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Box Score 2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Kerrigan Edmondson drove in four runs to lead Alabama State University baseball to an 11-5 win over Florida A&M University in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Friday at Moore-Kittles Field. FAMU hits a two-run home run to earn a 5-4 walk off win in 14 innings in game one.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GM 1 FINAL: Alabama State 4 | Florida A&M 5 (14 inn.)
GM 2 FINAL: Alabama State 11 | Florida A&M 5
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. | Moore-Kittles Field
Records: Alabama State 38-16, 25-4 SWAC | Florida A&M 24-26, 18-11 SWAC
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HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 1
- Corey King earned a leadoff walk to start the second and scored on a Jamal George single for a 1-0 ASU lead.
- George doubled with one out and scored on a throwing error in the fourth to give the Hornets a 2-0 lead.
- Alabama State loaded the bases in the fifth but could not scratch a run across to lead at 2-0.
- Florida A&M tied the game 2-2 in the sixth. Sebastian Greico singled in a run and a run scored on a fielding error.
- Corey King reached on an error and scored on a George RBI single to give the Hornets a 3-2 lead in the seventh.
- Jared Weber doubled and scored on a Ty Hanchey sacrifice fly to tie the game 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh.
- Kerrigan Edmondson's RBI single in the top of the 14th gave the Hornets a 4-3 lead.
- Greico hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 14th for the walk off 5-3 win for the Rattlers.
ON THE MOUND | GM 1
- Luis Rodriquez (2-1) gave up two runs on one hit with a strikeout as the pitcher of record for Alabama State.
- Zach Morea (4-2) had one strikeout and allowed one hit in 0.2 innings to earn the win for the Rattlers.
INSIDE THE BOX | GM 1
- George finished with three hits, including a double and two RBI.
- Kyler McIntosh was 3-for-6 with an RBI.
- Ian Matos, Jack Haye and Corey King had two hits apiece.
- The loss ended the Hornets' 16-game SWAC winning streak.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 2
- The Hornets got on the board first when Randy Flores doubled and later scored on an Ian Matos groundout.
- Corey King's single scored McIntosh and Matos to make the score 3-0 in the third inning.
- Kerrigan Edmondson hit a three-run home run to highlight a four-run ASU fifth to make the score 7-0.
- Florida A&M scored three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to trim the ASU lead to 7-5.
- An Edmondson RBI double and a Cristian Lopez two-run double pushed the lead to 10-5 in the eighth.
- Randy Flores singled and came home on wild pitch to make the score 11-5 in the top of the ninth.
ON THE MOUND | GM 2
- Ricardo Rivera (9-0) worked 5.0 innings, yielding three runs, two earned, on eight hits with two strikeouts to earn the win.
- Caleb Granger (6-3) gave up seven runs on 10 hits with a strikeout and three walks in the loss.
- Adiel Melendez (1) struck out a season-high five hitters while working 4.0 innings. Melendez gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits.
INSIDE THE BOX | GM 2
- The win was the 38th win, tying the school record for wins in a season.
- Flores had three hits with a double and three RBI.
- Melendez tossed a season-high four innings with a season-high six strikeouts.
- Edmondson had two hits, including a home run and four RBI.
- Lopez had two hits with a double and two RBI.
- King finished with two hits and two RBI.
UP NEXT: Alabama State and Florida A&M wrap up the three-game set with a single game on Saturday at noon (CT).
