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 Finalist for Stopper of the Year

Junior closer Stefan Lopez has been named one of five finalist for National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award.  Lopez, the nation's saves leader, set the SLU and Southland Conference single season saves record with 20 saves this season to go along with a 0.61 ERA.  The New Iberia native, LA native recorded 42 strike outs with only five walks allowed over 29.1 innings.  His 30 career saves ranks as the most in SLC History, as he was named the 2012 SLC Relief Pitcher of the Year and Louisville Slugger All-American.

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.

On Deck - SLC Tournament

2012 Southland Conference Tournament
#2 SLU Lions (36-19, 20-13 SLC) vs #7 Central Arkansas Bears (25-28, 16-17 SLC)
Bobcat Ballpark - San Marcos, TX
7pm Wednesday May 23
Live Video Stream - SLC NOW

Click Here for SLC Tournament Info

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.

SLC Tournament Headquarters

Here is the link to all of your 2012 Southland Conference tournament information.  The tournament, being played on the campus of Texas State in San Marcos, TX, begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday.  All games are being streamed lived on SLC NOW and the championship game can be seen on ESPN3.

2012 Southland Conference Tournament Info

ILB Players of the Week - Week 14

Inside Lions Baseball has named Jordan Hymel and Alex Marse as the Players of the Week for week 14 of the 2012 season.

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.

Hymel Named SLC Pitcher of the Week

The Southland Conference named junior LHP Jordan Hymel as the Pitcher of the Week after his performance against the McNeese State Cowboys over the weekend.  Hymel tossed seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits and fanning five Cowboys in the Lions 12-2 win on Friday night.  After giving up one run in the first inning Hymel threw six scoreless innings and held McNeese hitless over his final three innings.

Alex Marse was recognized as honorable mention Hitter of the Week as the junior OF went 6-10 with 4 RBI's in the Lions series win over McNeese State.

Southland Conference Players of the Week