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LU Baseball vs Oakland Top Shot
2
Oakland University OAK 1-7
15
Winner Lamar University LU 8-1
Oakland University OAK
1-7
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Final
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Lamar University LU
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Oakland University OAK 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Lamar University LU 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 15 14 1

W: Sutton, Carter (2-0) L: C. Barone (0-1)

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

Baker hits grand slam to lift Cardinals over Oakland, 15-2, in eight

BEAUMONT, Texas — It was another high-scoring affair at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

Trent Baker hit a grand slam to end the game in the eighth courtesy of the run rule, giving the Lamar University Cardinals a 15-2 win over the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies on Monday afternoon.

The Cardinals have now won six in a row as they have outscored their opponents, 71-14, in that span.

Brayden Evans got the Cards on the board with an RBI double to left center in the first.

Tab Tracy laid down a bunt single that setup an RBI double to right by Zak Skinner. Zane Spinn later brought in a run on a sacrifice fly to center.

Heladio Moreno cleared the bases with a two-RBI triple to center. Hector Rodriguez then made the score 6-0 with a sacrifice fly to center.

The Golden Grizzlies erased the shutout in the fourth with an RBI ground out. They later cut the deficit to four in the fifth when a run scored on a fielder's choice.

Evans drilled an RBI triple to right center in the sixth to extend LU's lead to five.

Skinner sparked a four-run rally in the seventh with a leadoff solo home run to left. Moreno then scored on a wild pitch.

Ruiz doubled down the left field line to bring in Bryce Grizzaffi, extending the lead to nine.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • LU finished with 14 hits.
  • Ruiz went 2 for 5 with a single, double and an RBI.
  • Ruiz extended his hitting streak to nine games as he leads the team with seven doubles, 18 hits and 12 RBIs.
  • Evans had a double, triple and two RBIs to go 2 for 4.
  • Tracy finished 2 for 4 with two singles.
  • Tracy also extended his hitting streak to nine games.
  • Skinner tallied a double, home run, a walk and two RBIs to go 2 for 3.
  • Moreno had two RBIs to go 2 for 4 with a single and a triple.
  • Moreno leads LU with a .556 batting average while Ruiz and Tracy are each hitting .500.
  • Carter Sutton improved to 2-0 after striking out five batters in 4.1 innings of four-hit work.
  • The LU bullpen of Baylor Baumann, Mark Lopez, Joshua Shimmin and Ethan Oceguera did not allow a run on two hits.
UP NEXT

LU travels to Louisiana Tech for a 4 p.m. game on Tuesday, Feb, 25.
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