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LU Baseball vs. UAlbany (Game 1)
Daniel Bowden
4
University of Albany UALBANY 0-1
7
Winner Lamar University LU 5-1
University of Albany UALBANY
0-1
4
Final
7
Lamar University LU
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
University of Albany UALBANY 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 8 0
Lamar University LU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 X 7 14 1

W: Baker, Trent (1-0) L: Ethan Nardac (0-1) S: Shertel, Jayden (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Peter Dindinger, Asst. Director of Media Relations

Cardinals rally late to defeat UAlbany, 7-4

BEAUMONT, Texas — Trailing 4-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Lamar University Cardinals rallied for seven runs to flip the script and come out with the 7-4 win over the University of Albany Great Danes on a chilly Friday afternoon at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

Peyton Havard struck out 11 batters, tied for fifth most in a single game in program history.  

The rally began with a leadoff single by Heladio Moreno. Logan Hamm then followed up with a single to left.

Damian Ruiz tallied the third-straight hit with an RBI double down the third base line.

Brayden Evans drew a walk to load up the bases.

Tab Tracy later cut the deficit to two runs with an RBI single through the left side. Zak Skinner then pushed across a run on a sacrifice fly to center.

Reese Beheler delivered the game-tying RBI single to right and then Zane Spinn put the Cards ahead with a single to right.

Moreno came back around in the lineup to rip a two-RBI single up the middle to give LU a three-run cushion.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Havard went six innings allowing four hits. He struck out the side in the top of the fifth.
  • This is the third-straight season in which an LU pitcher strikes out 11 batters in a game.
  • Trent Baker earned his first win of the season as he allowed one hit and tallied two strikeouts in 1.1 innings of relief.
  • Jayden Shertel picked up the first save of the season after he threw one inning of relief fanning one batter and allowing one hit.
  • The LU pitching staff leads the Southland Conference with 59 strikeouts.
  • LU finished with 14 hits, half of them came in the eighth inning rally.
  • Tracy extended his hit streak to six games as he finished 2 for 4 with two singles and an RBI.
  • Tracy is batting a team-high .571 (12 for 21) with seven RBIs. This was also his fifth multi-hit game.
  • Ruiz went 2 for 4 with a double, single and an RBI to extend his hitting streak to six games. He leads the team with three doubles and eight RBIs.
  • Tracy and Ruiz are both leading the Southland Conference in hits.
  • Moreno tallied two singles and two RBIs to go 2 for 4. He is batting .571 (8 for 14) in his last four games while riding a four-game hitting streak.
  • Beheler and Spinn both went 2 for 4 with two singles and an RBI.
  • Beheler is also on a six-game hitting streak.
  • Skinner caught two runners stealing in the seventh and eighth innings.
UP NEXT

The series continues Saturday, Feb. 22 with Game 2 at 1:05 p.m.
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