McNeese (19-21, 12-11 SLC) vs. New Orleans (23-17, 18-10 SLC)
 
DATES/TIMES
• Friday, April 30 – 6 p.m.
• Saturday, May 1 – DH beginning at 2 p.m.
• Sunday, May 2 – 1 p.m.
 
WHERE
• Joe Miller Ballpark, Lake Charles, La.
 
LIVE STATS
• McNeeseSports.com
 
PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1
McN – RHP Bryson Hudgens (0-1, 4.03 ERA, 6 G, 4 GS, 22.1 IP, 10 BB, 10 SO)
UNO – RHP Haden Erbe (1-2, 5.04 ERA, 9 G, 4 GS, 25.0 IP, 15 BB, 31 SO)
 
Game 2
McN – LHP Will Dion (4-4, 3.81 ERA, 10 G, 9 GS, 56.2 IP, 10 BB, 67 SO)
UNO – RHP Chris Turpin (7-1, 5.11 ERA, 10 G, 10 GS, 61.2 IP, 7 BB, 74 SO)
 
Game 3
McN – LHP Jonathan Ellison (3-2, 2.98 ERA, 9 G, 8 GS, 42.1 IP, 21 BB, 30 SO)
UNO – LHP Brandon Mitchell (3-1, 4.60 ERA, 10 G, 9 GS, 45.0, 20 BB, 39 SO)
 
Game 4
McN – RHP Ty Abraham (2-1, 4.93 ERA, 10 G, 7 GS, 38.1 IP, 24 BB, 38 SO)
UNO – TBA
 
ABOUT THE COWBOYS
• Head coach Justin Hill has won 219 games in his career, ranking second all-time in school history and trailing only Hall of Fame coach Tony Robichaux (263 victories).
• McNeese has had great success against UNO the past 20 years, winning 24 of 26 games during that stretch.
• Overall, McNeese holds a 32-22-1 lead in the series that dates back to the early 70s.
• The Cowboys took the series 2-1 back in 2019 when the last time the two teams met which was played in Lake Charles.
• Clayton Rasbeary leads the conference with 17 doubles on the season, ranking him just outside the school's top 10 list for most doubles in a season.
• Rasbeary's 34 career doubles is 7 short of breaking into the school's career top 10 list.
• Nate Fisbeck's 15 doubles on the season gives him 50 in his career, ranking him No. 5 on the school's career record list while his 23 home runs are four shy of cracking the top 10. Fisbeck tied for 6^th with 136 RBIs and is 9^th all-time with 634 at-bats.
• Ty Abraham will be making his first weekend start since March 26 against Stephen F. Austin.
 
SLC STANDINGS
• UNO is tied with Southeastern Louisiana atop the conference standings with identical 18-10 records.
• Northwestern State and Sam Houston follow at 15-9, Abilene Christian is fifth at 13-11 followed by McNeese and A&M-Corpus Christi tying for sixth at 12-11. Nicholls is eighth at 11-13 and Lamar is ninth with a 9-11 record. Stephen F. Austin (10-14), Central Arkansas (9-15), Incarnate Word (10-18), and HBU (7-17) round out the standings.
 
WEEKEND MATCHUPS (SLC Records)
New Orleans (18-10) at McNeese (12-11)
Abilene Christian (13-11) at HBU (7-17)
Northwestern State (15-9) at Central Arkansas (9-15)
A&M-Corpus Christi (12-11) at Lamar (9-11)
Incarnate Word (10-18) at Nicholls (11-13)
Sam Houston (15-9) at Stephen F. Austin (10-14)