Baseball Hosts Nicholls State Today

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Baseball host Nicholls this weekend with first game at 6pm today.

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Friday evenings game was postponed due to rain. Now scheduled for a doubleheader Saturday and a doubleheader Sunday, weather permitting. First game today starts at 11am. Edited April 17, 2021 by Skinny1

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Cards lose 1st game of series: 10-3

Cards: 3-9-3

Nicholls: 10-14-0

 

Lamar took 1st inning lead, but Nicholls scored 4 in top of 2nd. Lamar scored again in 3rd to close the gap to 4-3, but Nicholls again answered with 3 runs in the top of the 4th, then added 2 runs in 5th, and final run in 8th.

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In 2nd game, Cards score 1 run in 1st inning & 8 runs in 2nd to take a 9-0 lead. Zach Bravo pitching for Lamar.

Cards: 9-8-0

Nicholls: 0-0-1

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Quirion homers with 2 out in 3rd inning for a Lamar 10-0 lead.

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Lamar looking good in this second game!

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Lamar wins game 2!

[Skinny1]

Great dominate win for Lamar!

Cards: 11-13-2

Nicholls: 2-2-2

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Game 3 of 4 game series, game is scheduled for 7 innings.

Ekness pitching for Lamar.

After 1st inning, Cards lead 1-0

 

Nicholls: 0-0-1

Cards: 1-2-0, 1 runner LOB

Edited April 18, 2021 by Skinny1

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End of 2 innings:

Nicholls: 0-0-1, 2 LOB

Cards: 1-3-0, 2 LOB

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Nicholls ties game when lead off batter in top of 3rd lines a home run over left wall. Next 2 batters walk when Ekness throws 8 straight balls. Ekness has already thrown 46 pitches and having control issues.

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Nicholls takes lead 3-1 after a 2 out double drives in 2 base runners (2walks).

Nicholls: 3-2-1, 3 LOB

Lamar: 1-3-0, 2 LOB

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5th inning: Ekness pulled with 2 outs, 1 on, pitch count at 78. Grigsby on the mound in relief for the Cards. Lamar still trailing 3-1.

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End of 6th inning, Cards losing 3-2.

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End of 7th inning still 3-2; Lamar had bases loaded with 1 out, but did not score.

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Dallas gets the save as the Cardinals win!

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Lamar splits series with Nicholls.

[geezer]

Two weeks in hospital with Covid made it hard to keep up but home and doing better. Seems like baseball may have found mediocracy as opposed to a continued chasm. Still lots of room to improve. Splitting four game series really won't allow LU to climb the ladder to the top of the SLC and is another indicator Lamar has a ways to go before moving to a potentially stronger baseball conference next year with the baseball schools of the western portion of the WAC. Arizona and California high school baseball are considered like Texas high school football when it comes to recruiting and pro prospects. Over the years there have been multiple non-power conference schools have tremendous success in the NCAA baseball world. I am glad to see where Lamar baseball is, but we need to start taking three of four and sweeping a series or two to get to the top. Longer term Lamar needs to improve it's hitting and relief pitching. Just my opinion but .250 hitters won't cut it in college baseball. I remember when Lamar's top hitters were around .400 and there was always pressure on the opponents pitcher. Need to get back to there.

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Welcome back geezer!

[Skinny1]

Welcome back geezer!

 

Glad to hear you are doing better. Will call you!