MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Jackson State pounded out 17 hits picking up a 13-7 victory in the final game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series against Alabama State at the Wheeler-Watkins Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Ledy Alvarez led Jackson State (17-16, 5-10 SWAC) at the plate, finishing the game 4-for-6 with four RBI, while Robert Tate Jr. finished 3-for-6 with three runs scored from the leadoff spot. Meanwhile, Joseph Eichelberger finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI with a double and home run. Hederick Torres finished 3-for-5 in the win.
Erick Gonzalez (4-3) got the win in the start with six strikeouts and Nkosi Didder picked up his second save of the season working the final 4.0 innings scattering four hits and striking out two.
How it Happened
- 1st inning - Ledy Alvarez doubled to left field, 2 RBI (0-2); Wilbert Perez scored; Robert Tate Jr. scored, Jackson State 2-0.
- 2nd inning - Tate advanced to second on a wild pitch; Bryce Benton advanced to third on a wild pitch; Tyson Patty scored on a wild pitch. Joseph Eichelberger singled through the left side, 2 RBI (0-0); Jordan McCladdie advanced to second; Tate scored; Benton scored. Perez singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-2); Eichelberger scored; McCladdie scored, Jackson State 7-0.
- 3rd inning - Tate grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-2); Benton out on the play; Patty scored, unearned, Jackson State 8-0.
- 3rd inning - Alex Espaillat singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-1); Luke Parmentier advanced to third; DeMarckus Smiley scored; Kameron Douglas scored, Jackson State 8-2.
- 4th inning - Eichelberger homered to center field, RBI (1-0), Jackson State 9-2.
- 4th inning - Smiley singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-2); Douglas advanced to third; Juan Cruz scored; Kelvin Agosto scored. Parmentier homered to center field, 3 RBI (1-2); Smiley scored; Douglas scored, Jackson State 9-7.
- 5th inning - McCladdie singled through the right side, RBI (1-0); Tate advanced to third; Benton scored. Eichelberger flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2); Tate scored, Jackson State 11-7.
- 7th inning - Alvarez singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-1); Perez advanced to second; Eichelberger scored; McCladdie scored, Jackson State 13-7.
Up Next
Jackson State returns home for a midweek contest on Tuesday against Nicholls in non-conference action.
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