BEAUMONT, Texas — Lamar University closes a four-game homestand with a midweek matchup against Tulane University, marking the first meeting between the two programs in 39 years.

The Cardinals then return to Southland Conference action this weekend with a three-game road series at Nicholls.

LU enters the week tied for second place in the conference standings, three games behind first-place Northwestern State.
KEEPING TABS ON TAB: Tab Tracy leads the Cardinals with a .333 batting average, a .435 on-base percentage, 41 hits and 13 stolen bases … He also tops the team with 11 multi-hit games … Tracy recorded a four-hit performance against Stephen F. Austin on March 6, marking just the second such effort by a Cardinal this season … His 20-game on-base streak was the 12th by a Lamar hitter since 2010 to reach 20 or more games.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Beau Durbin leads the Cardinals with 22 RBIs, 27 runs scored, four home runs and a .455 slugging percentage … He also ranks second on the team with 38 hits, seven doubles, and two triples … A.J. Taylor is third on the team with 34 hits … Kevin Duran ranks second with a .291 batting average and a .427 slugging percentage while Braden Benton leads the team with 27 walks and sits second with a .418 on-base percentage … Duran's six-RBI performance against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in Game 3 marked the second time this season a Cardinal hitter drove in five or more runs in a game, joining Tab Tracy's five-RBI effort against McNeese in Game 3.

ACE OF THE STAFF: Chris Olivier is 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 47.1 innings this season … He has posted double-digit strikeouts in three of five home starts, compiling 47 strikeouts and allowing just four earned runs at home … Olivier is a three-time Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week and was named Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week, with additional recognition from D1Baseball.com, 64 Analytics and Baseball America.

SOLID FRESHMAN: Jarret Williams has posted a 2.01 ERA in seven starts and eight appearances with 29 strikeouts in 31.1 innings pitched … He did not allow an earned run in his first five collegiate outings … Williams was named a first team midseason freshman All-American by Perfect Game.

PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS: Fabian Ramirez has only allowed two earned runs in 11 appearances while sporting a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts … The Cardinals pitching staff has also recorded two combined one-hitters this season — against UT Rio Grande Valley in Game 2 and Louisiana Tech — marking the program's first multiple combined one-hitters in a single season since 2013.

VERSATILITY: Lane Sparks made his pitching debut in Game 2 against Oregon State, tossing one shutout inning while allowing one hit and striking out one … Offensively, Sparks is riding a five-game hitting streak, going 6 for 15 (.400) with a triple, home run and five RBIs during the span.

HOME RUN TRACKER: LU has hit 16 home runs this season, with 11 coming on the road … Durbin's three-run homer against Kansas on Feb. 18 was the team's first at home … Brayden Evans added the second at home with a two-run walk-off homer against Tarleton State on March 24 … Durbin and Sparks each homered during Game 3 against UIW, giving LU four home runs at home for the season.

EXTRA INNINGS: The Cardinals have played in six extra‑inning games this season, posting a 4-2 record … All six contests went 10 innings.  
LU vs. Tulane: The Green Wave are 14-7 all-time against the Cardinals since the first meeting in 1973 … LU is hosting Tulane for just the second time since 1987 … The Cardinals pulled off a 14-4 victory in 2025, their first win in the series since 1994.
CATCHING UP: Tulane is 17-16 overall and 4-5 in American Conference play … The Green Wave have won three of their last four games, taking two out of three from Wichita State on the road … Tulane is 3-2 against Southland opponents, facing New Orleans, Northwestern State and Nicholls.

RECAPPING 2025: The Green Wave finished 33-25 overall, tying for fifth in conference play with a 13-14 record … Tulane fell to East Carolina in the American Conference tournament championship game.

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH: Senior Kaikea Harrison has a team high 40 hits and 11 doubles … Sophomore Jason Wachs is on a 32-game on-base streak while leading the team with a .316 average and 29 RBIs.

PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS: Tulane sports a 4.92 ERA … Grad student Trey Cehajic and senior J.D. Rodriguez each lead the staff with 34 strikeouts … Rodriguez and junior Jack Brafa are each sporting a 3-0 record.