HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana baseball team will participate in the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, while eight members of the Lion and Lady Lion track and field teams will compete in the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary Round during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
 
The Lions (36-19) are the second seed in the league tournament, which runs Wednesday through Saturday at Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos, Texas. Southeastern will open tournament play with a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday versus Central Arkansas. Depending on Wednesday's result, Southeastern will play at 12 p.m. or 7 p.m. on Thursday. Saturday's championship game will be played at either 1 p.m. or 5 p.m. depending on how many games are necessary to get down to the final two teams. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships.
 
All of this week's Southeastern baseball games will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9) and on the Internet at www.LionSports.net. A live video stream of the entire tournament will be available via SLC NOW on www.Southland.org, where live stats will also be available. Saturday's championship game will be shown on www.ESPN3.com.
 
The Southeastern men's and women's track and field teams will be represented at the NCAA East Preliminary Round that runs Thursday through Saturday at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. On Thursday, Nia Stewart (women's long jump, 5:30 p.m.), Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year Jeff Milliron (men's discus, 1 p.m.) and Phillippe Moore (men's long jump, 1 p.m.) will be competing for the Lions and Lady Lions.
 
A pair of sisters will be the lone Southeastern student-athletes in action on Friday, as Brittany and Ashley Pfantz compete in the pole vault at 11 a.m. On Saturday, 2011 All-American Kovey Simmons (men's pole vault, 11 a.m.), Jessica Fekete (women's hammer throw, 2 p.m.) and Michelle Ogashi (women's long jump, 4:30 p.m.) will round out Southeastern's participation.
 
Live results from the meet will be available at www.unfospreys.com. Should any of the Lions finish in the top 12 in their respective events, they will advance to next month's NCAA Championships, scheduled for June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
Wednesday, May 23
Baseball, vs. Central Arkansas (SLC Tournament), San Marcos, Texas, 7 p.m. (KSLU)

Thursday, May 24
Baseball, Southland Conference Tournament, San Marcos, Texas, 12 p.m./7 p.m. (KSLU)
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at NCAA East Preliminary Round, Jacksonville, Fla., 1 p.m.
 
Friday, May 25
Baseball, Southland Conference Tournament, San Marcos, Texas, TBA (KSLU)
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at NCAA East Preliminary Round, Jacksonville, Fla., 11 a.m.
 
Saturday, May 26
Baseball, Southland Conference Tournament, San Marcos, Texas, TBA (KSLU) (ESPN3.com)
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at NCAA East Preliminary Round, Jacksonville, Fla., 11 a.m.