Islanders drop second straight at Lamar, 7-3

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi baseball program faltered in Saturday afternoon's second matchup at Lamar, dropping a 7-3 decision to the Cardinals at Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
- The Islanders continued to find gaps on an individual basis, picking up a decent nine hits on the day, but failed to drive home runs consistently as nine runners were left stranded throughout the game. Meanwhile, Lamar relied on the deep ball for a majority of its runs, initially jumping out to a 4-0 advantage off a grand slam and earning two of their final three on solo homers.
- On the year, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi falls to 24-14 overall and 10-7 in league competition.
- Lamar improves to an 12-23 record with a 4-13 mark in Southland play.

Islander Statistics
- The Islanders scored three runs on nine hits with no errors while Lamar brought home seven runs on 12 hits with one error.
- Only Enrique Sanchez Jr. managed to break into the multi-hit realm in game two, punching three into the outfield on five at-bats.
- Itchy Burts and Luke Marbach together accounted for all three of the Blue & Green's runs, as each picked up an RBI on one hit apiece while the latter scored the lone unearned run on a passed ball.
- Leo Perez (1-1) battled through 4.0 innings in his usual Saturday start, setting down a team-best three Cardinals on strikes while surrendering six runs on eight hits.
- True freshman Steven Vejil impressed across the final 2.0 frames, punching out a pair on strikes with no hits or runs allowed.

Islander Key Innings
- After Mike Williams managed to reach first on a fielder's choice midway through the eighth, Marbach pushed a double down the left-field line, escorting the former home and scoring the Islanders first run of the game. Steven Rivera-Chijin moved Marbach over the third on a sacrifice hit, setting up the junior to score on a passed ball during the final at-bat of the inning.
- One out deep in the ninth, pinch hitter Joey Werner drove a pitch deep into left center, setting himself up in scoring position at second base. Tyler Mendoza stepped in to pinch run prior to the next at-bat, and moved over to third after Nick Anderson pushed a sacrifice hit up the left-field line. Burts managed to bring the run home with a single driven up the middle, plating Mendoza and cutting the Lamar lead down to just four, 7-3.

Up Next
- The Islanders aim to prevent a sweep as they wrap up the three-game series against Lamar on Sunday afternoon, first pitch set for 1 p.m. at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Fans can watch live HERE and follow live statistics HERE.

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