HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Shadai Colon carried a bid for a no-hitter into the seventh inning as Alabama State University baseball claimed a 6-1 win and a series sweep over Alabama A&M on Sunday at Bulldog baseball field.
A leadoff single ended Colon's no-hitter bid in the bottom of the seventh. Colon struck out five and allowed a run on two hits over 6.0 innings pitched.
Randy Flores had three hits, including a double, three stolen bases and three runs scored to lead ASU's 15-hit attack.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
FINAL: Alabama State 6 | Alabama A&M 1
Location: Bulldog Baseball Field | Huntsville, Ala.
Records: Alabama State 18-11, 7-2 SWAC | Alabama A&M 10-15, 2-7 SWAC
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Alabama State jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Randy Flores singled and stole second and third before scoring on a passed ball.
- Trent Jamison singled home Flores, who singled, in the third to give the Hornets a 2-0 lead.
- Ian Matos had a two-run double to extend the lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning.
- Ali Lapread doubled home Kyler McIntosh in the seventh and Cristian Lopez scored on a Flores sacrifice fly in the eighth to make the lead 6-1.
- Colon's bid for a no-hitter with a leadoff single in the seventh. A run would score when Jamal George gunned down Chevalier Dorris on a stolen base attempt.
ON THE MOUND
- Hornets' starter Shadei Colon (3-0) allowed a run on two hits with five strikeouts to earn the win.
- Jorhan LaBoy worked the final 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts, allowing no hits to earn the save.
- Noah Whitted gave up four runs, three earned, on nine hits with a strikeout as the pitcher of record for Alabama A&M.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Flores had three hits to run his SWAC leading hits total to 44.
- Flores had three stolen bases and is tied for the SWAC lead with 26.
- Six Hornets collected multiple hits in the 15-hit attack.
- Jamison, McIntosh, Lapread and Jayden Sloan joined Matos with two hits apiece.
- Matos' double was his 12th double of the year, tying for the SWAC lead.
UP NEXT: Alabama State and Alabama A&M wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Bulldog Baseball Field.
