LAKE CHARLES – The McNeese Cowboys will play their last home game of a four-game home stand on Tuesday against league opponent Southeastern Louisiana at Joe Miller Ballpark in a non-conference match up before traveling to Natchitoches to face the Demons over the weekend. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. tomorrow night.
 
This will be the first game of a home-and-home series with Southeastern La., with the second game being in Hammond on May 1. The two teams do not meet as conference opponents this year.
 
The Cowboys (19-17, 6-9 SLC) are looking continue their success from a 3-1 week last week after defeating UL-Lafayette in Lafayette 6-3, and then winning a league series against New Orleans, 2-1, in Lake Charles this past weekend.
 
The Lions (18-18, 10-5 SLC) enter Tuesday's game splitting their last four games, losing to Tulane in a mid-week matchup, 15-14, and then defeating conference opponent Northwestern State, 2-1, at home in a weekend three-game series.
 
Senior right-handed pitcher Cayne Ueckert (1-2) will be on the bump for Tuesday's game for the Cowboys. His last outing came in relief against UL-Lafayette, where he surrendered three runs on five hits in 2.1 innings of work. This will be Ueckert's eighth start of the season and has compiled a 5.45 ERA, 34 strikeouts, and 38.0 innings pitched in nine appearances on the year. He will look to continue the Cowboys success against the Lions come Tuesday night.
 
UP TO THE PLATE
McNeese (19-17, 6-9) vs Southeastern La. (18-18, 10-5)
April 16 | Joe Miller Ballpark
Live Stats | Live Audio
All-Time Series: Southeastern La. leads 88-84-1
 
QUICK HITS
• Junior second baseman Nate Fisbeck had a great week, hitting his eighth home run on the year and hitting four extra base hits in the week. Fisbeck now leads the Cowboys offensively with a .312 batting average to go along with his 26 RBI, 11 doubles, and one triple.
• Junior utility player Jake Dickerson is also a huge bat for the Cowboys, as he heads into the game with a .310 batting average, 22 RBI, one home run, and eight doubles.
• On the mound, junior left-handed pitcher Jonathan Ellison leads the team in ERA with a 2.48, 2-2 record, 36.1 IP, 35 strikeouts, and only 10 walks in 10 appearances.
• McNeese is batting .276 as a team and has a 4.52 ERA, compared to opponents' .245 average and 5.30 ERA.
 
ON THE OPPONENTS
• The Lions enter Tuesday's game with a 18-18 record and have lost three of their last five.
• They lost to in a mid-week matchup last week, 15-14.
• Most recently, Southeastern La. won a three-game series 2-1 against Northwestern State at home in Hammond, LA.
 
ON DECK
Following Tuesday's game, the Cowboys will be on the road for a weekend conference series against Northwestern State April 18-20, and then will host Louisiana Tech in a mid-week game on Wednesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in Joe Miller Ballpark.
 
STAY CONNECTED
Follow McNeese Baseball on Twitter at @McNeeseBaseball, and "Like" McNeese Baseball on Facebook.