Box Score

Box Score

BEAUMONT, Texas – Freshman Chad Gough-Fortenberry recorded his first three-hit game to lead a 12-hit attack while Justin Boudreaux hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh inning, but No. 21-ranked Southeastern Louisiana committed five errors and dropped a 7-4 Southland Conference decision to Lamar on Thursday at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

The series resumes on Friday in a 6:30 p.m. contest before concluding Saturday at 1 p.m. The remaining games of the series can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9) and on the internet at www.LionSports.net

Wade Mathis and Clayton Farhat collected three hits each while Matison Smith scattered 11 hits in 6.2 innings as Lamar (16-10, 3-7 SLC) erased a 1-0 lead with three runs in the fifth and four runs in the sixth.

Trey Martin broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning for Southeastern (23-4, 7-3 SLC) when his sacrifice fly to left scored Joe Sparacino, who hit a one-out single and moved to third on a double by Gough-Fortenberry.

Lamar took advantage of a pair of two-out errors in the bottom of the frame to take a 3-1 lead it would not relinquish. Joey Latuilippe hit a one-out double to left field and moved to third on a ground out by Andy Mena.

Aaron Buchanan then reached on an error by Josh Cryer, that scored Latuilippe, and moved to second after an errant throw by Tyler Watkins (3-2) on a pickoff attempt at first. Farhat then singled up the middle to score Buchanan and Quentin Luquette followed with a RBI double down the right-field line to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.

The Cardinals took advantage of two more Lion miscues in the sixth inning, scoring four runs and taking a 7-1 lead. Farhat capped the inning with an RBI triple to center that scored Cameron Campbell, who had previously reached on an error.

Southeastern cut into the lead in the seventh as Boudreaux doubled off the wall in right-center field, but Garrett Steward came in relief for Lamar and allowed one hit with a pair of strikeouts in 2.1 innings to earn his first save.

Watkins pitched 5.1 innings and allowed five hits and an earned run for the Lions. The right-hander held Lamar without a hit until Mathis hit a two-out single up the middle in the fourth inning.

Southeastern La..... 000 010 300 - 4 12 5 (16-9, 3-7 SLC)
Lamar............... 000 034 00x - 7 10 0 (23-4, 7-3 SLC)
Watkins, Schneider (6) and Gough-Fortenberry. Smith, Steward (7) and Latulippe. W – Smith (4-1). Sv. – Steward (1). L – Watkins (3-2). E – Cryer 2 (7); Gough-Fortenberry (3); Hebert (8); Watkins (1). DP - Lamar 2. LOB - SLU 6; Lamar 8. 2B – Boudreaux (7); Gough-Fortenberry (2); Luquette (8); Mathis (7); Latulippe (6). 3B – Farhat (1). SH – Salinas (3). SF – Martin (1). CS – Gougler (2); Luquette (2). T - 2:42. A – 423.