HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team has eight student-athletes honing their skills, playing for a collegiate summer league team.
Senior catcher Bailyn Sorensen is spending the summer in Canada, playing for the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canada Baseball League.
Three players are in Florida. Sophomore right-hander Kaleb Howell (Delray Beach Lightning) and redshirt freshman infielder Dom Letort (Boca Beach Boys) are playing in the South Florida Collegiate League, while junior outfielder Dane Watts is with the Jupiter Waves in the League of the Palm Beaches.
Four Lions are spending their summer closer to home in the Texas Collegiate League. Senior outfielder Parker Coley, senior catcher Michael Curry and sophomore infielder Peyton Woods are all with the Baton Rouge Rougarou while redshirt sophomore right-hander Jimmie Johnson is with the Acadiana Cane Cutters.
Johnson and Woods are slated to join their respective teams in July.