Lamar State sports information

Two complete-game pitching performances and a booming home run highlighted a doubleheader sweep by Lamar State College Port Arthur on Wednesday afternoon as the Seahawks beat Baton Rouge Community College 5-2 and 5-2 at Martin Field.

The Seahawks improved their season record to 8-9 overall as they prepare to travel to Trinity Valley Community College for a non-zone doubleheader Friday starting at 2 p.m. The scheduled NJCAA Region XIV Crossover Tournament set for this weekend has been cancelled due to impending bad weather in the East Texas region, where the tourney was set to be played.

LSCPA 5, BRCC 2

Britni Hunt worked the mound for a complete-game win in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, allowing just six hits and two earned runs for the victory. She picked up nine strikeouts, bringing her season total to 52 in 11 appearances. Her record in the circle improved to 3-4 with the victory.

Heading into the fourth inning, the Seahawks trailed 2-1. That’s when sophomore Taylor Frederick boomed a no-doubt, three-run home run over the centerfield wall to give the Hawks a 4-2 advantage. LSCPA freshman Elicia Gonzales picked up a run-scoring single later in the inning, plating fellow freshman Brooke Smith, who had reached on a single and stole second.

The early run of the game for the Seahawks came in the third inning with Smith doubling to left field then coming home on a double by Olivia Rivera. Smith finished 2 for 3 with two runs scored, while Rivera was 2 for 3 with a run batted in. Freshman Rebecca Delome was also 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored.

LSCPA 5, BRCC 2

The Seahawks were forced to play from behind again after trailing 2-0 in the middle of the fourth inning. Frederick opened the bottom half of the stanza on a single to right then eventually came home on a shot to center field by freshman Kassandra Vargas.

LSCPA broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth, scoring three runs to take a 4-2 advantage. Makasha Brown singled to lead off the inning and then came home when Delome tripled on a line drive to right. Madelyn Stone walked to put runners at the corners. Delome scored on a sacrifice fly by Frederick, then Smith doubled home Stone.

The Hawks added an insurance run in the sixth with Hunt hitting a leadoff single, followed by a single by Brown to put runners at first and third. Rivera walked to load the bases. Delome picked up the RBI on a sacrifice fly to center for the 5-2 lead.

Brown finished the game 3 for 4 while Vargas went 2 for 3 with an RBI.

Vargas got the complete-game victory on the mound, allowing just two earned runs while throwing five strikeouts with no walks over seven innings. Her record on the hill moved to 2-2 with the win.