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Cards get the midweek win over Tarleton, but it's another one that wasn't pretty. Cards get single runs in the 3rd, 4th and 5th to take a three-run lead. Cards had a two-run lead after the fourth inning, and the Cards made a pitching change in the fifth. Relief pitcher gave up two hits but no runs in the fifth and got the first out in the sixth before giving up a run scoring double in the top of the sixth followed by another pitching change. The new pitcher gave up a couple of singles allowing the second run to score. Lamar made another pitching change in the top of the seventh getting a one, two, three inning. In the top of the eighth the relievers gave up another run to tie the game. Lamar pitching managed to keep TSU off of the scoreboard in the ninth and tenth before Lamar finally scored two runs on a walk off home run with two out. Lamar returns to action Friday evening hosting UIW.

I've seen plenty of shooters, I want to see some makers especially in clutch time.

It's D2 but those are decent stats. Looks like he can play on the wing maybe.

Women dropped their first game in the same manner they lost to SFA in the conference tourney. Portland's pressure defense forced too many Lamar turnovers and Oguego never made it back from her late season ankle injury. She was a big loss.

Lamar winds up winning two of three at Corpus Christi, but it wasn't easy. The Cards lost the opening game giving up four runs in the first and only scoring one on the evening. In game two Lamar won 7-3 but had to score six runs over the last five innings. This afternoon Lamar jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the Cards first two innings but then gave up ten runs before scoring one in the top of the sixth before giving up five more runs for CC to go to the top of the ninth with a six-run lead. Lamar managed to score six in the ninth to tie the game and three in the tenth to get the win. Lamar has quality pitching depth. The bull pen is terribly inconsistent. Even in the starting pitching Olivier has been the only one to be consistent so far this season. Despite all of this Lamar is still tied for first and 8-4.

Does anyone know anything about the quality of the three red shirt freshmen from this past year?

The only player I really hope he is able to retain is East. i'm sure there might be another one or two but I wasn't overly impressed with any of the rest of the regulars this past season.

Spring football practice started this week. Article indicates the focus is details and techniques.

Fee's wife is expecting a baby any day, so they have not had the press conference yet as Lamar is letting him stay close to home. I'm sure they'll do a press conference as soon as it feesible.

Foster left in 1986 and is the last coach that wasn't fired. His replacement Abatemarco was at Lamar for two years. I don't remember if he was fired or basically forced to resign after a run in with key supporters. So, it has been forty years since a Lamar HC left to take a job at a more prestigious school.

Lamar women got an invitation to the WNIT which currently is the third-tier post season tournament below the NCAA and WBIT. Lamar women received a first round bye and will play the winner of the Sam Houston and Portland game scheduled for Thursday the 19th. Lamar's game will be between this coming Sunday the 22nd and next Tuesday.

Have to admit Roccoforte could recruit. Without the talent he managed to assemble the record would have been a lot worse. Rocc and Brooks are similar, but hopefully this is a new, positive era for Lamar basketball.

Glad to see that a hire has been made and the bio looks like the kind of coach Lamar should be looking for with the budget that it has. If this coach can translate his previous success at the D2 level to D1 then hopefully Lamar gets a few good years before he moves on to a more prominent position at a higher-level conference.

The thing about Lamar is it was in the Sun Belt before they decided to return to the Southland the first time after having shut down the football program and the basketball program in the early stages of heading to less than mediocre.

Women's basketball season end this evening in Lake Charles in the same way it did last year with a fourth quarter collapse that allowed SFA come from behind and defeat the ladies 64-59 in the tournament semi-final.

Jury's still out on quality of this team. Based on the pre-conference action it looked like they were improved even though there were big losses to both UT and A&M but after being swept by McNeese over the and a five - o loss at Houston tonight.

There will be plenty of HYPE, just like all of the outstanding recruits Lamar gets. I don't expect much information until a hire is made.

Hype, that's been a common problem across the Lamar sports. Supposedly good players don't deliver.

Lamar blows a six run lead in the eighth inning to fall 14-11in the finale at SFA. Now even on the conference season and a game and a half back of first place.

What direction do you think O'Malley will go for a coach? An assistant from a successful program or a HC with a resume of success at peer or lower levels.

Cards take a 10-5 win over Sam to complete the two mid-week games sweep against them this season.

Well Lamar managed to run themselves out of the conference tournament with a 75-53 loss at HCU to complete an eight-game losing streak to finish the season. Cards had five players go a combined 0-18 from the field. Not sure anyone will want to watch Lamar basketball next year.

Congratulations to the Cards getting the sweep with a 2-1 win in the bottom of the tenth. The Cards will host Rice in the mid-week game Wednesday evening before going to SFA for the next conference series next weekend.

Ladies win three of five games over the weekend, splitting two games against Morehead State by winning the Sunday game 6-2, defeating Chattanooga and Jackson State, while dropping the game to Southern Miss. Overall, not a bad weekend.

Cards get an outstanding pitching performance from Olivier and take the second game against UTRGV 1-0. The second straight win secures the series for Lamar. Chance for the sweep tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM.