Box Score
Southern | Grambling
W: Riley Ashton (1-0) |
L: Bryant (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Southern battled down to the wire to knock off Grambling to win their second straight game.
- Southern showed impressive pitching and defense down the stretch to strike out the last two batters of the day .
- Jerry Burkett II closed out the game striking out Grambling State final two batters to pick up his first save of the day.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Southern finished the night with ten hits and Grambling finished the night with five hits.
- Southern and Grambling finished the day with one error each.
- Southern left eight runners on base, while Grambling State left four.
- Southern struck out seven times, while Grambling State struck out five times.
- Jah'li Hendricks picked up the Jags first run of the day off Justin Wiley single to the short stop. Hendricks scored two runs on the day while Nathaniel Lai and Hunter Tabb scored one run each.
- Eight different Jaguars batters recorded a hit. Jaylen Armstrong led SU with three hits.
UP NEXT
The Jaguars will be back in action on Sunday night for day three of the Cactus Jack HBCU Classic as they take on Texas Southern at 7 PM.
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