HAMMOND, La. — Behind a solid outing from
Riely Hunsaker, Lamar University shutout Southeastern Louisiana, 5-0, on Friday night during Game 1 at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
This is the fourth shutout of the season recorded by the Cards.
Matt Ryan got the Cards on the board with a leadoff solo home run in the top of the second.
In the top of the third,
Damian Ruiz drew a leadoff walk and then
Brayden Evans hit a single to right center.
Tab Tracy then brought in Ruiz on a fielder's choice to short.
Later, with two outs, Ryan loaded up the bases by reaching first on an error by the shortstop.
Reese Beheler drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 3-0.
After a leadoff double through the left side by Ruiz in the top of the sixth, Tracy hit a routine grounder to the second baseman that was thrown far right of the first baseman, allowing Ruiz to score.
Heladio Moreno later extended LU's lead to 5-0 with a fielder's choice to short that brought in Ryan in the top of the seventh.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Ryan finished 2 for 4 with a double, home run, a walk and an RBI. He has homered in two straight games while he rides a three-game hitting streak going 6 for 14 during the span with five RBIs.
- Evans had two singles to go 2 for 5.
- Ruiz extended his on base streak to 48 games and hitting streak to 31 games as he went 1 for 4 with a double and a walk.
- Zane Spinn and Tracy each went 1 for 5 with a single. Tracy also recorded his 35th RBI of the season.
- Beheler tallied a single and two walks to go 1 for 3 with an RBI.
- Hunsaker struck out 10 batters in seven innings while allowing four hits to improve to 3-2. He also recorded his third shutout win of the season.
- Hunsaker matched his season-high of 10 strikeouts that was set on March 7 against Stephen F. Austin.
- Austin Neal fanned two batters in two innings of relief as he did not allow a hit or run.
- LU's pitching staff got a strikeout for the third out six times, which includes the final out of the game.
UP NEXT
Game 2 is at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3.
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