JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State battled from behind most of the day until Pierre Cabral gave the Tigers a walk-off win on the the second pitch of his at-bat in the bottom of the ninth in a 9-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday afternoon at Braddy Field.
With runners at second and third with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cabral (ahead in the count 1-0) hit the second pitch right back up the middle to drive in Parker Winfield from third to tie the game and Tyshon Patty from second to win the game in front of the home crowd. Jackson State had battled back to tie the game at 6-all in the bottom of the seventh inning before the Panthers extended the lead to 8-6; however, Jackson State trimmed the deficit to one at 8-7 in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Edwin Lemus Hudson Jr. to set the stage for the ninth inning.
Cabral finished 4-for-5 on the day with a pair of runs scored and four RBI including a two-run home run leading the Tigers' 16-hit attack, while Patty finished 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Robert Tate Jr. finished 3-for-5 with a run scored, and Tyree Reed went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Kade Walker (4-2) got the win out of the bullpen, working the final 1.2 innings allowing one run on one hit, while Talmadge Davis went 3.0 innings in his first start allowing a pair of runs on one hit with seven strikeouts.
How It Happened
- 1st inning (bottom) -Tyree Reed flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI (3-2 BFBSB); Robert Tate Jr. scored; Jackson State 1-0.
- 3rd inning (bottom) - Pierre Cabral homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Payton Boines scored; Jackson State 3-0.
- 4th inning (top) - Ryland Duson doubled to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 BBSK); Michael Burroughs scored; Ethan Walker scored; Jackson State 3-2.
- 5th inning (top) - Tyvon Moore singled down the rf line, 2 RBI (0-0); Burroughs advanced to second; Basilio Williams scored, unearned; Brenton Jackson scored, unearned. Duson singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (0-2 KK); Moore advanced to third; Burroughs scored, unearned; Prairie View A&M 5-3.
- 6th inning (top) - Ethan Walker singled to second base, RBI (0-1 F); Williams advanced to third; John Lawson scored, unearned; Prairie View 6-3.
- 7th inning (bottom) - Hederick Torres singled to third base, RBI (0-2 KK); Edwin Lemus Hudson Jr. advanced to second; Reed advanced to third; Cabral scored. Wilbert Perez grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-0); Torres advanced to second; Hudson advanced to third; Reed scored. Tyshon Patty singled to right field, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Isaac McClenty advanced to third; Torres scored; 6-6.
- 8th inning (top) - Walker singled to right center, RBI (2-0 BB); Jackson scored. Moore reached on a fielder's choice to third base (3-2 SBBFB); Burroughs out at second 3b to 2b; Walker advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned; Prairie View A&M 8-6.
- 8th inning (bottom) - Hudson flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 KBF); Cabral advanced to third; Boines scored; Prairie View A&M 8-7.
- 9th inning (bottom) - Cabral singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Patty scored; Parker Winfield scored; Jackson State 9-8.
Up Next
The two teams meet in the rubber game of the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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