BEAUMONT, Texas — Matt Ryan's two-RBI double to left center proved to be enough as the Lamar University Cardinals defeated the Rice University Owls, 2-1, Tuesday night at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

LU improves to 9-0 in midweek games while it also notched its first win over the Owls at home since 2017.

Rice threatened early with two outs in the top of the first after a double and an infield single, but it left the runners stranded.

After being retired in order in the bottom of the first, the Cards got their first baserunner as Zak Skinner singled to right to get things going in the bottom of the second.

Zane Spinn then hit an infield single to put runners at first and second.

The Owls got two outs on back-to-back strikeouts. Ryan then stepped up and delivered the clutch hit.

LU did not get another baserunner until the bottom of the fourth when Logan Hamm singled to right.

Rice threatened again in the top of the fifth as it got runners at first and third, but the runners were left stranded.

The Owls cut the deficit to one run in the top of the seventh with a two-out RBI triple to right center by Trey Duffield.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Skinner went 2 for 4 with a single and a double to extend his hit streak to three games.
• Spinn also finished 2 for 4 with two singles.
• Damian Ruiz extended his on base streak to 26 games when he hit an infield single to finish 1 for 4.
• Heladio Moreno went 1 for 3 with a single.
• Ryan now has six RBIs on the season after he went 1 for 2 with a double and a walk.
• Kyle Moseley picked up his first win of the season after he threw three innings allowing four hits with two strikeouts.
• Peyton Havard struck out one batter in one inning of relief to earn his second save.
• Luke Krkovski (3.1 innings) and Hayden Stallings (1.2 innings) combined to strikeout six batters. Krkovski had four strikeouts.

UP NEXT

The Cardinals travel to San Antonio to resume Southland Conference play with a three-game series against Incarnate Word beginning Friday, March 28 at 2:05 p.m.