MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State looks to keep pace with Bethune-Cookman atop the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) when they host Alabama A&M in a three-game series beginning Friday night at 6 pm. The two teams will play again on Saturday at 6 pm, followed by the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon at 1 pm.

Alabama State (15-14, 7-2 SWAC) is tied atop the conference standings with Bethune-Cookman and have won their previous two conference series at home, both sweeps over Florida A&M and Jackson State. Meanwhile, Alabama A&M (5-18, 3-6 SWAC) is tied for fourth with Mississippi Valley State four games back of the leaders.

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Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
FRIDAY: ALST – Breon Pooler (RHP, Gr.) vs. AAMU – Jose Figueroa (RHP, Jr.)
SATURDAY: ALST – Kyler McIntosh (RHP, Fr.) vs. AAMU – Tyler Campbell (RHP, Jr.)
SUNDAY: ALST – Austin King (RHP, Sr.) vs. AAMU – Noah Whitted (RHP, Gr.)

Leading Off

• The two teams have met 66 times since 2009 with the Hornets leading the series 51-15 over that period, including winning five consecutive games in the series.

About the Hornets

• Alabama State has four players hitting .300 or better through the first 29 games of the season including Angel Jimenez (Santo Domingo, DR) who leads the team at .342. He has accounted for seven doubles and three home runs while driving in 23 RBI.
• Meanwhile, Hunter May (Slidell, La.) is hitting .327 on the season with 12 doubles, a triple, and four doubles. He has scored 27 runs and driven in another 23. Corey King (Lithonia, Ga.) is hitting .322 from the leadoff spot with four doubles, three triples, and five home runs. He has scored 28 runs and driven in another 27.
• Cristopher DeGuzman (Fajardo, PR) is hitting .313 with six doubles and 17 RBI on the season.
• Breon Pooler (Huntsville, Ala.) leads the Hornets on the mound with a 5-0 record and a 1.64 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 44 innings, while Payton Harris (Hattiesburg, Miss.) has recorded a pair of saves and has a 2.35 ERA on the season.

About the Bulldogs

• Janmikell Bastardo leads Alabama A&M with a .333 average with a pair of home runs on the year, while Jared Tribett is hitting .305 with five home runs and 18 RBI. Tim Dixon leads the team in RBI with 22.
• Jose Figueroa leads the team on the mound with a 1-2 record in six games (four starts) with a 3.42 ERA, while Noah Whitted is 1-1 with a 5.12 ERA.

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