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2 Isaiah Landry - Valpo
David Campbell
5
Valparaiso VALPO 0-1
16
Winner Alabama State ALST 1-0
Valparaiso VALPO
0-1
5
Final
16
Alabama State ALST
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 7 0
Alabama State ALST 0 1 2 1 3 4 3 2 16 15 1

W: Almazan, Jose (1-0) L: McCluskey, Griffin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Landry Collects Four Hits In Opening Day Win Over Valparaiso

MONTGOMERY, Ala. --Freshman Isaiah Landry racked up four hits to help lead the Alabama State University tp a 16=5 win over the Valparaiso University on Friday at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.

Junior Jose Almazan (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Alabama State (1-0). The right-hander went five innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on four hits, allowing one walk and striking out five.

In addition to his four hits, Landry had a double, a triple and three RBI to lead the Hornets. Senior Cristian Lopez furnished a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a walk and five RBI. Sophomore Jamal George also contributed for Alabama State, putting together three hits in five trips to the plate while adding a double, a home run and two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hornets scored in seven different innings on the way to victory. Alabama State broke a 1-1 tie and took the lead for good at 2-1 in the third inning on an RBI triple off the bat of Landry, scoring freshman Juan Cruz.

GAME NOTES

  •  Landry compiled four hits on the day for Alabama State.
  • Almazan struck out five Beacons hitters.
  • The Hornets had three players put together games with multiple extra-base hits.
  • Lopez drove in five runs for Alabama State.
  • Alabama State's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed four runs across.
  • The Hornets had control of the rest of the game after jumping ahead of the Beacons 1-0 in the bottom of the second.
  • Five Hornets had multiple hits in the ballgame.
  • The Hornets had a total of 15 hits.
  • The Hornets out-hit the Beacons at a 15-7 clip.
  • Alabama State went 8-for-18 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
  • Alabama State pitchers limited Valparaiso to just 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
  • Alabama State pitchers faced 35 Valparaiso hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out six.
  • The Hornets drew six walks from Valparaiso pitching.
  • Lopez led the Hornets at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and five RBI.
  • Valparaiso was led offensively by senior Kaleb Hannahs, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.

Up Next: Alabama State and Valparaiso play a doubleheader starting a 1 p.m. on Saturday with the series finale on Sunday at 11 a.m.

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