HAMMOND – The Lion Athletics Association (LAA)’s Inaugural Super Lion Saturday will highlight this week in Southeastern Athletics.
 The day starts with the Green and Gold 5K and one mile Fun Run, sponsored by Perfectly Fit at 8 a.m. (one mile) and 8:30 a.m. (5K). From 10 a.m. – noon, Lion season ticket holders will be able to pick their seat and purchase season tickets at the Spring Football Game, which kicks off at 12 p.m. Admission to the Spring Game is free.
 It will also be Alumni Day at Alumni Field with a 1 p.m. alumni reception set in the Strawberry Stadium parking garage. Prior to Southeastern’s baseball game with Incarnate Word, all alumni will be honored pre-game on the field. For more information regarding the baseball reunion or to RSVP, contact Larry Hymel at 985-549-3228 or [email protected].
The Spring Game is set to finish at 2 p.m. and fans will have the opportunity to see the Lion baseball team take on Southland Conference foe Incarnate Word at 3 p.m. During the Spring Game and leading up to the 3 p.m. Lion baseball game vs. UIW, Gus O’Krepki will sponsor a tailgate in “The Pines,” the area located between the Dugas Center for Athletics and Alumni Field. The tailgate will feature classic rock cover band Under Review out of New Orleans.
The day’s events culminate with the 2014 Spring Bash, which will be held at the new War Memorial Student Union Ballroom at 7 p.m. The Spring Bash features dinner, a cash bar provided by the Crescent Bar, a live band and a Grand Prize ticket draw down. Tickets for the event are $25 for admission and $125 for admission and participation in the Grand Prize ticket draw down.
Admission to compete in the Fun Run is $30 for late registration (before Friday) and includes a race T-shirt, as well as post-race drinks, fruit and adult beverages. Race day registration will begin at 6:45 a.m. and registration fee on Saturday will be $35.
Registration for the Fun Run can be completed at the new Lion Athletics Association website, www.lionup.com, at the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office in the Dugas Center or at Perfectly Fit, located at 303 W. Minnesota Park, Suite E in Hammond. Tickets for the Signing Bash will also be available at lionup.com and the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office.
 For more information concerning Super Lion Saturday, contact Southeastern Assistant Director for Athletic Development Cody Gougler at 985-549-5226 or [email protected].
Saturday’s baseball game is one of four home games this week for the Lions (20-12, 7-5 Southland). On Tuesday, Southeastern will host in-state rival Tulane at 6 p.m. The series with league newcomer Incarnate Word opens with a 6 p.m. contest on Friday and concludes with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday.
For the second straight week, the softball team (13-17, 6-9 Southland) has six games on the schedule. The Lady Lions, who are currently on a four-game winning streak, opened the busy week by hosting a 3 p.m. doubleheader versus Ole Miss on Monday. Louisiana Tech visits on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. contest. Southeastern will return to league play this weekend at Nicholls State. The series opens with a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and concludes with a 12 p.m. contest on Sunday.
The Southeastern golf team will be back in action this week. The No. 63 Lions will be one of 10 Golf Stat top 100 teams in the 15-team field competing on Monday and Tuesday at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship in West Point, Miss.
The Lion tennis team (11-4, 5-3 Southland) has three home matches on tap this week. Southeastern will host Southern (2 p.m.) and Alcorn State (6 p.m.) on Wednesday. The Lions host Southland rival UNO on Sunday at 12 p.m.
The Southeastern men’s and women’s track and field teams will also be in action this week. The Lions and Lady Lions will head to Lake Charles to compete in the McNeese Springtime Classic on Saturday.
All of this week’s baseball games will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9) and on the Internet at www.lionsports.net. LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream of all of this week’s baseball and softball action. The Southeastern Channel (Charter Channel 18) will air Friday’s baseball game on tape delay.
Tuesday and Sunday’s baseball games, as well as Wednesday’s softball game will be Cane’s Challenge nights. If the Lion baseball team scores five or more runs or the softball team scores three of more runs on a Cane’s Challenge night, fans can take their game ticket to a Hammond Raising Cane’s by the end of the next day to receive a free combo with the purchase of another.