JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State allowed just six hits in a doubleheader sweep in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), finishing off the series with its 10th consecutive victory and third consecutive conference series sweep, giving head coach Omar Johnson his 600th career victory.
Eric Elliott (6-0) picked up the win in game one logging 7.0 innings and allowing just two hits with 12 strikeouts. He gave way to Stevins Spurgeon Jr. who gave up one hit in 1.0 inning and Erick Gonzalez who pitched a scoreless ninth allowing a pair of hits. The Tigers pounded out 11 hits in the opener with four players picking up a pair of hits each. Jordan McCladdie finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI and a run scored while hitting his fourth home run of the season, and Joseph Eichelberger finished 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.
Hederick Torres finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Davione Hull finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI and a run scored.
In the nighcap, Gonzalez (7-3) picked up the win working 7.0 innings and allowing just one hit with three strikeouts, while Spurgeon pitched the final 2.0 innings of scoreless and hitless relief. The Tigers collected nine hits in the nightcap with a pair of players picking up multiple hits. Wilbert Perez finished 2-for-5 and Arjun Huerta went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of RBI with a triple.
How it Happened - Game 1Â
- 4th inning - Hederick Torres grounded out to ss, RBI (0-0); Eichelberger scored, Jackson State 1-0.
- 5th inning - McCladdie homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B), Jackson State 2-0.
- 8th inning - Hull singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (2-1 BFB); Eichelberger scored; Huerta. McCladdie singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Tyshon Patty advanced to third; Hull scored, Jackson State 5-0.
How it Happened - Game 2Â
- 2nd inning - Torres grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2 KBF); Huerta scored, Jackson State 1-0.
- 3rd inning- Brayden Eftink grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-2 BKBK); Tanner Aoki advanced to second; Eric Williams advanced to third; Tom Early scored, 1-1.
- 4th inning - Mac Floyd singled up the middle, RBI (3-2 BBBKK); Kendall Brookins scored, Mississippi Valley State 2-1.
- 6th inning - Huerta flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); McCladdie scored, unearned, 2-2.
- 7th inning - Ledy Alvarez flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Torres scored. Robert Tate Jr. singled through the left side, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); McCladdie advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by ss; Patty scored; Hull scored. Tate advanced to third on a wild pitch; McCladdie scored on a wild pitch. Huerta tripled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); Tate scored. Eichelberger singled up the middle, RBI (1-2 KKBF); Huerta scored, Jackson State 8-2.
- 8th inning - Patty struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS); Hull stole second, advanced to third on an error by c; Alvarez stole third, scored on an error by c, unearned. McCladdie flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-2 BKF); Hull scored, Jackson State 10-2.
Up Next
Jackson State returns to action on Tuesday against Nicholls on the road, its final non-conference mid-week game of the season.
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