BATON ROUGE, La. | Alabama State University baseball had five players recorded multiple hits, but the Hornets fell 10-6  to the Southern University on Sunday.

Sophomore Devin Brooks (1-1) got the ball to start for Alabama State (8-6, ) and took the loss.

Senior Ali LaPread led the hit barrage for the Hornets, going 2-for-5 in the ballgame with a double. Senior Jack Hay put together a standout day at the plate as well, going 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hornets were trailing 4-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Hay drove in two runs for Alabama State with a single, that scored freshman Q. Jenkins and LaPread.

The Hornets kept the deficit at 4-2 before tying the score in the fifth. Alabama State picked up a pair of runs in the frame, which brought the score level at 4-4.

Southern busted up the tie and took a 6-4 lead heading into the seventh, when Alabama State closed the gap to 6-5. The Hornets scored a run on Hay's two-out solo home run off senior Burkett.

Alabama State kept the Jaguars off the board before tying it up in the eighth. The Hornets added a run on senior C. Lopez's leadoff homer off Burkett, evening the score at 6-6. Southern then scored four times over the remaining one inning to break the tie and grab the 10-6 win.

GAME NOTES
» Alabama State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Five Alabama State hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» Alabama State pitchers faced 45 Southern hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out seven.
» Hay led the Hornets at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
» Southern was led offensively by junior K.Radcliffe, who went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI.
» Senior Davis led the Jaguars pitching staff, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings.

UP NEXT: Alabama State hosts Jacksonville State University at 6 p.m. at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex on Tuesday