GAME 1 | Southern 5, Prairie View A&M 4
BATON ROUGE, LA --The Prairie View A&M Panthers took a 4-2 lead into the eighth inning, but could not hang on and fell 5-4 to the Southern Jaguars Tuesday.

Sophomore Danny McKay (0-2) came out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (11-20, ) and took the loss.

In the batter's box, the Panthers were led by sophomore Jayden Williams, who went 2-for-5 on the day with a double and two RBI. Freshman Michael Burroughs put together a standout effort as well, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 1-0, the Panthers first put runs on the board in the fifth inning. Prairie View A&M scored three runs in the frame, highlighted by a two-RBI double from Williams.

The Panthers then lost some of their lead, expanding on their advantage in the seventh inning after the Jaguars cut it to 3-2. Prairie View A&M scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Burroughs, which brought the Panthers lead to 4-2. The Panthers were unable to hold the lead, as Southern scored three times over the remaining two innings to grab the 5-4 win.

GAME NOTES
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 38 Southern hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out two.
» The Panthers drew six walks from Southern pitching.
» Williams led the Panthers at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI.
» Southern was led offensively by junior JJ Rollon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
» Junior Nicholas Wilson led the Jaguars pitching staff, throwing four shutout innings.

GAME 2 | Southern 4, Prairie View A&M 3
BATON ROUGE, LA --Despite picking up eight hits in the ballgame and out-hitting Southern, Prairie View A&M was unable to push across more runs, as the Panthers fell to the Jaguars 4-3.

Junior Tyrone Ty (0-3) got the ball to start for Prairie View A&M (11-21, ) and took the loss. Sophomore Matthew Krall was a bright spot for the Panthers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, with one walk and one strikeout.

At the plate, the Panthers were paced by sophomore Garrison Weiss, who went 2-for-4 on the day with two RBI. Senior Zachary Trevino furnished a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Senior Alex Martinez also contributed for Prairie View A&M, putting together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding a double.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers were trailing 4-0 in the fifth inning when they first put runs on the board. Prairie View A&M scored three runs in the frame, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of Weiss. The Panthers were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.

GAME NOTES
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed three runs across.
» The Panthers out-hit the Jaguars at an 8-5 clip.
» Prairie View A&M went 3-for-10 (.300) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited Southern to just 1-for-11 (.091) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 35 Southern hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out two.
» Weiss led the Panthers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
» Southern was led offensively by junior Jah'li Hendricks, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
» Senior Anthony led the Jaguars pitching staff, throwing three scoreless innings.