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Jackson St. JSU 26-26
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Winner Southern U. SBR 28-21
Jackson St. JSU
26-26
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Final
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Southern U. SBR
28-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Jackson St. JSU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Southern U. SBR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 0

W: Caleb Ellis (2-3) L: Arrocha, Derek (7-5)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Jackson State falls in extras, faces Texas Southern on Thursday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | No. 7 seed Jackson State dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 opening round game to No. 2 seed Southern in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Baseball Championships at Rickwood Field on Wednesday night.

Jackson State led most of the way until Southern tied the game in the eighth inning. The Tigers took the lead in the top of the 10th inning when Edwin Lemus Hudson Jr. was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in a run, before the Jaguars used a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to finish off the win.

Tyree Reed led Jackson State (26-26) at the plate, finishing 4-for-5, while Shemar Harris finished 2-for-4. Jayden Lopez, who did factor in the decision, went 6.1 innings, allowing one run off one hit with seven strikeouts on 106 pitches before giving way to Jaedeyn Edwards after facing one batter in the seventh. Edwards worked 2.2 innings, allowing two runs on one hits; while Derek Arrocha (7-5) suffered the loss working 0.2 innings allowing one run on one hit. 

How It Happened

  • 2nd inning (top) - Payton Chace Boines doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BFBSB); Edwin Lemus Hudson Jr. scored. Isaac McClenty singled through the right side, RBI (2-1 BBS); Boines scored; Jackson State 2-0.
  • 2nd inning (bottom) - Kenyon Hughes grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 BKBS); Jacoby Radcliffe scored; Jackson State 2-1.
  • 8th inning (bottom) - Ryan Hunter homered to right field, RBI (2-2 KBKB); 2-2.
  • 10th inning (top) - Hudson hit by pitch, RBI (2-0 BB); Hederick Torres advanced to second; Pierre Cabral advanced to third; Diego Melendez scored; Jackson State 3-2.
  • 10th inning (bottom) - Beny Bikar Jr. doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Edward Gregory Jr. scored. Jaylon Lucky reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (0-0); KJ White out at second ss to 2b; Xavier Bradley advanced to third; Bikar scored.; Southern 4-3.

Up Next
Jackson State will face Texas Southern in an elimination game tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the first game of the day at Rickwood Field.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play JSU SBR
JSU TOP 2nd Payton Chace Boines doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BFBSB); Edwin Lemus Hudson scored. 1 0
JSU TOP 2nd Isaac McClenty singled through the right side, RBI (2-1 BBS); Payton Chace Boines scored. 2 0
SBR BOT 2nd Kenyon Hughes grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 BKBS); Jacoby Radcliffe scored. 2 1
SBR BOT 8th Ryan Hunter homered to right field, RBI (2-2 KBKB). 2 2
JSU TOP 10th Edwin Lemus Hudson hit by pitch, RBI (3-0 BBH); Hederick Torres advanced to second; Pierre Cabral advanced to third; Diego Melendez scored. 3 2
SBR BOT 10th Beny Bikar Jr. doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Edward Gregory Jr. scored. 3 3
SBR BOT 10th Jaylon Lucky reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (0-0); KJ White Jr. out at second ss to 2b; Xavier Bradley advanced to third; Beny Bikar Jr. scored. 3 4

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