McNeese Baseball To Play Winners Bracket Game Friday @ 4:00

Peyton LeJeune was the star of the show on Thursday as the McNeese Cowboys defeated Incarnate Word 6-2 for their second win at the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament. The boys will get ready for another game today, and here's everything you should know...

Peyton LeJeune was awesome for the Cowboys on Thursday as he hit two home runs. LeJeune finished the day 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored with a walk. He was one of three Pokes to earn multiple hits on the day joined by senior Cooper Hext and redshirt senior Chase Keeton.

Per McNeese, the victory marks the first time since the 2022 SLC Baseball Tournament that the Pokes have started 2-0. McNeese started 2-0 in the 2019, 2021, and 2022 tournaments. The only other two times the team has accomplished the feat were in 1993 and 2003. In each of those five seasons, the Cowboys started 3-0.

Here are some notes courtesy of McNeese Athletics from Thursday's win over Incarnate Word.

• First time since 2022 the Cowboys started the SLC Tournament 2-0.
• Elliot Hebert extended his hitting streak to eight games to continue leading the Pokes.
• McNeese has outscored its opponents 35-31 in the third inning.
• When leading after three innings, the Pokes are 20-1 on the season.
• Gravel made his 13th start of 2024.
• Cameron LeJeune made his second appearance in the 2024 SLC Tournament.
• Peyton LeJeune had a 3-for-3 day at the plate, driving in four runs.
• 24th game of the season with double-digit hits.
• Multi-Hit Games: Cooper Hext (23rd), Peyton LeJeune (10th), Chase Keeton (10th)

McNeese continues its journey in the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament Friday at 4 p.m. against the winner of the Game 9 matchup between top-seeded Lamar and eighth-seeded UIW. That UIW/Lamar game started at 9 AM. I think it might be safe to say that Lamar is well on their way to winning that game as they were up 14-0 in the 4th inning on UIW.