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10
Winner Alabama State ALST 4-2
4
Grambling State GSU 1-3
Winner
Alabama State ALST
4-2
10
Final
4
Grambling State GSU
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Alabama State ALST 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 16 0
Grambling State GSU 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 1

W: Colon, Shadai (1-0) L: Ethan Bates (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Big Tenth Inning Lifts @BamaStateBB Past Grambling State

NEW ORLEANS, La. – A six-run 10th inning propelled the Alabama State University baseball team to a 10-4 win over Grambling State on Friday in the 15th Annual Andre Dawson Classic. 
 
 INSIDE THE MATCHUP
 FINAL: Alabama State 10 | Grambling State 4 (10)
 Location: New Orleans, La.
 Records: Alabama State 3-2 | Grambling State 1-3
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 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Cristian Lopez doubled in two runs to give Alabama state a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
  • Jamal George singled home a run to make the score 3-0.
  • Grambling State trimmed to lead to 3-2 on a Jose Vargas two-run home run in the bottom of the second. 
  • Ian Matos tripled and scored on a Trenton Jamison single to give the Hornets a 4-2 lead in the third inning.
  • Keylon Mack homered to right field to cut the Alabama State lead to 4-3 in the sixth. 
  • Grambling tied the game when Trey Burrell drew a bases-loaded walk that scored Julian Murphy in the eighth. 
  • Alabama State put its foot on the gas, scoring six runs in the 10th inning to break the tie and take a 10-4 lead. 
  • Cristian Lopez and Jamal George delivered two-RBI singles, and Jamal George put an exclamation point on the frame with a two-run home run.
  • Jamison cut down a run at the plate, and Colon got two strikeouts to finish off the bottom of the 10th.  
ON THE MOUND
  • Alabama State starter Omar Melendez (1-0) posted 10 strikeouts while allowing two runs on two hits over 4.0 innings pitched. 
  • Tigers' starter Lorenzo Peterson (0-0) worked 3.0 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with two strikeouts. 
  • Shedai Colon (1-0) yielded one hit over three shutout frames with three strikeouts to earn the win. 
  • Ethan Bates (0-1) gave up four runs on four this with a strikeout as the pitcher of record for the Tigers.
INSIDE THE BOX
  • Omar Melendez posted a career-high 10 strikeouts over his four innings of work. 
  • Lopez would go 3-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBI. 
  • Jamison and Hay each had two hits and an RBI. 
  • Flores had two hits, and Sloan drove in two runs. 
  • Alabama State pounded out 16 hits, the second most on the season.  
UP NEXT: Alabama State battles Southern University on day two of the Andre Dawson Classic against on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
 
 
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