HAMMOND – McNeese baseball suffered its fifth loss of the season 6-0 to Southeastern at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field Friday night, its first shutout loss of the season. The Lions rise to 18-3 (7-0 SLC) as the Cowboys move to 15-5 (6-4 SLC) on the campaign.
 
Through five shutout innings for both squads, junior Cooper Golden threw five hitless innings on the mound while the offense tallied three hits. The Lions collected their first hit in the sixth inning.
 
Southeastern plated their first run in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly for the 1-0 lead. Southeastern plated its second run of the evening in the seventh on an RBI double to left center.
 
The Lions earned four runs in the bottom eighth on an RBI single followed by a three-run home run with two outs on the board.
 
Larry Edwards Jr., a junior, recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the season with two hits at the plate. He's tied alongside senior Conner Westenburg for the most multi-hit games on the season.
 
McNeese and Southeastern resume the series Saturday at 2 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, set to be streamed on ESPN+.
 
Pitching Appearances
Cooper Golden: 6.0 IP, 3 K's, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, Loss 
Blayne Fritcher: 0.1 IP, 1 K, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 ER
Brady Corcoran: 0.2 IP, 1 K, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER
Caleb Strmiska: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 ER
 
McNeese Notes
• Cooper Golden threw 5.0 hitless innings for the Cowboys.
• Six innings was the longest start for Golden on the season.
• All four pitchers recorded a strikeout in the performance.
• Mack Brousseau walked in the fourth, extending his reached-base streak to 11 games.
• Marcus Heusohn extended his hitting streak to seven games, a team high.
• McNeese continues its best start since 2000 with a 15-5 record.
• Multiple Hit Games: Larry Edwards Jr. (2-for-4)