC, are one game up on Texas State in the league standings.  SLU swept Texas State earlier in the season.  With the series win Sam Houston clinched the number one seed in the conference tournament.

Walk-Off Win Clinches Series for the Lions

Junior OF Alex Marse hit a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to give the SLU Lions a huge walk-off series clinching win over Stephen F. Austin at The Pat on Sunday afternoon.  The 12-11 victory over the Lumberjacks moves the Lions to 33-16 overall and 17-10 in the Southland Conference.  The Lions win, coupled with Sam Houston's loss to Texas-Arlington, moves SLU within three games of the Bearkats in the league standings, as they head to Huntsville this weekend.

On Deck - Lions vs Stephen F. Austin

SLU Lions (31-15, 15-9 SLC) vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (18-26, 11-13 SLC)
The Pat - Hammond, LA
Game 1: 6pm Friday May 4
Game 2: 2pm Saturday May 5
Game 3: 1pm Sunday May 6

Artigues Gets Win #231 as Lions Take Series

How sweet it is to wake up on Monday mornings with a weekend series win in hand.  SLU, fighting through some shaky moments all weekend, claimed their 3rd straight Southland Conference series win over the weekend.  After dropping game one at Northwestern State 5-1 Friday night the Lions bounced back and won both Saturday and Sunday by 4-2 scores.  The series win was also the Lions 2nd straight SLC road series win.  SLU sits at 30-15 overall and 15-9 in the SLC.

Gougler Notches #200 With a Bang

When Cody Gougler stepped into the batters box in the top of the 2nd inning against UTSA he had 199 career hits.  At the end of the at bat he had joined six other Lions as the only players to notch 200 career hits in program history.  And as typical Cody Gougler, he did it with some swag.  The senior OF from Huntsville, TX gave the Lions a 1-0 lead with a solo shot to right field.

Road Series Win Over UTSA is Huge for Lions

Going on the road and winning is never an easy task in the Southland Conference.  It is even tougher when you are trying to keep within striking distance of one of the hottest teams in college baseball in the conference race and there are four games separating numbers three through eight in the standings. 

ILB Players of the Week - Week 7

Inside Lions Baseball has named Stefan Lopez and Cody Gougler as the Players of the Week for week 7 of the 2012 season.

Lions Drop Series to Lamar

After winning 9 of 11 games and taking two Southland Conference series in a row, the road was not kind to the SLU Lions.  Traveling to Beaumont, TX for a weekend series against rival Lamar, the Lions could not come through with timely hits.  SLU dropped the series two games to one, as they stranded 28 runners over the three game series.  With the series loss the Lions drop to 20-9 overall and 7-5 in the SLC.

Lions Cruise Past Alcorn State

The SLU Lions cruised to a 12-3 victory over Alcorn State at The Pat on Wednesday night, giving head coach Jay Artigues his 220th career win as the Lions Skipper.  Buck Bernard picked up his 2nd win of the season as he fanned seven batters over six innings, giving up one run on five hits.  The Lions bats only picked up seven hits, however they picked up seven runs on three extra base hits and two sac flies.

Big Inning Dooms Lions

What started out as a good game got ugly quick, as Tulane scored six runs in the top of the 5th inning propelling them to a 7-2 mid-week win over the Lions at The Pat on Tuesday night. It was Tulane's first win in Hammond since the 2002 season. With the loss SLU falls to 18-7 on the season. The Lions return to action on Wednesday night against Alcorn State at The Pat. First pitch is set for 6pm.

Lions Upset #21 Bulldogs, Extend Streak to 4 Games

Freshman RHP Andro Cutura, in only his second start of his career, picked up his first collegiate win in the Lions 4-3 upset of #21 ranked Mississippi State at The Pat on Tuesday night.  After giving up an early two run home run Cutura settled in and pitched five strong innings, giving up six hits and fanning three Bulldogs.  Jason Greenleaf came on in relief striking out three batters in three innings and Stefan Lopez sealed deal with his sixth save of the season, as the Lions defeated Mississippi State for the 4th straight time.  In 2010 SLU swept the weekend series in Starkville, MS.

Lions Drop SLC Series to Nicholls State

It wasn't the opening Southland Conference series the Lions were looking for as they dropped two out of three games to in-state rival Nicholls State.  However, in this young season we have learned something about the 2012 team.  When their backs are against the wall they respond.

Lions Take 2 of 3 as They "Steal" the Show in Lake Charles

After a tough midweek loss to Tulane on Tuesday night the SLU Lions were looking to rebound in a three team round robin in Lake Charles against Central Michigan and McNeese State.  In game one of a double header on Friday the weekend got off to a rocky start, as the Lions suffered their 2nd consecutive loss 7-6 to Central Michigan. 

From the Dugout with Cody Gougler

To get an inside look at the 2012 Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team, ILB has asked senior OF Cody Gougler to write a weekly journal giving the Lion Nation a behind the scenes look at one of the top programs in the Southland Conference. To read all of Cody's journals you can click on his picture on the left menu.

Here is journal #2 for the 2012 season.

Solid Gold Sunday, Lions Sweep Weekend Series

The SLU Lions wore their solid gold uniforms on Sunday as they looked to sweep the weekend series over Eastern Illinois.  Mission accomplished.  The Lions (7-0) finished off the Panthers (1-4) with a great pitching performance by senior Josh Janway in a 1-0 victory at The Pat.  Janway, who pitched a career high 7.2 innings, allowed only three hits and struck out seven.

From the Dugout with Cody Gougler

To get an inside look at the 2012 Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team, ILB has asked senior OF Cody Gougler to write a weekly journal giving the Lion Nation a behind the scenes look at one of the top programs in the Southland Conference. To read all of Cody's journals you can click on his picture on the left menu.

Here is journal #1 for the 2012 season.

From the Dugout with Cody Gougler



 To get an inside look at what it is like to be a member of the 2012 Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team, ILB has asked senior OF Cody Gougler to write a weekly journal giving the Lion Nation a behind the scenes look at one of the top programs in the Southland Conference.

Gougler Named to All-Jayhawk League Team

The summer honors continue to roll in for SLU baseball players, as senior OF Cody Gougler was recently named to the All-Jayhawk League Team.  Gougler, who helped lead the Hays Larks to an appearance in the National Baseball Congress World Series, ranked 5th in the Jayhawk League in hitting with a .366 average.   The Huntsville, TX native finished the summer with 13 doubles, 2 HRs, 32 RBIs, and had a .466 on-base percentage.

Click to View the 2011 All-Jayhawk League Team