HAMMOND – McNeese baseball (17-5, 8-4 SLC) claimed its second consecutive victory over Southeastern (18-5, 7-2 SLC) 7-1 in Sunday's rubber match at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. The Cowboys clinched the series 2-1 for its fourth consecutive regular-season series victory against the Lions and third conference series of the season.
 
Senior Parker Morgan recorded his first start of 2025, throwing five innings while earning six strikeouts en route to his first victory as a Poke. Freshman Diego Corrales closed out the last four innings on the mound, striking out eight batters, not permitting a single hit on his way to recording his first collegiate save.
 
Offensively, eight of McNeese's nine starters recorded at least one hit with three earning multiple in the rubber match. Cole Plowman, a senior, earned his first hits of the season, going 3-for-4 at the plate, just a triple away from the cycle.
 
The blue and gold scored early in the first inning with a solo home run down the left-field line by sophomore Mack Brousseau.
 
An inning later, junior Larry Edwards Jr. plated the second run of the afternoon on an RBI single by redshirt sophomore Eason Dowell.
 
After a pair of scoreless innings, the Cowboys struck again in the fifth for a 3-0 advantage as Plowman crossed home plate on an RBI fielder's choice. Senior Marcus Heusohn drove in the fourth run of the game on an RBI double as senior Conner Westenburg reached home. The Lions plated their first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth on a solo home run.
 
The offense continued to power on in the sixth inning as Plowman earned his first home run of the season to drive in himself and Dowell who sat on first.
 
By taking the series, it marks the second consecutive weekend the Cowboys have come back from losing in the series opener to claim the latter two games. McNeese outscored Southeastern 17-16 on the weekend.
 
McNeese returns home to Joe Miller Ballpark for a pair of midweek games against Southern at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Dillard 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
 
Pitching Appearances
Parker Morgan: 5.0 IP, 6 K's, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 ER, Win
Diego Corrales: 4.0 IP, 8 K's, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, Save
 
McNeese Notes
• McNeese has claimed four consecutive regular-season series against SLU dating back to 2022.
• Parker Morgan made his first start for the Cowboys, striking out a career high six batters
• Morgan threw three no-hit innings and threw a season-high 5.0 innings. His prior high was two innings.
• Morgan earned his first victory of the season as Diego Corrales recorded his first save.
• Cole Plowman earned his first hits of the season.
• Marcus Heusohn extended his hitting streak to nine games.
• Mack Brousseau tied the longest-reaching base streak by a Cowboy this season at 13 games.
• The Pokes have recorded 10+ hits in 13 games this season.
• The Cowboys have struck out 10+ betters in 10 games in 2025.
• McNeese has scored in 21 of 22 games this season.
• The Pokes have scored two or more runs in 20 games on the campaign.
• Eight of nine starters earned a hit in the outing.
• Multiple-Hit Games: Cole Plowman, Matt Stancliff, Marcus Heusohn
• McNeese continues to be on pace for the team's best start since 1991 when the Pokes started 24-5.