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NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans baseball team will play two mid-week contests prior to their break for finals, hosting Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday before visiting McNeese State on Wednesday.
Both contests will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Live stats will be available on UNOPrivateers.com for Tuesday's contest with LionSports.net providing live audio. On Wednesday, McNeeseSports.com will feature live stats, audio and video.
UNO (3-42) is looking to finish the season on a positive note and will get the opportunity to do so with five of their final nine games at home beginning with Tuesday night's contest against SLU (30-16).
Cameron Wheeless who has not played since Apr. 16 is the Privateers' leading hitter with a .264 batting average. Chris Geronimo and Beau Boudreaux follow with batting averages of .244 and .239, respectively.
Garrett Manning (0-5, 10.75 ERA) will start for UNO against SLU sophomore Jordan Hymel (4-2, 5.79 ERA).
The Privateers have fallen in the three previous meetings against the Lions this year, with each match-up having occurred in Hammond, La.
In the three previous contests against UNO, Jeff Harkensee and Justin Boudreaux are 6-of-11 for matching .545 batting averages for SLU. Harkensee's numbers include eight RBIs and a 1.182 slugging percentage
The match-up against MSU (21-25) is the first of the year for the Privateers, who lost a pair of high scoring affairs last season against the Cowboys. MSU prevailed 12-11 in Lake Charles before winning later in the season 14-13.
Seth Granger's .380 batting average and 48 RBIs lead a MSU squad that has dropped five of their last six contests. Lee Orr is second on the team with a .333 batting average and a team-high seven home runs.
Following their break from final exams, UNO will play their three games of the year in Manhattan, Kan. against Big 12 opponent Kansas State.
