MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State renews their rivalry with Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) East Division foe Jackson State this weekend in a three-game series at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex beginning Friday night at 6 pm. The series will continue Saturday at 6 pm and end with a single game on Sunday at 1 pm.

Alabama State (12-13, 4-3 SWAC) sits one game back of Bethune-Cookman in the division, while Jackson State (13-12, 1-5 SWAC) has struggled at the beginning of conference play this season after an undefeated conference regular season in 2021. The two have met 71 times since 2006 with Jackson State holding a 42-29 advantage. The Hornets won eight straight games during the 2016-17 seasons but have dropped the last six (all last season).

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Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
FRIDAY: ALST – Breon Pooler (RHP, Gr.) vs. JSU – Juan Marulanda (RHP, Jr.)
SATURDAY: ALST – Kyler McIntosh (RHP, Fr.) vs. JSU – Erick Gonzales (RHP, Fr.)
SUNDAY: ALST – Austin King (RHP, Sr.) vs. JSU – Nikelle Galatas (RHP, Sr.)

Leading Off

• Alabama State enters the weekend after dropping four of their five games including a pair of non-conference games to Troy. The Hornets dropped their first weekend series of the year to Bethune-Cookman last weekend and return home to a stadium where they are 8-2 on the season (only losses are to Samford and UT-Martin).
• Jackson State enters after dropping their last two conference series after being swept on opening weekend by Bethune-Cookman. The Tigers dropped two of three to Alabama A&M over the weekend.

About the Hornets

• Hunter May (Slidell, La.) leads the team in hitting at .357 on the year with an OPS of 1.150. He has connected on 30 hits including 11 doubles, one triple and four home runs, while also scoring 25 runs and driving in another 19.
• Corey King (Lithonia, Ga.) is hitting .343 from the leadoff spot with ten extra base hits. He has scored 23 runs and driving in another 24, while Angel Jimenez (Santo Domingo, DR) is hitting 338 with six doubles and three home runs while driving in 21 runs.
• Cristopher DeGuzman (Fajardo, PR) is hitting at a .313 clip with six doubles and 17 RBI, while Chris Lewis (Alabaster, Ala.) is hitting .294 heading into the weekend.
• On the mound, Breon Pooler (Huntsville, Ala.) is 4-0 with a 1.50 earned run average while Payton Harris (Hattiesburg, Miss.) is 1-2 with a 2.42 earned run average to lead the Hornets.

About the Tigers

• Ty Hill leads the team in hitting at .384 on the year with 10 doubles, three triples and one home run. He has also scored 31 runs and driving in another 14 in 25 games. Meanwhile, Jatavis Melton is hitting .347 with eight extra base hits, and El'Rico Riley .307 with ten extra base hits.
• On the mound, Chris Sosa leads the team with 0.00 ERA in six innings (six games), while Steven Davila has a 1.93 earned run average in just 4.2 innings.

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