ITTA BENA, Miss. | Alabama State baseball scored seven unanswered runs over the final three innings to earn a 13-6 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday at Magnoila Field. The win gave the Hornets the series sweep over the Delta Devils
In addition to his eight strikeouts, Martinez tossed 4.1 innings, giving up six runs, all of them earned, on five hits and walking three for Alabama State (13-12, 5-3). Junior Caio Araujo (1-1) also made an impact on the mound for the Hornets, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings while allowing one hit, with no walks and four strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hornets scored in six different innings on the way to victory. Alabama State broke a 6-6 tie and took the lead for good at 7-6 in the sixth inning on an RBI single off the bat of freshman Quentin Jenkins.
GAME NOTES
» The Hornets got two home runs off the bat of senior Ali LaPread.
» Freshman Isaiah Landry collected four hits on the day for Alabama State.
» Martinez struck out eight Delta Devils hitters.
» The Hornets had both Landry and LaPread smack multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Jenkins and LaPread drove in at least four runs for Alabama State.
» The Alabama State pitching staff combined to strike out 14 Mississippi Valley State hitters.
» Alabama State's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Alabama State took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Five Hornets had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Alabama State hitters hit three home runs in the ballgame.
» The Hornets out-hit the Delta Devils at a 14-7 clip.
» Alabama State went 7-for-15 (.467) with runners in scoring position.
» Alabama State pitchers faced 39 Mississippi Valley State hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out 14.
» LaPread led the Hornets at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI.
» Mississippi Valley State was led offensively by senior Will Menendez, who went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
» Sophomore James Nipes led the Delta Devils pitching staff, throwing 2.2 innings of two-run ball.
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