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: 3/12/03   SLU’S “FLOOD THE FIELD” TO HONOR AREA POLICEMEN AND FIREFIGHTERS       HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will again “Flood the Field” when the Lions baseball team meets Connecticut at 6:30 p.m., March 18, at 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 fireman’s boot -- to collect money to be donated to a charity in Joe Wayne Cutrer’s name.       The girls will also join Southeastern mascot Roomie the Lion atop Bruce Cutrer’s fire truck at University Avenue for a ride to Alumni Field. Children can get their picture taken with Roomie or one of the many fire trucks that will be lined up outside of Alumni Field.         “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.”        Flood the Field will include between-inning games 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. Area policemen and firefighters will get in on the fun with a strawberry eating contest 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