HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana football team will host its annual Spring Game on Saturday to highlight this week in Southeastern Athletics.
 
The game is the culmination of the program's first spring under new head coach Ron Roberts and is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Football Practice Fields. Tickets are just $1 with proceeds benefitting the Southeastern Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
After a sweep of Southland Conference foe UT Arlington this past weekend, the Lion baseball team (18-6, 6-3 Southland) has five games on tap this week. On Tuesday, Southeastern will welcome in-state foe Tulane to Alumni Field for a 6 p.m. contest. Southeastern will be looking to “Pack the Pat” for the game against the Green Wave with free t-shirts and free food provided for Southeastern students.
 
On Wednesday, the Lions host Alcorn State at 6 p.m. Southeastern will then head to Lamar for a three-game league series, starting with a 6:30 p.m. contest on Friday in Beaumont, Texas. The series continues with a 2 p.m. game on Saturday and concludes with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday. All of this week's baseball games will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9) and on the Internet at www.LionSports.net.
 
The Southeastern softball team (6-23, 0-4 Southland) will look to get back into the Southland Conference race with four league games on the schedule this week. On Tuesday, the Lady Lions will be in Thibodaux for a 4 p.m. doubleheader at Nicholls State. Southeastern returns home for the weekend, hosting McNeese State for a two-game series. The series opens with a 6 p.m. contest on Friday and concludes with a 12 p.m. matchup on Saturday.
 
The Greek Challenge continues this week, which covers all baseball and softball home games through April 28. The Greek organization with the highest attendance for those games will earn $1,000 and use of the party patio at the Southeastern home football game of its choice. Second place will receive $500 and the aforementioned party patio use, while the third place organization earns $250.
 
The Southeastern men's golf team will return to the links, looking to build off a second-place finish at last week's Carter Plantation Intercollegiate. Head coach Tim Baldwin's squad will be in Little Rock, Ark. on Monday and Tuesday to compete in the UALR First Tee Collegiate Classic.
 
The women's tennis team (8-6, 1-4 Southland) picked up its first Southland win of the spring on Sunday and will close out a stretch of three matches in three days on Monday. Southeastern will face Southland foe Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday at 1 p.m. in Houston, Texas.
 
The Southeastern men's and women's track and field teams will continue preparations for the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships this week. The Lions and Lady Lions will participate in the prestigious Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, which run Wednesday through Saturday in Austin, Texas.
 
Monday, March 26
Women's Tennis, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Houston, Texas, 1 p.m.*
Men's Golf, at UALR First Tee Collegiate Classic, Little Rock, Ark., All Day
 
Tuesday, March 27
Baseball, vs. Tulane, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU)
            - “Pack the Pat” – Free t-shirts and food for students
Softball, at Nicholls State (DH), Thibodaux, 4 p.m.*
Men's Golf, at UALR First Tee Collegiate Classic, Little Rock, Ark., All Day
 
Wednesday, March 28
Baseball, vs. Alcorn State, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU)
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, All Day
 
Thursday, March 29
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, All Day
 
Friday, March 30
Baseball, at Lamar, Beaumont, Texas, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU)*
Softball, vs. McNeese State, North Oak Park, 6 p.m.*
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, All Day
 
Saturday, March 31
Football, Spring Game, Football Practice Fields, 1 p.m.
Baseball, at Lamar, Beaumont, Texas, 2 p.m. (KSLU)*
Softball, vs. McNeese State, North Oak Park, 12 p.m.*
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, All Day
 
Sunday, April 1
Baseball, at Lamar, Beaumont, Texas, 1 p.m. (KSLU)*
 
Southeastern home events in bold
* - Southland Conference contest