ITTA BENA, Miss. | Jackson State clinched its spot in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Baseball Championships with an 11-5 victory over Mississippi Valley State at Magnolia Field on Friday night.

Pierre Cabral led Jackson State (23-23, 13-12 SWAC) at the plate, finishing 3-for-5 with four RBI on a two-run home run in the third inning to tie the game at 3-all. He also added an RBI single in the first and an RBI double in the fourth inning. Meanwhile, Tyree Reed finished 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and four runs scored.

Tyshon Patty finished 2-for-5 on the day, while Hederick Torres picked up a pair of hits in the win and Robert Tate Jr. finished 2-for-4 with a two-run double in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach.

Trae Burton (2-3) picked up the win in relief of starter Talmadge Davis, working 3.0 innings allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts. He gave way to Jaedeyn Edwards with runners at first and second in the seventh inning, who recorded a pair of strikeouts to end the inning. Edwards finished the game working XX innings for his fourth save of the season.

The Tigers sit just one game back of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and two back of Texas Southern in the win column with five regular season games remaining.

How It Happened

• 1st inning (top) - Cabral singled, advanced to second on an error by lf, RBI; Reed scored; Jackson State 1-0.
• 1st inning (bottom) - Tom Early grounded out to 2b, RBI; Gabe Huelsing advanced to second; Cody Leming advanced to third; Tanner Aoki scored. Eric Williams grounded out to ss, RBI; Huelsing advanced to third; Leming scored. Kendall Brookins doubled to center field, RBI; Huelsing scored; Mississippi Valley State 3-1.
• 3rd inning (top) - Cabral homered to left field, 2 RBI; Reed scored; 3-3.
• 4th inning (top) - Asafa Jones doubled down the rf line, RBI; Torres scored. Tate singled, bunt, advanced to second, 2 RBI; Reed scored, unearned; Jones advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 3b, unearned. Cabral doubled to left field, RBI; Tate scored, unearned. Edwin Lemus Hudson Jr. doubled to left field, RBI; Cabral scored, unearned; Jackson State 8-3.
• 7th inning (bottom) - Ty Burns singled to left field, RBI; Early advanced to second; Huelsing scored; Jackson State 8-4. 
• 8th inning (top) - Tate doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Reed scored; Isaac McClenty scored; Jackson State 10-4. 
• 8th inning (bottom) - Huelsing tripled to center field, RBI; Isreal Ramos scored; Jackson State 10-5. 
• 9th inning (top) - Shemar Harris reached first on an error by 2b, RBI (0-0); Torres advanced to second; Hudson scored; Jackson State 11-5. 

Up Next
The two teams return to action in game two of the series on Saturday with first pitch set for 6 p.m. at Magnolia Field.

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