JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State won its seventh consecutive game on Wednesday night, using an eight-run fifth inning before holding off New Orleans for a 15-14 victory at Braddy Field.

Jackson State (24-17) jumped out early with a 5-2 lead before New Orleans came back to take a one-lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning where the Tigers answered with eight of their own to grab the lead back (13-6). However, New Orleans battled back to have the go-ahead at the plate in the top of the ninth inning with no outs before Eric Elliott recorded his first save of the season by striking out three consecutive batters to end the game.

The Tigers pounded out 16 hits against seven New Orleans (23-20) pitchers including five players picking up multiple hits in the win. Hederick Torres finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI - and double - before leaving late in the contest, while Arjun Huerta finished 3-for-6 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of RBI with a double. Jordan McCladdie finished 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a double, and four stolen bases - giving him 39 on the season.

Joseph Eichelberger finished 2-for-6 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI, and Tyshon Patty 2-for-5 with a run scored, a pair of RBI, and a double.

JeAndrick Lourens (1-3) picked up the win in relief working 2.0 innings and allowed four runs - all unearned - on a pair of hits, replacing starter Carson Foster who logged 4.2 innings and allowed five runs on three hits.

How it Happened

• 1st inning - Tristan Moore homered to left center, 2 RBI; Bryce Calloway scored, New Orleans 2-0.
• 1st inning - Wilbert Perez singled through the left side, RBI; McCladdie scored, New Orleans 2-1.
• 2nd inning - Robert Tate Jr. hit by pitch, RBI; McCladdie advanced to second; Patty advanced to third; Torres scored, 2-2.
• 3rd inning - Eichelberger singled up the middle, RBI; Huerta scored. Eichelberger scored on a wild pitch. Patty doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Torres advanced to third; Ledy Alvarez scored, Jackson State 5-2.
• 5th inning - Bryan Loriga doubled to left field, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, 3 RBI; Moore scored; Calloway scored; Jake D'Altrui scored. Loriga scored on a wild pitch, unearned, New Orleans 6-5.
• 5th inning - Tate singled down the rf line, RBI; McCladdie advanced to second; Patty advanced to third; Torres scored. Perez lined out to cf, SF, RBI; Patty scored. Huerta singled to first base, RBI; Tate advanced to third; McCladdie scored. Eichelberger reached on a fielding error by 1b; Huerta advanced to second; Tate scored, unearned. Alvarez reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to third; Eichelberger scored, unearned; Huerta scored, unearned. Torres doubled to left field, RBI; Alvarez scored, unearned. Davione Hull doubled to right center, RBI; Torres scored, unearned, Jackson State 13-6.
• 6th inning - Huerta doubled to left center, RBI; McCladdie scored, Jackson State 14-6.
• 7th inning - Calloway reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced to third; Justin Best scored, unearned. Moore flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Calloway scored, unearned. Jahlani Rogers singled through the left side, RBI; Loriga scored, unearned, Jackson State 14-9.
• 7th inning - Torres advanced to second on a wild pitch; Alvarez scored on a wild pitch, Jackson State 15-9.
• 8th inning - Calloway homered to left field, 3 RBI; Best scored; Dalton Hurst scored, Jackson State 15-12.
• 9th inning - Rogers tripled to right center, RBI; Loriga scored. Karson Evans doubled to left field, RBI; Aiden Torrez advanced to third; Rogers scored, Jackson State 15-14.

Up Next
Jackson State returns home in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. against Mississippi Valley State.

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