PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas --The Prairie View A&M Panthers fought back from down 6-4 in the sixth inning to defeat the Texas Southern Tigers 8-6 Saturday.

Senior Victor Mendoza (2-3) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (12-13, 4-1). The right-hander went 4.2 innings, giving up two runs, zero earned, on two hits, allowing four walks and striking out five.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 6-0, the Panthers first put runs on the board in the sixth inning. Prairie View A&M's offense started clicking and put up four runs, including a one-run off the bat of junior Jadin Moreno.

The Panthers kept the deficit at 6-4 before taking the lead in the seventh. The Prairie View A&M offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a three-run home run off the bat of Moreno, which brought the Panthers lead to 8-6. The score remained 8-6 for the rest of the game, as Prairie View A&M held on for the win. 82 100 17 8 8

GAME NOTES
» Mendoza struck out five Tigers hitters.
» Moreno drove in four runs for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M's highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it pushed four runs across.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited Texas Southern to just 1-for-10 (.100) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 44 Texas Southern hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Panthers drew six walks from Texas Southern pitching.
» Moreno led the Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
» Texas Southern was led offensively by senior J. Jones, who went 3-for-4.
» Junior D. Alford led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing five innings of four-run ball.