Islanders Gear Up for Road Series at Lamar

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BEAUMONT, Texas – Looking to open league play with consecutive series wins for the first time since 2011, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball program will travel to Lamar for a three-game set at the LU Softball Complex.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi (9-11, 2-1 SLC) and Lamar (2-21, 0-3 SLC) will play a doubleheader Friday beginning at 4 p.m. and a single game Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
The Islanders are coming off their first SLC series win since 2018 when they took two out of three last weekend against Sam Houston. Sophomore Beatriz Lara threw two complete-games and earned two wins with a 2-0 ERA. Sophomore Sammi Thomas hit for a .571 average, .700 on-base percentage and 1.429 slugging with two doubles, two triples and seven RBIs.
 
Thomas leads the squad with 21 RBIs and a .574 slugging percentage on the year.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi's lineup has featured a steady foursome. Junior Tiler Noyola and sophomores Pal Egan, Ashleigh Sgambelluri and Thomas have started in all 20 games. Though despite that, the Islanders have used 20 different batting orders in 20 contests.
 
Egan leads the team with a .294 batting average and .478 on-base percentage. She started the year by reaching base safely in the first 17 games.
 
In the circle, Lara sports a 6-2 record with a 2.59 ERA. She's thrown a team-high 56.2 innings and has tossed four complete-games. Lara has wins this year over UT Arlington, UTSA, Tarleton State, Texas Southern and Sam Houston.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi has outscored the opposition 12-1 in the seventh inning this year. The Islanders are a perfect 7-0 on the year when leading after four innings.
 
The Islanders have played four games against ranked opponents this year. They held three leads against No. 23 Iowa State on March 6, and then brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh inning against No. 10 Texas on March 10. They also played No. 11 Oklahoma State twice and a road game at Texas State, which was receiving votes.
 
Lamar was picked to finish eighth in the SLC Preseason Poll, three spots ahead of A&M-Corpus Christi. The Cardinals have played a tough schedule but have wins this year over Houston and Tarleton State. They got swept by Southeastern Louisiana last weekend on the road to begin SLC action.
 
Hannah Carpenter is the team's leader at the plate. The senior catcher has started all 23 games and hits for a .373 average and .500 on-base percentage.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi is going for its first series win over Lamar since 2014 when it swept a three-game set in Beaumont.
 
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