JACKSON, Miss. | Talmadge Davis held Alcorn State to just one hit, helping Jackson State pick up a 9-1 win in the opening game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series with the Braves at Braddy Field on Saturday afternoon.
Davis (2-2), the reigning Pitcher of the Week in the conference, recorded his second consecutive complete game holding Alcorn State to just one hit - a sixth inning double - and allowed just six base runners (three walks and two hit batters) in the win. The sophomore recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts, striking out the side in the ninth inning to end the game and recorded at least two strikeouts in an inning in six of the nine.Â
He has recorded 33 strikeouts in his last three starts (22.1 innings).
Meanwhile, Jackson State (20-23. 10-12 SWAC) collected 10 hits with four players recording multiple hits including Edwin Lemus Hudson Jr. who finished 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of RBI. Tyree Reed, who graduated earlier in the day, finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a double, while Pierre Cabral finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Meanwhile, Diego Melendez finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI in the win.
How It Happened
- 3rd inning (bottom) - Cabral singled to left center, RBI (0-0); Reed scored. Melendez singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Cabral scored; Jackson State 2-0.
- 4th inning (bottom) - Tate doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (2-2 BFBFF); Reed scored; Tyshon Patty scored, unearned. Hudson singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 FFBFFB); Tate scored, unearned; Jackson State 5-0.
- 6th inning (top) - Chance Jackson reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on the error (0-2 SS); Adrian Vallescorbo advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, scored on the error, unearned; Jackson State 5-1.
- 6th inning (bottom ) - Hudson singled to pitcher, RBI (2-0 BB); Cabral advanced to second; Tate advanced to third; Reed scored. Melendez singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Hudson advanced to second; Cabral advanced to third; Tate scored. Shemar Harris walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Hederick Torres advanced to second; Melendez advanced to third; Hudson scored; Jackson State 8-1.
- 8th inning (bottom) -Â Hudson scored on an error by p, failed pickoff attempt, unearned; Jackson State 9-1.
Up Next
Jackson State and Alcorn State will meet in game two of the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday, and will make up the first game of the series that was postponed at 3 p.m. on Monday.
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