MONROE, La.?ULM broke open a 2-2 game with 10 runs in the
fourth, fifth and sixth innings en route to a 12-3 victory over Lamar in
non-conference baseball action Tuesday night at Warhawk
Field.
Matt Collins started the onslaught
with a two-run home run to right field in the fourth and Ben Soignier continued
his torrid pace with an RBI single to left; Soignier finished the game 5-for-6
from the plate and is 19-for-29 (.655) over the last six
games.
After Devin Pourciau retired the
Cardinals (9-5) in the top of the fifth, ULM's (8-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) first three batters
reached base in its half of the inning, including a double by Ryan McMillan
scoring A.J. Siggers.
Nick Wade ended a 20-game homerless
streak with a three-run shot down the left field line extending the Warhawk lead
to 9-2. Wade finished the game 3-for-4 with a career-high four
RBIs.
Soignier scored his 19th run of the
season on a wild pitch later in the inning.
Pourciau (1-0) was brilliant in
relief of starter Scott Stephen going 5.1 innings striking out a career-high
seven batters without allowing a run for his first career
victory.
Soignier struck again in the sixth
with a single to right scoring Darren Sutton, who entered the game as a pinch
hitter and picked up his first career hit. Louie Lancaster also got into the
mix in the sixth with run scoring single.
Lamar left 13 runners on base
including leaving the bases loaded in both the first and second
innings.
Kyle Suire opened the scoring with
an RBI single in the bottom of the first; the senior second baseman finished the
game 3-for-5. Dexter Fontenot and McMillan each finished with a pair of hits
and an RBI.
Matison Smith (0-1) was tagged with
the loss for Lamar allowing five runs ? two earned ? in 3.0 innings of work
yielding six hits.
The teams complete the two-game
series tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 p.m.
