LAKE CHARLES, La. – The Prairie View A&M University baseball team dropped both games in Saturday's doubleheader at McNeese, losing 12-9 and 7-2 Saturday at Joe Miller Ballpark.
The schedule was adjusted due to expected rains in southwest Louisiana, as the teams wrapped up the three-game series with Saturday's twin bill.
The Panthers return to action Tuesday in a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Arlington Baptist.
Game 1 - McNeese 12, Panthers 9: Nathan Carter went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI, while
Corbin Jamison,
Cody Den Beste,
Carson Lee and
Andrew Garcia each had two hits in the game one as PVAMU set season highs for runs and hits (14).
The Panthers nearly completed a late-game comeback. Trailing 7-2 after five, PVAMU scored twice in the sixth. Den Beste singled to left field to lead off the inning. Carter singled to left center, before Lee followed with a single through the left side to score Den Beste. After an out, Carter moved to third and Lee to second on a wild pitch, and
Jalyn Baker walked to load the bases. With two outs, Garcia's infield single scored Carter to cut the deficit to 7-4.
In the eighth trailing 12-4, the Panthers cut the deficit in half. With one out,
Tyrone Thomas doubled to left center, and scored on a Garcia double to right center. Jamison singled to center, advancing Garcia to third. With two outs, Den Beste tripled to right center, scoring Garcia and Jamison. Carter singled through the left side, scoring Den Beste as PVAMU trailed 12-8.
In the ninth with one out, Thomas reached on an error. With two outs, Thomas moved to second on a wild pitch and score on a single to center by Jamison for the final margin.
Game 2 - McNeese 7, Panthers 2: Jamison had two hits as PVAMU fell in the nightcap.
Prairie View A&M scored first in the second. With one out, Andrew Williams struck out but reached first on a wild pitch. With two outs, Williams stole second base and third base.
Kaylor Lewis reached on an error, and Williams scored on a double steal attempt for a 1-0 lead.
Trailing 3-1 in the fifth, Lewis singled through the right side to lead off the inning. Lewis advanced to second on a groundout, and scored on single up the middle by Jamison.
The Cowboys added one run in the seventh and three in the eighth for the final margin.
