LAKELAND, Fla. – The Southeastern University baseball team is looking to make another memorable run in the NAIA postseason. Last season, the Fire went a perfect 8-0 in the Opening Round and Avista-NAIA World Series to capture the first NAIA National Championship of any sport in school history. This season, Southeastern's path to another title begins in Macon, Ga. where the Fire will be the top-seed in the Opening Round bracket hosted by second-seeded Middle Georgia State. SEU will take on the winner of No. 4 Huntington and No. 5 British Columbia Monday evening at 6:00 p.m.
OPENING ROUND SCHEDULE:
| Game Time (All times Eastern) |
Game Information (Luther Williams Field Macon, Ga.) |
| May 13 |
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| Game 1 - 11:00 a.m. |
No. 4 Huntington (Ind.) vs. No. 5 British Columbia |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. |
No. 2 Middle Georgia State vs. No. 3 Rio Grande (Ohio) |
| Game 3 - 6:00 p.m. |
No. 1 Southeastern (Fla.) vs. Winner Game 1 |
| May 14 |
|
| Game 4 - 11:00 a.m. |
Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 |
| Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. |
Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2 |
| Game 6 - 6:00 p.m. |
Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 |
| May 15 |
|
| Game 7 - 11:00 a.m. |
Loser Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 |
| Game 8 - 2:30 p.m. |
Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7 |
| May 16 |
|
| Game 9 - 12:00 p.m. |
Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 8 |
COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS LIVE VIDEO (FEES APPLY)
BRACKET POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE
FIRE FOCUS:
- The Fire are making their fifth overall and third-straight appearance in the NAIA Baseball Opening Round. SEU is 7-6 all-time in the Opening Round.
- SEU earned a top seed via an at-large bid after posting a 48-10 record, capturing its first Sun Conference Regular Season Championship in program history, and being ranked No. 1 in every installment of the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll this season.
- SEU currently leads the NAIA in five offensive categories including Total Doubles (152), Team Batting Average (.354), and Runs Scored (557).
- The Fire offensive lineup features an arsenal of power, as five players have smashed 10 or more home runs, with a team total of 97 homers on the year. The team mark for long balls has already set a new single-season program record.
- Senior outfielder Manuel Mesa is one hit away from tying the single-season program record for hits and six bases away from tying the single-season program record for total bases
- The 2019 SEU pitching staff ranks third in the NAIA in Total Batters Struck Out (488), sixth in Team ERA (3.36), and 14th in Opponent Batting Average (.235).
- The Fire are 20-2 when top senior starting pitchers Felix Dieguez and Keven Long get the starting nod on the mound.
- If the old adage "Defense wins championships" is true, the Fire should be in good shape. Southeastern averages the least amount of errors per game in the NAIA (.88).
ALL-TIME VERSUS THE MACON BRACKET:
- The Fire have never faced Middle Georgia State nor British Columbia in program history.
- SEU has two previous meetings with Huntington, as the two teams squared off in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The Fire won both contests.
- Southeastern and Rio Grande have met five previous times, with the Red Storm holding a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series. Rio Grande handed SEU a 10-4 loss in the 2015 season before splitting a four-game series with the Fire at Ted A. Broer Stadium in 2016.
