HOUSTON (Interstat) — Chris Olivier threw three scoreless innings and Theo Kummer and Lane Sparks each homered to lead Lamar to a 5-3 victory over Houston Christian in a Southland Conference game Saturday afternoon at M.O. Campbell Center.

The Cardinals (28-23) scored all five runs in the middle innings. Kummer led off the second with a solo home run. Taylor added a sacrifice fly in the fourth. In the fifth, Wagoner stole third and scored on a throwing error by Huskies catcher Bard, Durbin also stole third and scored on another error by Bard, and Sparks hit an inside-the-park homer.

Houston Christian (21-27) cut the lead on an RBI single by Avalos in the second, a fielder’s choice by Rader in the fifth, and a solo homer by Walker in the sixth. But Lamar relief pitchers Blayne Fritcher and Travis Lutz held the Huskies scoreless over the final frames. Jett Feltman took the loss.

Lamar outhit Houston Christian 7-5.