KFDM COOP Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Lamar Takes Advantage Of Opportunities In 6-4 Win At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Lamar scored three runs in the top of the ninth and Brian Sisk struck out three in 8.2 innings as the Cardinals defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6-4 at Fairgrounds Field Friday night. Lamar (22-15, 11-5 Southland) scored the winning runs in the ninth inning for the first time this season. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (13-24, 8-8) had its five-game winning streak snapped. Tyler Link led off the ninth with a single through the right side and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Brian Taylor then hit a 2-strike single to right field that put runners at the corners. Both Cardinals advanced on a passed ball to give LU a 4-3 lead. Steven Tucker then laid a perfect bunt down the third-base line for a single to put runners at the corners for the second time in the inning. Travis Dunson then hit a two-run double down the left field line that scored Taylor and Tucker to extend the lead to 6-3. The Islanders threatened in the bottom of the ninth but came away with just one unearned run on one hit before leaving two men on base. Sisk (7-2) threw 8.2 innings and struck out three for the win. After allowing an RBI double to Bryan Gerondale in the sixth that gave the Islanders a 3-2 lead, he didn't allow a hit over the next three innings until an RBI single with two away in the ninth cut it to 6-4. Matt Gore came in and struck out Brycen Bell on three pitches to end the game and notch his first save of the season. Link, Taylor and Dunson all had two hits for the Cardinals, while Dunson had the game-winning RBI in the ninth. He finished with two in the game. Lamar took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Chris Dunkin scored from first on an error by second baseman Ernie Olivarez. David Moore came home on a sacrifice fly by Link in the fourth to give the Cards a 2-0 cushion. A&MCC scored once in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single, tied it in the fifth on a Chase Williams solo home run and took a 3-2 lead on the aforementioned Gerondale double in the sixth. Trey Hernandez (0-7) earned the loss after allowing the three runs in the ninth. He did strike out two in 1.2 innings. The teams will return to action on Saturday for the second game of their three-game series at 3 p.m.
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