Mariners Select Hebert in 14th Round

Brock Hebert , the 2012 Southland Conference Player of the Year, was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 14th round of the 2012 Major League Draft on Tuesday evening.  The South Terrebonne High product lead the SLC in hitting (.374), runs scored (58), and ranked 5th nationally in steals with 36.  Hebert was the 3rd pick of the 14th round and the 431st overall selection.

Seattle's selection of Hebert marks the 9th consecutive season a Southeastern player has been selected in the MLB Draft.

Lopez & Hebert Named All-Americans

Collegiate Baseball News named juniors Stefan Lopez and Brock Hebert to the 2012 Louisville Slugger All-American teams on Thursday. 

Lopez was named 2nd team All-American after leading the nation in saves with 20 and becoming both the program and Southland Conference All-Time career saves leader with 30.  The New Iberia, LA native finished the season with a 0.61 ERA and 42 strikeouts over 29.1 innings, earning the SLC Relief Pitcher of the Year.

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 

Hebert, Lopez, Cutura Voted SLC Best

It has been a historical day in the way of post-season awards for the SLU Lions baseball program.  Junior 2B Brock Hebert has been named the Southland Conference Player of the Year, as well as the SLC Hitter of the Year.  Junior closer Stefan Lopez has been named the SLC Relief Pitcher of the Year and freshmen RHP Andro Cutura has been named the league's Freshman of the Year.  This marks the first time that a Lion has earned any of the SLC Player of the Year honors.

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.

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

ILB Players of the Week - Week 11

Inside Lions Baseball has named the Lions bullpen and Brock Hebert as the Players of the Week for week 11 of the 2012 season.

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.

Big Inning Proves To Much for Lions

A four run 3rd inning dashed the Lions hopes of getting a big RPI boosting win against the #3 ranked LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night.  SLU, using five different pitchers, held LSU in check for most of the game surrendering seven hits and fanning four.  However, the Lions were only able to get four hits off of seven LSU pitchers and struck out 13 times.  The Lions picked up two runs on wild pitches and a Brock Hebert triple scored their 3rd run.

ILB Players of the Week - Week 10

Inside Lions Baseball has named Andro Cutura and Brock Hebert as the Players of the Week for week 10 of the 2012 season.

Hebert Named SLC Hitter of the Week

For the second time this season Brock Hebert has been named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week.  The Junior 2B picked up the honor after leading the Lions to a 3-2 week by hitting .429 with 3 doubles and 6 RBI's.  Freshmen RHP Andro Cutura was named honorable mention SLC Pitcher of the Week as he earned the win over UTSA on Friday night.

Hebert Named SLC Hitter of the Week

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. 

Lions Beat Jackson State, Keller Gets 1st Career Win

Kyle Keller, getting his first career start, picked up his first career victory as the Lions defeated Jackson State 13-2 on Wednesday night at The Pat.  Keller, a Jesuit High product, surrendered two runs on three hits and struck out three in 6.0 innings of work.  SLU put up 12 hits, as four starters collected two hits each.

Lions Drop Series to Tulane

It seems the SLU Lions bring out the best in the Tulane Green Wave this year.  For the third time this season Tulane played its best ball against the Lions earning a 7-3 victory in New Orleans.  With the win the Green Wave sweeps the three game Senator's Cup Series.  So RHP Sean Kennel, getting his first career start, suffered the loss for the Lions.  Freshman 3B Brett Hoffman stayed hot at the plate by going 2-4 with a double and collecting his 3rd two hit performance in four games.

Solid Gold Sweep!

Memo to the Southland Conference.....The Lions are Baaaack!  Getting back to playing "Lions Baseball" SLU swept #34 Texas State at The Pat this weekend, outscoring the three time defending SLC champs 24-3.  With the sweep the Lions move to 11-7 in conference play and into sole possession of 2nd place in the SLC standings.  SLU sits at 25-11 overall.

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.

Kendall Rogers Ranks Hebert 4th in This Week's Power Rankings

In the March 27th edition of Perfect Game's Power Rankings, Kendall Rogers ranks junior 2B Brock Hebert as the #4 middle infielder in the country. Rogers does the power rankings, which ranks the top players in the country by position, each week.  Click on the link below to see the article and click on the middle infielders link at the bottom to see the rankings of the top 2B/SS.

Perfect Game's Power Rankings - March 27

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.