GRAMBLING, La. --The Prairie View A&M Panthers responded from down 5-4 in the eighth inning to win in exciting fashion, rallying to secure an 8-5 victory in the 10th inning over the Grambling Tigers Friday.
Freshman Elijah Breeden (3-3) got the win out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (17-24, 13-5). The right-hander went four shutout innings, giving up one hit, no walks and striking out three.
In the batter's box, the Panthers were paced by senior Alex Martinez, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a home run, a walk and three RBI. Sophomore Garrison Weiss put together a standout performance as well, going 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and two RBI. Senior Zachary Trevino also helped out for Prairie View A&M, putting together three hits in six trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers got the scoring started early, putting two runs on the board in the top of the first inning. Prairie View A&M plated two runs when Martinez left the yard with Trevino aboard.
The Tigers then rallied to score five runs and take a 5-2 lead before the Panthers got back on the board in the sixth. Prairie View A&M scored a run when freshman Marshal Jonas drew a walk from senior Lorenzo Petersen that scored Martinez, which tightened the Tigers lead to 5-3.
Prairie View A&M held the Tigers off the board before narrowing the gap to 5-4 in the seventh. The Panthers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Trevino.
Prairie View A&M kept the Tigers off the board before tying it up in the ninth. The Panthers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Martinez, evening the score at 5-5.
That 5-5 tie turned into an 8-5 Panthers lead in the tenth. Weiss' bases-clearing triple scored all three runs in the frame for Prairie View A&M. The score remained 8-5 for the rest of the game, as the Panthers held on for the win.
GAME NOTES
» Prairie View A&M got three-hit games from three different hitters.
» The Panthers power output was led by Weiss, who picked up two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the tenth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Prairie View A&M went 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited Grambling to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 46 Grambling hitters in the game, allowing 12 ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out five.
» The Panthers drew five walks from Grambling pitching.
» Martinez led the Panthers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
» Grambling was led offensively by senior Keylon , who went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
» Junior Ethan Bates led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing 2.1 innings of four-run ball.
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