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Midweek Preview: at Lamar
3/16/2026 4:07:00 PM | Baseball
Game 20 | Vincent-Beck Stadium (Beaumont)
Sam Houston (8-11, 0-3 CUSA) at Lamar (12-8, 6-3 Southland)
Projected Starters
March 17 – 4:05 p.m.
SHSU:Â RHP Gabe Winans (1-0, 5.59 ERA, 9.2 IP, 12 K, 2 BB)
LU:Â RHP Blayne Fritcher (1-2, 10.57 ERA, 7.2 IP, 8 K, 9 BB)
HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston baseball kick off a 4-game road week on Tuesday with a midweek clash against Lamar at Vincent-Beck Stadium.
The game was originally scheduled for a 6:05 p.m. first pitch, but has now been moved up to a 4:05 p.m. start. The game is set to be aired on ESPN+ with Dan Gresham and Harold Mann on the call from the heart of the Golden Triangle. Tuesday's game can also be followed via Statbroadcast or by following @BearkatsBSB on Instagram and X.
Sam Houston has dropped four in a row after a tough week that included a midweek loss at Baylor and a sweep at home at the hands of red-hot Jax State who has now won 17 of its last 18 games overall. Lamar, meanwhile, stands at 12-8 overall after having most recently taken two of three games from I-10 rival McNeese over the weekend.
The Bearkats continue to show marked improvement on the mound with a team ERAÂ of 4.66Â for the year. They will go with freshman right-hander Gabe Winans for the start against the Cardinals, his first start of the season. He has made four appearances out of the bullpen, three of which have been scoreless, with 10 total strikeouts and only one walk allowed in his 6.0 frames of work.
The Cardinals will go with righty Blayne Fritcher as a starter for Tuesday's contest.
SERIES vs LAMAR
- Sam Houston holds a 77-68-1 lead in the all-time series with the Cardinals, but has lost six of the last eight games in the series since 2022
- Prior to the Cardinals' win in 2022, the Bearkats had won 12 in a row over Lamar from 2016 thru 2021
- The Kats last went to Beaumont in 2024, dropping an 11-3 decision to the Cardinals
QUICK HITTERS
- Freshman Cade Corcoran enters Tuesday having reached base in nine straight games, the longest such streak by a Kat so far this year. He also currently leads the team with total 20 hits
- Sam Houston currently ranks second in CUSA with 44 stolen bases with 26 coming from the trio of Jeric Curtis (9), Hunter Alvord (9) and Caleb Cotton (8). The Kats are one of three teams in the league with at least three players with eight or more stealsÂ
- Jace Martinez enters Tuesday needing one more hit for 100 in his career and eight more steals for 50
