Southeastern Louisiana, Northwestern State score wins on first day of Southland Baseball Tournament

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SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (May 23, 2018) The 2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament kicked off on Wednesday, May 23 at Constellation Field with four games in the four day tournament. Game one saw No. 3 Northwestern State Demons and No. 6 McNeese State Cowboys taking  the field, with No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana Lions facing No. 7 Nicholls Colonels in game two. In game one, the Demons downed the Cowboys by the score of 2-1 while the Lions took a 4-2 win over the Colonels.

Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State will face off at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 24 in the winners side of the bracket while McNeese State and Nicholls will at 4 p.m. with the loser heading home. Rounding out Wednesday evening's game is a 4 p.m. game pitting No. 1 San Houston State and No. 8 New Orleans. The night cap will see No. 4 Houston Baptist taking on No. 5 Central Arkansas.

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