VERO BEACH, Fla. | Jackson State used another strong outing from Derek Arrocha on the mound and a three-hit day from Troy Wilson Jr. to win its second consecutive game at the Andre Dawson Classic, 6-5 over Yale at the Jackie Robinson Training Facility.
Arrocha (2-0) picked up the win working 7.0 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits with six strikeouts. He gave way to Jaedeyn Edwards, who recorded his second save in as many days, working the final 2.0 innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout.
Wilson led the Tigers at the plate, finishing the day 3-of-3 in his first start with an RBI and a walk leading a 10-hit attack for Jackson State (3-3). Tyree Reed finished the day 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Diego Melendez finished 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.
How it Happened
- 1st inning (top) - Jack Dauer grounded out to ss, RBI; Garrett Larsen advanced to third; Kaiden Dossa scored. Larsen stole home; Yale 2-0.
- 2nd inning (bottom) - Tyshon Patty grounded out to ss, RBI; Diego Melendez advanced to second; Edwin Lemus Hudson, Jr. scored. Wilson singled to left field, RBI; Melendez scored; 2-2.
- 4th inning (bottom) - Hudson scored on a wild pitch. Wilson singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b; Melendez scored, unearned, Jackson State 4-2.
- 5th inning (bottom) - Pierre Cabral flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; Reed advanced to third; Ledy Alvarez scored. Hederick Torres grounded out to c, SAC, bunt, RBI; Hudson advanced to second; Reed scored, unearned; Jackson State 6-2.
- 6th inning (top) - Larsen homered to left center, RBI; Jackson State 6-3.
- 8th inning (top) - Dossa homered to left center, 2 RBI; Colin Sloan scored; Jackson State 6-5.
Up Next
Jackson State faces Grambling at 9 a.m. (ET) on MLB.com in its final game of the weekend.
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