SUNDAY’S GAME PREVIEW: LAMAR AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (Interstat) — Lamar (31-25) visits Stephen F. Austin (28-25) on Sunday, May 17, 2026, in the afternoon finale of a four-game series. The Cardinals took Saturday’s contest 4-2, while the Lumberjacks won Thursday’s opener 2-0.

Lamar right-hander Jarret Williams is a key to watch. In his most recent start Saturday at Northwestern State, Williams went 5.1 innings, allowing no hits and no runs while striking out five in an 8-0 victory. On May 15, he worked one inning of relief against Texas-Rio Grande Valley, surrendering five hits and one earned run in a 3-2 win. However, in a May 2 start against Southeastern Louisiana, Williams struggled, yielding six earned runs on six hits over three innings. He rebounded with a dominant outing April 25 at New Orleans, tossing five scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts.

For Stephen F. Austin, reliever Kadin Munson also merits attention. Munson faced Lamar on Saturday, pitching three innings and allowing two hits and one earned run with one strikeout. He has been effective recently: on May 9 at Incarnate Word, Munson threw two hitless, scoreless innings with two strikeouts in a 9-6 win. He has not allowed an earned run in four of his past five appearances.

The series has been tightly contested. Saturday’s game saw Lamar’s Cooper Carlgren dominate through 7.2 innings, allowing no hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts. Julius Carpio closed with 1.1 hitless innings. Hector Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Cardinals.

Stephen F. Austin’s pitching has been solid. In Saturday’s loss, Brennan Greer allowed one earned run over 2.2 innings, and Seanan Farney surrendered two earned runs over three innings. The Lumberjacks’ offense, however, mustered only two runs.

Lamar enters having won four of its past five, including an 8-0 shutout at Northwestern State and a 3-2 home win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Stephen F. Austin has split its last four, with a 6-4 win at Northwestern State on Friday and a 9-6 victory at Incarnate Word on May 9.

The head-to-head record this season is close. Lamar leads 2-2 in the current series after Saturday, with the overall season series tied 2-2. Earlier this spring, Stephen F. Austin won 14-11 on March 8, but Lamar took an 11-3 decision March 6.

First pitch Sunday is set for the afternoon.