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Kyle McIntosh
David Campbell
11
Winner Alabama State ALST 16-11, 5-2 SWAC
3
Alabama A&M AAMU 10-13, 2-5 SWAC
Winner
Alabama State ALST
16-11, 5-2 SWAC
11
Final
3
Alabama A&M AAMU
10-13, 2-5 SWAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alabama State ALST 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 11 14 2
Alabama A&M AAMU 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4

W: Melendez, Omar (5-0) L: J. Hall (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hornets Upend Rival Alabama A&M. 11-3

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Alabama State got four scoreless innings from its bullpen and scored nine unanswered runs in the process to defeat Alabama A&M University 11-3 on Friday at Bulldog Baseball Field. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP 
FINAL:  Alabama State 11 | Alabama A&M 3
Location: Bulldog Baseball Field | Huntsville, Ala.  
Records: Alabama State 16-11, 5-2 SWAC | Alabama A&M 10-13, 2-5 SWAC 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Alabama A&M scored two runs off a Tommy Easley RBI triple and Jalen Parker RBI single to take a 2-0 lead.
  • Kyler McIntosh doubles and scored a Jayden Sloan single and Jamal George singled home Sloan to tie the game.
  • The Bulldogs grabbed a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a Jared Tibbett RBI ground out.
  • The Hornets plated five runs in the sixth erase the deficit and take a 7-3 lead. Trent Jamison walked and scored on a Ian Matos double and Matos later scored on a McIntosh sac-fly. Cristian Lopez followed with an RBI single and Jamal George doubled in a run.
  • The Hornets scored three in the seventh to push the lead to 10-3. Corey King drove in a run and Lopez had two RBI in the inning.
  • Alabama State added on a when Sloan reached on an error in the ninth to close the scoring.
  • Austin King yielded a hit with a strikeout in the bottom of the ninth to close the game.
ON THE MOUND 
  • Omar Melendez (5-0) worked 5.0 innings, yielding three runs on six hits with four strikeouts to earn the win.
  • Jackson Hall allowed 11 runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts to suffer the loss for the Bulldogs.
  • Sebastian Colon scattered two hits over 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in relief.
  • King recorded a strikeout in a scoreless ninth.
INSIDE THE BOX 
  • McIntosh was 3-for-4 with double, one RBI and two runs scored.
  • Matos went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI.
  • Lopez had three RBI and Sloan finished with two RBI.
  • The Hornets bullpen combined to toss four scoreless innings to close the game.
UP NEXT: Alabama State and Alabama A&M play game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bulldog Baseball Field.
 
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