HAMMOND, La. – SIUE baseball dropped the second game of a three-game series to Southeastern Louisiana 7-2 Saturday.

Southeastern Louisiana picked up its first win of the year to improve to 1-5. The Cougars fell to 2-4 with the loss. Each team has won a game in the series, setting up the rubber game of the series Sunday afternoon.

The Cougars got on the board in the first Terrick Thompson-Allen singled with the bases loaded to drive in Chase Bloomer and Ethan Willoughby.

The Lions took the lead with a four-run fourth inning. Ben Robichaux hit a three-run home run in the inning after Alex Perry doubled to drive in a run earlier in the inning.

Brody Capps connected on a two-run home run in the fifth inning to chase starter Tim Teixeira (0-1), who allowed six runs in 4.1 innings of work. He struck out two.

The Lions tacked on a run in the seventh inning when Capps lined an RBI-double to right off reliever Trent Koehler.

Capps finished 2-3 with three RBIs.

Koehler worked 2.2 innings allowing the single run on two hits. He struck out one. Brady Coon worked a scoreless eighth inning. He walked one and struck out one.

SLU starter Lakin Polk (1-1) pitched six innings. He allowed two runs on five hits.

Thompson-Allen was 1-4 with the two RBIs. In all, six different players had a single hit for the Cougars.

Firat pitch for the finale of the three-game series is set for 1 p.m. Sunday.