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Baseball 3/27/2009 9:40:34 PM

Lions Rout Lamar to Stay in First

12-hit attack leads Southeastern past Cardinals

Sophomore first baseman Joe Sparcino went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI on Friday.

Box Score

HAMMOND - Sophomore first baseman Joe Sparacino went 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored, senior left fielder Brandon Street launched his fourth home run of the year and junior right handed starter Ryan Boudreaux allowed just one run on five hits over 7.0 innings as the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team (16-8, 7-3 Southland Conference) dominated the Lamar Cardinals (16-9, 5-5 SLC) in an 11-1 win on Friday night to maintain their hold on first place in the SLC.

The Lions got off to a quick start as Street launched his team-leading fourth home run over the left field wall to make it 1-0 in the bottom of the first.

Southeastern extended its lead to 3-0 in the second as Sparacino doubled home freshman designated hitter Cody Gougler and came around to score on a double to center off the bat of freshman shortstop Justin Boudreaux.

That would prove to enough for the Lions as Ryan Boudreaux handcuffed the Lamar lineup. The Gonzales native went 7.0 innings allowing just one run on five hits. Boudreaux recorded three strikeouts, walked just one batter and retired ten consecutive Lamar hitters spanning the fourth through the seventh innings.

Meanwhile, the Lion offense would not let up. After being held scoreless in the third fourth and fifth, the Lions exploded for four runs in both the sixth and seventh.

Senior right fielder Brian McCants scored on a wild pitch, Sparacino delivered a bases-loaded RBI single, Justin Boudreaux added a sacrifice fly and sophomore center fielder Cass Hargis brought home a run with an RBI double to make it 7-1 after six.

In the seventh, the Lions loaded the bases on a double by McCants and a pair of hit batsmen. A two-run single by junior outfielder Philip Freeman and a two-run double from Hargis brought home the final runs of the ballgame as the Lions invoked the ten-run rule with an 11-1 lead after seven innings.

The Lions will look to clinch their third consecutive SLC series win when they return to action against the Cardinals on Saturday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.

Live stats and streaming audio play-by-play will be available online at www.LionSports.net, and the game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM.

NOTES

Junior third baseman Chris Franklin went 1-for-3 to extend his career-best hitting streak to ten games.

The Lions will host their 2009 Baseball Alumni Weekend on Saturday. Prior to first pitch, the Lions will honor the 1994 Southeastern baseball team that won the Trans America Athletic Conference title and was the last Lion team to earn a trip to the NCAA Regionals.

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