PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | Jackson State hit three home runs and scattered five hits defeating Prairie View A&M 12-0 to open Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on the road on Friday.
Darwin Gregg connected on his first home run of the season to start the scoring in the second, and that was followed by a solo shot from Tyshon Patty to push the lead to 3-0 after one. Jordan McCladdie added his first of the season in the fourth to push the lead to 8-0 before the Tigers added four in the ninth for the win.
McCladdie finished the day 3-for-6 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored, while Ledy Alvarez finished 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of RBI. Wilbert Perez finished 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and Tyshon Patty went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI.
Erick Gonzalez (3-0) picked up the win, working 8.0 innings in the start and scattered four hits with 13 strikeouts before giving way to Shemar Harris for the final inning.
How it Happened
- 2nd inning - Gregg homered to center field, 2 RBI; Perez scored. Patty homered to left field, RBI (1-1 KB), Jackson State 3-0.
- 3rd inning - Pierre Cabral flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (0-1 F); McCladdie advanced to third; Alvarez. Perez singled to first base, RBI (1-0 B); McCladdie scored, Jackson State 5-0.
- 4th inning - McCladdie homered, 3 RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Alvarez scored; Patty scored, Jackson State 8-0.
- 9th inning - Patty walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Gregg, D. advanced to second; Perez advanced to third; Arjun Huerta scored. Anthony Brown walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Patty advanced to second; Gregg advanced to third; Perez scored. Alvarez singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-2 KSB); Brown advanced to second; Patty scored; Gregg scored, Jackson State 12-0.
Up Next
The two teams meet in game number two of the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Prairie View.
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