News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Janelle Woolley Date: 4/2/03   SLU’S “FLOOD THE FIELD” BASEBALL EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 8       HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will again “Flood the Field” at 3 p.m., April 8 for the Lions baseball doubleheader against Loyola at Alumni Field.         The event annual event was earlier planned in conjunction with the March 18 Lions baseball game. That game, however, had to be moved to Baton Rouge when heavy rain“flooded” Alumni Field.       Flood the Field is sponsored by Southeastern’s CLAWS Committee, a group of university staff members charged with “Connecting Lion Athletics With Students.”  The committee creates exciting ways to incorporate fun activities with athletic events in order to increase student interest and attendance.         Once again, Flood the Field will help to support local policemen and firefighters, said CLAWS member Veda Abene, who is chairing the event. Abene said Amite fire chief Bruce Cutrer will throw the first pitch in memory of his brother Joe Wayne Cutrer, who was also an Amite firefighter.  Joe Wayne Cutrer’s family will be in attendance and a moment of silence will be observed in his honor.       The Emerald Girls, hostesses of Southeastern baseball, will “Pass the Boot” -- a firefighter’s boot -- to collect money to be donated to a charity in Joe Wayne Cutrer’s name.       “Local singing group ‘4eva1’ will sing the National Anthem as area policemen and firefighters create an impressive lineup around the field,” Abene said.       The first 350 people to arrive at Alumni Field will receive a special Southeastern fan proclaiming “No Lyin’ I’m a Lion’s Baseball Fan.”        Children can get their picture taken with Roomie or one of the many fire trucks that will be lined up outside of Alumni Field.         During the second game of the doubleheader, between-inning games will take place for all ages. Children can sign up to compete in the “Dizzy Bat” contests, and six Southeastern students will be chosen for a wild wheelbarrow race and a “Fastest Firefighter” race.  The CLAWS committee will get in on the fun by singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch.          A $100 prize will go to the student organization with the highest attendance.       For additional information about “Flood the Field,” contact Abene at 985-549-2301. Return to News Releases