MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State heads to the state of Louisiana for the second time this season, this time facing Grambling State in a three-game non-conference series beginning Friday. The series starts with a 1 pm first pitch due to weather, followed by a single game on Saturday at 3 pm and Sunday at 1 pm.

Alabama State (6-8) visits the state of Louisiana for the second time this season after playing in the Andre Dawson Classic to kick off the 2022 season. These two teams met in a three-game series last year in Montgomery at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.

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Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
FRIDAY: ALST – Breon Pooler (RHP, Gr.) vs. GRAM – Shemar Page (RHP. Gr.)
SATURDAY: ALST – Osvaldo Mendez (LHP, Jr.) vs. GRAM – Roy Peguero (RHP, So.)
SUNDAY: ALST – Austin King (RHP, Sr.) vs. GRAM – Connor Rudy (LHP, So.)

Leading Off

• This weekend will be the last non-conference weekend series before Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play begins next week against Florida A&M in Montgomery. The Hornets have won two consecutive weekend series in non-conference play, both at home.
• These two teams met in Montgomery last year with Alabama State sweeping the series and outscoring the Tigers 35-14. Since 2010, the two teams have met 19 times with Alabama State holding an 11-8 advantage in the series including winning the last four.

About the Hornets

• Breon Pooler (Huntsville, Ala.) will get the ball for the fourth time this season and leads the team with a 1.06 earned run average and a WHIP of .88, while having a 2-0 record. He has recorded 22 strikeouts in 17.0 innings. Meanwhile, Osvaldo Mendez (Carolina, PR) has recorded a 2.53 earned run average and Austin King (Fulton, Miss.) a 3.00 earned run average while being tied with Pooler in wins.
• Angel Jimenez (Santo Domingo, DR) is one of five players hitting over .300 for the season and leads the team with a .417 average and has three home runs and 12 RBIs. He is joined by Chris Lewis (Alabaster, Ala.) at .352 to lead the team.
• Alabama State has dropped two games to in-state foes (Samford and UAB) by one run and has dropped three games total by one run (four by two runs or less).

About the Tigers

• Grambling State (4-8) enters the series after a pair of wins over Wiley, ending a seven-game losing streak.
• The Tigers have three players hitting over .400 on the season including John Garcia at .439 with six extra base hits and 14 RBIs. He is joined by Jarficur Parker (.410) and Terry Burrell III (.400) at over .400 through the first 12 games.
• On the mound, Santiago Hungria III leads the team with a 1.69 earned run average.

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