another 3 run inning now for ACU, with a 2 run single.

11-2

pitching change for SFA

#23 Reid Bowyer (Jr.) on the mound.

Hooper with the throw to 3rd to tag the runner out on a double steal attempt, play is under review as he was called safe.

Call is over turned, runner is called out!

2 away

Bowyer with the K (8th for SFA)

11-2

time to stretch

#15 Dalton Mullins (Jr.) reaches 1st on a walk.

#10 Owen Hooper (Fr.) grounds out, Mullins to 2nd

#42 Isaiah Garnica (Jr.) k'ed

2 away

#17 Mark Henning (Sr.) grounds out.

11-2 ACU

to the 8th

#23 Reid Bowyer (Jr.) with the K (9th for SFA)

1 away

single, runner on 1st

walk, runners at 1st and 2nd

on the full count Bowyer with the called strike (3rd K) (10th of the day for SFA)

2 away

ball hit to Garnica, but he does not throw it, now the bases are loaded

4th K for Bowyer (11th for SFA)

11-2 ACU

bottom of the 8th

1,2,3 inning

to the 9th

11-2 ACU

#20 Blake Wolf (Fr.) on the mound

lead off batter reaches on an error

HBP runners now at 1st and 2nd

bases now loaded, no outs

K'ed, Wolf's 1st (12th of the day for SFA)

12-2 ACU, pitch gets past Hooper

back to back K'ed, Wolf's 2nd (13th of the day for SFA)

Game on pause due to weather siren

Players running to cover the field.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect. Prepare to take shelter if necessary. Today's outlook: There is a possible risk of severe weather.

ACU:12 (12-5)
SFA:2 (7-10)
Final

ACU, 12 runs on 11 hits
SFA, 2 runs on 5 hits

SFA pitching with 13 K's

The Jacks return to conference action on Friday, March 14 against SLU in the Nac.

Can we teach this method stealing home?

Justin Turner might have found out a new way to always be safe on a steal. pic.twitter.com/khfgIUzzhR

— Baseball’s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) March 12, 2025

Haha. I do remember when the Rangers won the World Series, one of our base runners being tagged out by a finger of a batting glove hanging out the back pocket. The rule was that any part of the uniform was considered part of the base runner. I feel like that should have been the case in this play.

SFA (7-10; 2-4) vs. SLU (13-3; 3-0)

WHEN: Mar. 14 (Fri.) 6:05 P.M.

WHERE: Nacogdoches, Texas (Pilgrim's Park)

TV: ESPN+

BASEBALL HISTORY VS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY FROM MAY 12, 2006 - APRIL 18, 2021

SLU dominates the overall series 30-11, and the Lions have won the last 5 meetings. The last SFA win over SLU was in 2019.

SFA continues their tour of some of the top teams in the SLC in series against New Orleans, Lamar, and now SLU.

The Lions under the management of 2nd year Head Coach Bobby Barbier have made great progress, going from 25-25; 9-14 an 8th place finish out of 9 teams, and no conference tournament invite in 2023, to a 30-24; 10-14, a #6 seed in the SLC Tournament winning two games in the process in Barbier's first season, after coming over from Northwestern State in 2024.

The team's late-season surge highlighted their potential, setting the stage for the 2025 season, where SLU has been picked second in the SLC pre-season baseball poll, while receiving 4 first place votes.

This season after 16-games, the team is highlighted by senior #35 Ryan Brome out of Katy, Texas who leads the team in runs 16, hits 22, home runs 7, and RBI's 16. Also, standout performer, junior shortstop
TJ Salvaggio, who in 2024 led the team with 52 runs, 13 home runs, and 42 RBIs returns to a loaded lineup that is currently batting .298, with 116 runs off of 125 hits, 32 home runs, and 100 RBI's.

The Lions pitching ace is senior #18 Brennan Stuprich from Kenner, Louisiana, snd after 4 starts has a record of 4-0; ERA 0.75; WHIP 0.67; IP 24, giving up only 2 runs off of 11 hits, striking out 37 while walking 5, allowing a BA of .141.

SLU is red hot with a 4-game series sweep of Lindenwood, 3-game series sweep of Alcorn State, 3-game series sweep of Northwestern State, series win on the road over American Conference foe, Memphis, and on Wednesday night, an impressive 7-4 win over Xavier.

The Lumberjacks are taking their lumps in 2025, but they are competing, while showing strong performances against some of the SLC's best in UNO and Lamar, avoiding those series sweeps that were all too common in 2024.

Look for SFA to do just that again, avoiding the sweep with their Ace #16 Cody Templeton.

Axe'Em!