BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar University (26-20, 13-8 SLC) will host Houston Christian (13-28, 6-15 SLC) Thursday and Friday as it seeks to climb up near the top of Southland Conference standings. Thursday's doubleheader and Friday's finale will each have 3 p.m. starts and will also be streamed on ESPN+. Friday's game will also be Senior Day for four members of the Cardinals' squad.
 
Previously
The Cardinals posted a split against Tarleton State losing the first game, 1-0 while bouncing back to win the second, 2-0. Kalie Amos had a hit in each of the contests while Veronica Harrison recorded two hits and an RBI along with Trinity Brandon in the second game.
 
Pitching Gems
Madison Guidry (7.0 IP, 1 run, 4 hits, 3 Ks) and Emma Wardlaw (7.0 IP, 4 hits, 7 Ks) combined to post a 0.00 ERA with 14.0 innings, eight hits and 10 strikeouts against the Texans. Before Tuesday, Tarleton State was second in the Western Athletic Conference in on base percentage (.398), runs scored (218), RBIs (202), doubles (62), and home runs (36). Guidry's lone run allowed was unearned on an error in the top of the fourth inning. Wardlaw's seven strikeouts tied a career-high, which she matched last season against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
 
Farewell Seniors
The Cardinals will be honoring four seniors on Friday. The four seniors who will be recognized are Rose Gonzales, Sabrina Jolin, Mallory Pitre, and Jayne Sepulveda. Together, the Cardinals have combined to win 52 games, which is the third-best two-year stretch behind the senior classes of 2017 (69 wins) and 2018 (62 wins).

Pitching from the Last Frontier
Jolin, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, has compiled 96.1 innings of work throughout her collegiate career. She needs 3.2 innings to be the fourth all-time Alaskan-born DI athlete to record 100 innings. This would put her in the same club as Nicci Ward (Villanova, 2008), Pauline Tufi (La. Tech, 2017) and Daisy Page (Mississippi Valley, 2022).
 
OPPONENT INFO: Houston Christian
Time: Thursday at 3/5 p.m; Friday at 3 p.m.
Series Record: LU leads 23-8
Last Meeting: LU, 4-3 (3/10/24)
 
Last time vs. the Huskies
The Cardinals swept HCU in Houston last season, including two come-from-behind one-run victories. Sepulveda's game-tying RBI double led to the Cardinals taking game one 2-1. After Harrison posted four RBIs on two hits in game two, she drove in the game-winning two-run RBI single for a 4-3 win to complete the sweep.
 
About the Huskies
AB Garcia leads the Huskies and the conference with a .473 batting average. She also has a team-leading 52 hits and eight stolen bases. Leah Hammack (five wins, 4.48 ERA) and Cara Pittman (six wins, 4.85 ERA) both have 37 strikeouts and have combined for 11 wins.

Up Next
LU's final home game will take place Tuesday against Sam Houston. The first pitch will be delivered at 5:30 p.m.
 

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