Baseball Game Preview: St. Mary Tigers vs. Pineville Rebels

The St. Mary Tigers will kick their season off against the Pineville Rebels on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m.

Pineville is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They came out on top against DeRidder by a score of 9-4.

Pineville's win bumped their record up to 1-0.

As for St. Mary, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (4-5), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.

St. Mary came out on top in a nail-biter against Pineville when the teams last played back in March of 2016, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.