MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University baseball bounced back from Friday night's loss to sweep a doubleheader from Longwood University on Saturday at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.
Multiple homers from Williams and Callaway propel Alabama State past Longwood 11-6
GAME 1 | Alabama State 11, Longwood 6
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Jackson Williams and Trey Callaway each hit two home runs to help propel the Alabama State Hornets over the Longwood Lancers 11-6 on Saturday.
Trey Power (2-2) started on the mound and picked up the win for Alabama State (7-7). The left-hander went five innings, giving up five runs, all of them earned, on six hits, allowing one walk and striking out two. Camden Matthews also made an impact on the mound for the Hornets, throwing four innings, giving up one run on four hits, with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Callaway added two walks and four RBIs to his two homer day and Williams supplemented his own two big flies with four RBIs for the Hornets. Jorge Bello also helped out for Alabama State, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hornets got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Alabama State hit two home runs in the inning on the way to scoring four runs.
The Lancers then rallied to score five runs and take a 5-4 lead before the Hornets got back on the board in the third. Alabama State scored twice on Williams' two-run homer, which brought the score to 6-5 in favor of the Hornets.
Alabama State held Longwood without a run before building their lead to 10-5 in the seventh inning. The Hornets bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run home run off the bat of Callaway.
Alabama State held the Lancers scoreless before their offense got back in action the next inning. Miguel Oropeza crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Hornets, bringing the Alabama State advantage to 11-5. Longwood put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Hornets still coasted to the 11-6 win.
GAME NOTES
» Callaway and Williams each hit multiple home runs in the ballgame.
» Matthews struck out seven Lancers hitters.
» The Hornets had both Williams and Callaway crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Williams and Callaway drove in four runs for Alabama State.
» Alabama State's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed four runs across.
» Alabama State took the lead at 6-5 in the bottom half of the third and never lost that advantage.
» Four Hornets had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Alabama State hitters hit four home runs in the ballgame.
» Alabama State pitchers faced 43 Longwood hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and 13 fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Hornets drew six walks from Longwood pitching.
» Callaway led the Hornets at the plate, going 2 for 3 with two home runs and four RBIs.
» Longwood was led offensively by Jack McMullan, who went 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs.
» Jake Chadwell led the Lancers pitching staff, throwing one shutout inning.
Espaillat collects 4 hits in Alabama State's 9-3 win against Longwood
ONTGOMERY, Ala. --Alex Espaillat collected four hits to help power the Alabama State Hornets over the Longwood Lancers 9-3 on Saturday.
Jaxon Baptist (1-3) started on the mound and picked up the win for Alabama State (8-7). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on six hits, allowing two walks and striking out three. Caleb Sanders also made an impact on the mound for the Hornets, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing one hit, with one walk and three strikeouts.
In addition to his four hits, Espaillat had a double and three RBI to lead the Hornets. Jorge Bello put together a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Devin Chandler also helped out for Alabama State, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hornets were trailing 1-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Alabama State's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a one-run double off the bat of Bello.
The Lancers failed to push any runs across before the Hornets built on their lead in the third inning. which brought the score to 8-1 in favor of the Hornets.
Longwood narrowed Alabama State's lead to 8-3 before the Hornets stretched the advantage to 9-3 in the sixth inning. The Hornets scored once on an RBI single off the bat of . The score remained 9-3 for the rest of the game, as Alabama State coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Alex Espaillat racked up four hits on the day for Alabama State.
» Every Alabama State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Alabama State's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed five runs across.
» Alabama State took a 5-1 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Four Hornets had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Hornets outhit the Lancers at a 14-7 clip.
» Alabama State went 6-for-12 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Alabama State pitchers limited Longwood to just 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
» Alabama State pitchers faced 35 Longwood hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out six.
» Alex Espaillat led the Hornets at the plate, going 4 for 4 with a double and three RBI.
» Longwood was led offensively by Jae'Den Carter, who went 3 for 4 with a double and a triple.
» Jr Fordham led the Lancers pitching staff, throwing 1.1 shutout innings.
Alabama State and Longwood wrap up the four-game set on Sunday at 12 p.m.
