Baseball Final Series of Regular Season versus Tarleton

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Cards have a big task this coming weekend as to have a chance to win the division the Cards will have to sweep Tarleton and hope for ACU to take two of the three from Sam in Huntsville. Getting a sweep against Tarleton is more than doable, but ACU taking two of three from Sam is a stretch. Sam swept ACU in their previous series this year and this time it is at home. Game one is Thursday at 6:00 PM

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Cards gave up three runs in the top of the fourth but got one of them back in the bottom of the inning to be down 3-1 heading into the sixth. Cards really need to crawl back into this one as ACU is up 6-1 over Sam after two innings.

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Cards get another run in the bottom of the sixth. Pitchers have to hold Tarleton these last three innings and the bats need to come up with at least two more runs.

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Cards get the tying run home in the bottom of the seventh but leave the bases loaded. Cole comes in to start the eighth. Up to the bullpen to close it out.

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Heading to extra innings with the score tied 3-3. Cole has pitched two good innings.

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Cards gets through the 10th despite giving up a leadoff hit combined with a Lamar fielding error to put a runner on second to start the inning. With the runner on second, Cole strikes out the next batter then Dallas comes in to finish the innging with a strike out an intentional walk and a fielder's choice. Cards need to end this game. Edited May 20, 2022 by geezer

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Lamar gets the winning run on a walk by Kemp, a fly out and a double from McDonald. Final 4-3 Lamar. Game two starts tomorrow at 6:00 PM. Sam currently down by four in the seventh inning.

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ACU gets the game one win over Sam, so the Cards are now one game back of Sam with two to play. RGV defeated SFA to stay two games back of the Cards for second place with two to play. A victory tomorrow will clinch the second-place spot,

[lamarfan360]

Would be great if LU could win the division on the last day of the regular season!

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Game two off to a good start. Lamar faces the minimum Tarleton batters in the first two innings then LU scores two runs in the bottom of the second to take a 2-0 lead.

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Wheaton struggles in the top of the third, giving Tarleton the two runs back as he issued three walks and two singles facing eight batters in the inning. Score tied 2-2 heading to the Lamar half of the third.

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Cards get a run in the bottom of the third on a single, a walk and a double but miss getting any more as the runner on third was ruled to have left to early on the fly out for the second out and is called out rather than scoring. After three innings the Cards are up 3=2.

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Wheaton exits after five innings, giving up two runs and four walks with 90 pitches. Mize comes in to start the sixth.

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Lamar gets a run in the bottom of the sixth to extend the lead to 4-2 but miss an opportunity to get more leaving the bases loaded.

[lamarfan360]

Man, we can not miss opportunities like that to score runs.

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Lamar scores two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 6-2 in favor of Lamar. Dallas finished the eighth and will be pitching in the ninth.

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Cards win game two 6-2 and clinch second place in the division no matter what RGV does. Have to wait and see about first as ACU and Sam are tied at 2 in the top of the ninth. If Lamar can get the sweep tomorrow the pressure will all be on Sam.

[lamarfan360]

Great job Cardinals!

[puddin tane]

Acu up 5-2, still batting top of 10

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SFA defeats RGV. ACU scores three in the top of the tenth to lead Sam 5-2. If ACU holds on for the win and gets a win on Saturday and RGV falls on Saturday, ACU and RGV could end up tied for third in the division, but RGV would still get the #3 seed based on head-to-head play. Edited May 21, 2022 by geezer

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Sam fights back in the bottom of the tenth with three runs of their own to re-tie the game at five a piece. Edited May 21, 2022 by geezer

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Sam gets the win in the bottom of the 12th. Cards will have to hope ACU can get a win tomorrow. Cards had to win tomorrow as any loss this weekend would give first place to Sam.

[PeckEm]

Sam fights back in the bottom of the tenth with three runs of their own to re-tie the game at five a piece.

 

Damn!!!

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Final game of the regular season. Buckendorf on the mound for Lamar gives up a run in the first inning on a two out walk followed by two singles.

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Cards get a three-run homer from McDonald in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. In Huntsville Sam is up 1-0 after three innings.