MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University baseball tied a season-high with six home runs enroute to a 10-1 over Florida A&M University on Saturday at the Wheeler-Watkins Basketball Complex.
Florida A&M scored a run in the first before the Hornets scored in five straight innings. ASU plated a run in the second and third innings, two in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and three in the seventh.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
FINAL: Alabama State 10 | Florida A&M 1
Location: Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex | Montgomery, Ala.
Records: Alabama State 29-15, 17-3 SWAC | Florida A&M 21-20, 15-5 SWAC
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- A Ty Hanchey sac fly plated a run in the first inning to give the Rattlers a 1-0 lead.
- Ali Lapread tied the game with a solo home run in the second.
- Devin Chandler stroked a homer to left field to put the Hornets ahead for good at 2-1.
- Lapread's two-run round tripper with Jack Hay aboard gave the Hornets a 4-1 advantage in the fourth.
- Randy Flores got in on the home run parade, belting a home run down the right field line in the fifth to increase the lead to 5-1.
- Chandler doubled home Corey King and Jamel George doubled in Chandler to make the score 7-1 in the sixth.
- Hay added a three-run home run in the seventh to give ASU a 10-1 lead and close the scoring.
ON THE MOUND
- Ricardo Rivera (6-0) yielded a run on three hits with five punch outs to earn the win.
- Jorhan Laboy struck out seven while throwing 2.0 scoreless innings and scattering two hits to earn the save.
- Caleb George (6-3) took the loss for the Rattlers, allowing seven runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Alabama State tied its season-high with six home runs to extebd its SWAC leading total to 59.
- Lapread homered two times in a game for the second time this season, finishing 2-for-4 with three RBI.
- Chandler went 2-for-4 with a career-best two RBI.
- Kyler McIntosh had two hits, including a double.
- Hay was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
- The win puts the Hornets in sole possession of first place in the SWAC East Division.
UP NEXT: Alabama State and Florida A&M University close out the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Compex.
