April 3, 2007

Box Score

LAFAYETTE, La. - Erik Kanaby went 4-for-4 at the plate to pace the Cardinals, but Louisiana-Lafayette scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a come-from-behind 5-4 win over Lamar University in non-conference baseball action Tuesday night at Moore Field.

Lamar dropped to 21-12 overall and UL-Lafayette improved to 24-6 overall. The Cardinals return to Southland Conference action this weekend with a three-game series at league newcomer Central Arkansas. The Cardinals and Bears with play a 12 p.m. doubleheader Friday and a single-game Saturday at 1 p.m. This will be the first-ever meeting between Lamar and UCA.

Trailing 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth inning, Josh Logan led off the inning by striking out on three pitches from reliever Scott Meyer. Nolan Gisclair walked. Jefferies Tatford flew out the center field for the second out in the inning.

Jonathan Lucroy singled up the middle and was lifted for pinch-runner Xavier Alexander. Scott Hawkins walked to load the bases. Kolin Hatfield reached on a fielding error by first baseman Dan Hernandez, allowing Gisclair to score. Alexander scored on a wild pitch by Meyer to tie the game at 4-4. William Long was hit by a pitch to re-load the bases and Devery Van De Keere walked on four pitches to force in the game-winning run.

Jeff Vickers led off the top of the second inning with a solo home run to left field for the Cardinals. It was his fourth homer of the season. David Moore beat out an infield single and stole second base. He scored on Cody Morrison's double down the left field line.

After Morrison moved to third base on a ground out, Brian Lloyd beat out an infield single to first base, driving in Morrison. Lloyd stole second base and scored Kanaby's single to center field to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.

Scott Hawkins led off the bottom of the sixth inning with an opposite field home run to right field for the Cajuns. William Long walked and moved to second on a ground out. Devon Bourque drove in Long with a two-out single to left field to make the score 4-2.

The Cardinals loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the eighth inning. Kanaby led off with a single to center field, Ryan Baker walked and Collin DeLome singled to center. Matt Pilgreen replaced John Zorich on the mound for the Cajuns and got Vickers and Moore to pop up on the infield, and struck out Hernandez to end the inning.