LAKE CHARLES, La. (WGNO) — It took every bit of 12 innings for McNeese to clip Southeastern 6-5 with a walk-off win despite leaving 15 on base in game one of the Southland Conference Tournament Joe Miller Ballpark in Lake Charles on Thursday night.
Preston Faulker led the Lions going 3-for-6 with a three-RBI double in the fifth and two walks, while fellow senior Tyler Finke hit a solo homerun in the top of the seventh to put the Lions up, 5-3.
But it was Peyton Johnson with a fly ball deep enough to score the winning run on third for the Cowboys, and keep McNeese’s hopes of a tournament three-peat alive.
Game two of the best of three will be held on Friday, May 27 at 6 p.m., with the third and final game – if necessary – at the same time on Saturday, also at Joe Miller.
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