<p data-end="161" data-start="95"><strong>MONTGOMERY, Ala. | </strong>Alabama State University baseball swept a doublheader by the scores of 10-1 and 12-1 on Friday at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.<br /> <br /> <strong data-end="111" data-start="95">GAME 1 </strong><em data-end="161" data-start="114">Alabama State 10, Alcorn State 1</em></p> <p data-end="478" data-start="163"><strong>MONTGOMERY, Ala. | </strong>Alabama State University baseball kicked off the doubleheader in dominant fashion with a commanding 10–1 victory over Alcorn State at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex on Friday.<br /> <br /> The Hornets set the tone early by scoring in each of the first three innings, building a 4–0 lead before a brief response by Alcorn in the fourth.</p> <p data-end="889" data-start="480">The big blow came in the 7th inning when Alabama State erupted for 5 runs to put the game out of reach. Kameron Douglas led the offense, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, including two sacrifice flies. Juan Cruz doubled to drive in two runs, while Isaiah Landry contributed with two runs scored, one hit, and an RBI.<br /> <br /> Alabama drew nine walks and stole 11 bases.</p> <p data-end="1084" data-start="891">Jorhan Laboy (6–2) threw 7.0 innings of one-run ball, scattering six hits, and striking out five without issuing a walk. Will Smith tossed two scoreless innings to close the game<br /> <br /> <strong>GAME 2 Alabama State 12, Alcorn State 1<br /> <br /> MONTGOMERY, Ala. | </strong>The Alabama State baseball team delivered a dominant performance in the nightcap of a doubleheader, cruising to a 12-1 victory over Alcorn State at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.</p> <p data-end="755" data-start="431">The Hornets (25-27, 17-9 SWAC) erupted for 13 hits, highlighted by a pair of home runs from first baseman Juan Cruz, who drove in five runs to lead the offensive onslaught. Shortstop Kyler McIntosh added a three-run homer of his own, pacing an Alabama State lineup that saw eight different players record hits.</p> <p data-end="1094" data-start="757">After a scoreless first inning, Alabama State dented the scoreboard with a McIntosh three-run blast in the second inning opening the scoring. The Hornets tacked on two more runs in the fourth, three in the sixth—including Cruz's first homer—and sealed the game with a four-run seventh, punctuated by Cruz's second long ball of the day.</p> <p data-end="1243" data-start="1096">Isaiah Landry turned in a standout performance as well, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, three runs scored, and a stolen base.</p> <p data-end="1498" data-start="1245">On the mound, senior right-hander Will Bartkoski tossed six innings of one-hit ball while striking out six and allowing just one earned run to notch his first win of the season (1-2). Trey Power closed the door with a clean seventh inning.<br /> <br /> Alabama State and Alcorn State wra up the series with  single on Saturday at 1 p.m.</p>