Cardinals journey to Louisiana Tech for midweek contest

BEAUMONT, Texas — Lamar University travels to Louisiana Tech on Tuesday for a midweek matchup earlier than returning house to host McNeese in a 3‑recreation Southland Conference collection this weekend.

CARDINALS AT A GLANCE

OFFENSIVE LEADER: Beau Durbin leads the Cardinals with 23 hits, 15 runs scored, 5 doubles, two triples, 17 RBIs and a .522 slugging proportion … Durbin ranks eighth within the convention in hits, is tied for second in triples and sits seventh in at‑bats (67) … He additionally grew to become simply the fifth Cardinal since 2010 to report a 15‑recreation hitting streak in a single season.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: A.J. Taylor leads the Cardinals with a .345 batting common and a .424 on‑base proportion … Tab Tracy enters the week on a seven‑recreation hitting streak, a stretch that included the crew’s first 4‑hit efficiency of the season in Game 2 in opposition to Stephen F. Austin … Tracy is 7 for 15 (.467) over his final three video games with a double and 4 RBIs … Braden Benton ranks sixth within the convention with 13 walks and has pushed in 5 runs throughout his final three contests.

SOLID PITCHING: Chris Olivier has allowed simply three runs throughout his first 4 begins … He leads the Southland Conference in opposing batting common (.151) whereas rating third in ERA (1.09), third in innings pitched (24.2) and second in strikeouts (32).

PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS: A.J. Kostic is tied for second within the convention with three wins whereas Nathan Darden leads the convention in saves with three.

MIDWEEK SUCCESS: The Cardinals have gone 89-75 in midweek video games since 2010 … Last season LU completed 13-3 (8-0 at house and 5-3 on the highway).

LU VS. THE TOP 25: The Cardinals will face two extra high 25 applications this season — No. 17 TCU and No. 18 Oregon State … LU takes on 4 high 25 applications this spring which is probably the most since 2016.

FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS: Jarret Williams hasn’t allowed an earned run in 12.2 innings pitched, holding a 0.00 ERA in 4 appearances and three begins … Jarret is the son of Randy Williams, who performed at LU from 1995-97 earlier than having fun with 5 seasons within the majors with 5 totally different groups.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

 

LU VS. LOUISIANA TECH: The Bulldogs are 61-51 all-time vs. LU since 1968 … LU gained 6-5 in 2025 to snap a four-game dropping streak to the Bulldogs … It marked LU’s first win within the collection since 2006.

BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE

 

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