JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State rolled past Tougaloo 17-3 Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action from Braddy Field.
The Tigers, who led the county with 9.2 runs per game, reached that mark in the bottom of the second inning and opened up a 13-0 lead.
Chenar Brown batted 2-for-4 including a grand slam in the second inning.
Equon Smith batted 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI, while
Ty Hill and
Jefrey Rodriguez each produced a pair of RBI.
Leadoff hitter
Jatavious Melton batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored three runs, while
Omar Gomez finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Jaelen Williams went 3-for-6 with an RBI.
Hassan Standifer,
Tyler Jones,
Marcus Atterberry, and
Chandler Dillard each picked up a hit.
Antonio Valdez started and picked up his first win of the season. Valdez tossed 4 innings and allowed one hit and no walks and fanned three batters. From there,
Juan Marulanda,
Brandon Valentin,
Ryan Jackson, and
Harry Colon pitched the rest way.
The Tigers return to the diamond Friday and host Alabama State for a 6 p.m. SWAC affair.
