MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Hunter May (Slidell, La.) and
Corey King (Lithonia, Ga.) combined to drive in five runs on Sunday, leading Florida A&M to a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) sweep with a 7-1 victory at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex on Sunday.
King connected on his team-leading fifth home run of the season in the fifth inning to extend Alabama State's lead, before May connected on his fourth home run to right center to put the game away for the Hornets.
Angel Jimenez (Santo Domingo, DR),
Cristopher DeGuzman (Fajardo, PR), and
Christian Lopez (San Diego, Calif.) joined King with a pair of hits each in the win.
Austin King (Fulton, Miss.), one of four pitchers used in the game for the Hornets, picked up the win. King (3-1) went 5.0 innings and allowed just two hits with one strikeout, while
Payton Harris (Hattiesburg, Miss.) went 2.0 innings in relief and allowed one run (unearned) off three hits.
Shadai Colon (Rio Grande, PR) and
Luis Rodriguez (Canovanas, PR) each worked one inning of scoreless relief.
How It Happened
- B1 | Following a Jimenez double, DeGuzman drove in the junior outfielder with a double to right center before Lopez drove in DeGuzman with a single for the early lead (2-0, Alabama State).
- B5 | King hit a two-run home run to left center to score DeGuzman (4-0, Alabama State).
- B6 | May hit a three-run home run to right center to score DeGuzman and Jimenez (7-0, Alabama State).
- T7 | Florida A&M got their lone run on an RBI double by Joseph Pierini (7-1, Florida A&M).
Up Next
- Alabama State hits the road on Tuesday (March 22) for an in-state contest against Troy at Riddle-Pace Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 pm and is the only midweek game this week for the Hornets.
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