UH baseball falls to Lamar in midweek matchup

UH baseball third baseman Zach Arnold’s solo home run in the top of the seventh was the only run in the Cougars loss to Lamar on Tuesday night. | Sean Thomas/The CougarUH baseball dropped its first game of a four-game road trip 4-1 to Lamar on Tuesday night, bringing the Cougars to 26-15 on the season.

After some strong innings for junior right-handed pitcher Derrick Cherry, the Cardinals got to the UH starter in the fourth inning. A leadoff double by Lamar’s Chase Kemp followed by a bunt that eventually moved him to third base. Capped off by pair of singles, the Cardinals took the 2-0 lead.

Junior pitcher Maddux Miller replaced Cherry. A sacrifice fly gave the Cardinals their third run of…