BEAUMONT, Texas (Interstat) — The Lamar Cardinals scored eight unanswered runs to erase an early deficit and defeat the Tulane Green Wave 9-5 on Tuesday night at Vincent–Beck Stadium.

Tulane built a 5-1 lead, aided by two sacrifice bunts and a two-run double from Jason Wachs in the fourth inning. Lamar began its comeback in the third, scoring three times, highlighted by RBI singles from Rodriguez and Sparks. The Cardinals took the lead for good in the sixth on an RBI single by Taylor and a wild pitch.

Lamar relievers Ethan Oceguera, Fabian Ramirez and Blayne Fritcher combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings. The Cardinals improved to 18-15, while Tulane fell to .500 at 17-17.