New Orleans, LA - The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team was defeated by the University of New Orleans (UNO) on Thursday evening, 12-2.
Dave Johnson got the start for the Cardinals pitching four innings. Johnson didn't allow a baserunner until the third.
In the fourth the Privateers put up four runs on four hits to take a 4-0 lead.
UNO added four runs in the fifth to extend its lead to 8-0 entering the sixth.
An RBI single in the seventh extended the Privateers lead to 9-0.
Ryan Scott put the Cardinals on the board in the eighth on a two-run homer, Scott's fourth homer of the season. Later in the inning, UNO scored three runs to bring the final score to 12-2.
The Cardinals and Privateers continue the series on Friday, March 29. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
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