Box Score BEAUMONT, Texas – Trailing 1-0, senior Kevin Bermudez capped a three-run third with his eighth home run of the season – a two-run shot over the left field wall – and Lamar University never looked back defeating UT Rio Grande Valley, 10-4, Tuesday evening at Vincent-Beck Stadium. The Cardinals will carry a 29-21 overall record into their final three-game series of the season against Houston Christian.
 
The Cardinals' offense scored 10 runs on 11 hits and were charged with an error. The Cardinals scored three runs in the third, one in the four and sixth and five more in the seventh. UTRGV scored four on nine hits. After their first inning run, the Vaqueros plated three more in the eighth inning to close out the scoring.
 
Nine different Cardinals got hits Tuesday led by multi-hit efforts from Ryan Snell (2-for-4, 2 RBIs, run) and Monray Van Der Walt (2-for-3, RBI). The Cardinals also got home runs from Bermudez (8) and Josh Blankenship (2),
 
Quinn Waterhouse (2-1) got the victory in relief pitching 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball on two hits. He was one of eight pitchers to take the mound for the Red and White. The Vaqueros also sent eight pitchers to the mound with all but two surrendering at least one hit on the night. Randy Garza took the loss after allowing three earned runs on two hits (with a walk) all coming in the third inning.
 
The Cardinals managed to tie the game in the third inning off the bat of Monray Van Der Walt who got the start at catcher. After Kirkland Banks led off the inning with a walk Van Der Walt took the first pitch he saw into the gap in right center scoring Banks. Bermudez's homer came two batters later.
 
Big Red added to its lead with solo runs in the fourth and sixth innings before putting the game away in the seventh. The Cardinals scored five runs on five hits in the inning.
 
The Cardinals will look to lock up a spot in the Southland Conference playoffs beginning Thursday when they host Houston Christian in a three-game series. The series will run Thursday through Saturday with game times set for 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday.