Southern Jaguars cancel LSU-E games

NEW ORLEANS - The Southern baseball team has canceled the final two games of its exhibition series at Lee-Hines Field, coach Roger Cador said.

The Jaguars lost a 9-6 exhibition Thursday. They were scheduled to play the Bengals again Friday and Saturday, but had to wipe out the games because of the weather.

Southern was hit by rain Friday morning and afternoon. Typically, the infield at Lee-Hines would’ve been covered by tarp, but the infield was re-sodded earlier this month. The new sod needed rain, Cador said, but also could’ve been damage if it had been covered by the tarp.

Southern wants the field in the best possible condition for next week’s Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.

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Cador and the Southern Jaguars, who won the SWAC Western Division title after sweeping UAPB, are preparing for the 2012 SWAC Baseball Tournament in Baton Rouge, La. May 16-20. The Jaguars will open postseason play at the double-elimination tournament against Mississippi Valley St. on May 16 at Lee-Hines Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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