April 27, 2007
Box Score
BEAUMONT - Allen Harrington tossed a complete-game shutout and Brian Lloyd's sixth inning home run broke a scoreless tie as Lamar University blanked Texas State 3-0 Friday night in Southland Conference baseball action at Vincent-Beck Stadium.
Lamar improved to 28-17 overall and 15-4 in SLC play. Texas State dropped to 29-15 and 14-5 in SLC play. The Cardinals and Bobcats will continue the three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m.
A junior from Groves, Harrington (7-3) allowed just four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in nine innings of work. He allowed only one Bobcat base runner to reach third base. Gerry Cervantez singled up the middle to lead off the third inning. He was a sacrificed to second and advanced to third on a ground out. Adam Witek grounded out to first base to end the inning.
That started a stretch in which Harrington retired 14 batters in a row, including setting the Bobcats down in order in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Texas State threatened in the eighth inning when Casey Guest reached on a fielding error by Lloyd at shortstop and Thomas Field followed with an infield single with two outs. Harrington got Witek to ground out to second base to end the inning.
The Bobcats also went down in order in the top of the ninth inning with Paul Goldschmidt striking out to end the game. This was Harrington's fourth complete-game of the season and first shutout.
Lamar finally broke through against starter Justin Fiske in the bottom of the sixth inning. Brian Lloyd led off the inning with an opposite field solo home run to right field, his fourth of the season. Ryan Baker doubled to left field with one out. After Michael Ambort drew a walk, Dan Hernandez singled through the left side of the infield to drive in Baker and give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Lamar added an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Travis Dunson doubled down the left field line and scored on Erik Kanaby's single through the right side of the infield to give Lamar a 3-0 lead.
Fiske (6-2) pitched a complete-game in a losing effort for the Bobcats. He allowed three runs on seven hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in eight innings of work.
