Southeastern Louisiana at LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Southeastern Louisiana visits LSU on Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field, bringing a 27-17 record against a Tigers squad that sits at 24-21.
First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. under cloudy skies with a game-time temperature of 82 degrees.
The Lions enter on a three-game winning streak after sweeping Houston Christian over the weekend, outscoring the Huskies 28-4 in the series. LSU, meanwhile, dropped three straight at Mississippi State, including a 13-8 loss Sunday.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Southeastern Louisiana to win 8-2.
Southeastern Louisiana will start right-hander Truitt Webb. The junior has been inconsistent over his last four outings. He threw seven innings of one-run ball against Houston Christian on Sunday, striking out five. But in his two previous starts, he allowed a combined six earned runs in 7 1-3 innings against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
LSU will counter with catcher Cade Arrambide, who has been the Tigers’ most consistent power threat. Arrambide homered in three of his last five games, including a solo shot Sunday at Mississippi State. Over his last 10 games, he has five home runs and nine RBIs.
The Tigers have been scuffling, losing 11 of their last 15 games. LSU’s pitching staff has allowed at least seven runs in six of its last seven contests.
Southeastern Louisiana’s offense has been bolstered by Justin Williams and Ben Robichaux. Williams went 2-for-3 with a home run Sunday, and Robichaux delivered a two-run homer in the same game.
The Lions will open a road series at Lamar on Friday. LSU returns to SEC play Friday, hosting South Carolina for a three-game set.