Lions Check In at #16 in CBD Mid-Major Top 25

The folks over at College Baseball Daily released their 2013 CBD Mid-Major Pre-Season poll earlier this week and Southeastern check-in at number 16.  Southland Conference mate Sam Houston State is ranked 8th in the initial poll.

Over the last two season the Lions have been a fixture in the CBD Mid-Major poll, rising as high as number five during the 2011 season.  College Baseball Daily defines a college basbeall "Mid-Major" as any team not in the traditional Big 6 conferences (ACC, Big West, Big 12, CUSA, Pac 12 and SEC).

Hills Named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List

Junior RHP Dylan Hills has been named to the Preseason National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Watch List, as announced by the organization today.

Hills, who led the Lions in wins a year ago, finished the season with a 9-4 record and a 1.64 ERA.  The Ponchatoula, LA native recorded 51 strikeouts over 49.1 innings pitched, as he held opponents to a .181 batting average.

On Deck - 2013 SLU Lions Alumni Game

SLU Lions vs Team Alumni
The Pat - Hammond, LA
1pm

Sorenson Picks Lions as Top Cat in SLC

Eric Sorenson with College Baseball Today released his 2013 Southland Conference preview this morning.  And once again I will say his coverage of college baseball is the absolute best.  Stitch-Head is so in-depth with his previews, as he goes into all the details with every team, in every conference of Division I baseball.  Oh, and all of his content is FREE!

Hills Hymel Hernandez Named Preseason All-SLC

Dylan Hills, Jordan Hymel, and Ben Hernandez were each named to the 2013 Preseason All-Southland Conference team the league announced on Wednesday. Hills was named to the first team and Hymel and Hernandez were named to the second team.  The teams were voted on by the league's head coaches.

Lions Picked 2nd in SLC Preseason Polls

The SLU Lions were picked to finish 2nd by a vote of both the league's coaches and sports information directors in the 2013 Southland Conference preseason polls, which were released Wednesday.  Sam Houston State, the defending SLC champs, were picked to win the conference in both polls.  In the coaches' poll the Bearkats received the maximum nine first place votes and 81 points.  SLU picked up the final first place vote from the coaches and 68 points.

Stitch-Head's 2013 Pre-Season Power Rankings

Wow!  Talk about an in-depth pre-season ranking.  Eric Sorenson with College Baseball Today introduces the most comprehensive pre-season ranking ever, as he ranks all 298 Division I baseball teams in the country with his College Baseball Today Top 298 Power Ranking.

College Sports Madness Recognizes Three Lions

College Sports Madness has named three SLU Lions to their 2013 preseason All-Southland Conference Team, which was released earlier this week.  Named to the 2nd team were 2012 SLC Freshman of the Year Andro Cutura, RHP Dylan Hills and OF Harry Slade.

Did You Know?

Did you know...Former Lions pitcher Kirk Bullinger was the 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference (now the Atlantic Sun) Tournament MVP.

Bullinger pitched one of the greatest games in program history, leading the Lions to a 11-0 win over Florida International in the opening round of the TAAC tournament.  The future major leaguer pitched a complete game shutout, surrendering only one hit and recording 10 strikeouts.  SLU would go on to win the 1992 TAAC championship and capture a berth in the Tuscon, AZ Regional.

His one hit performance is still a conference tournament record.

Southland Conference Celebrating 50 Years

This season the Southland Conference will be celebrating 50 years, as it was founded on March 15, 1963 at the Baker Hotel in Dallas, TX.  The conference will embark on a special commemoration of its 50th anniversary in 2013, as it celebrates a half century of academic achievement and competitive success.