GAME 1 | Prairie View A&M 8, Southern 2
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas --Junior Michael Dews had everything working on Saturday, striking out 11 Southern hitters over eight innings of work to help propel the Prairie View A&M Panthers over the Jaguars 8-2.

In addition to his 11 strikeouts, Dews (4-3) went eight innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits and walking none for Prairie View A&M (22-23, ). Junior Elijah Breeden also made an impact on the mound for the Panthers, throwing one scoreless inning while allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout.

At the plate, the Panthers were led by junior Jadin Moreno, who went 3-for-4 on the day with two doubles, a triple, and three RBI. Freshman Michael Smith put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Freshman Jordan Williams also helped out for Prairie View A&M, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a home run and two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the third inning. Williams put Prairie View A&M on the board with a leadoff home run-off senior D. Lasseigne.

The Panthers then held the Jaguars scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Prairie View A&M scored three runs, all of them coming on a three-run homer off the bat of Smith, scoring Moreno and sophomore Michael Burroughs, which brought the score to 4-0 in favor of the Panthers.

Southern narrowed Prairie View A&M's lead to 4-1 before the Panthers stretched the advantage to 7-1 in the seventh inning. The Panthers scored three runs in the frame, two of them coming across on a two-RBI double from Moreno.

The Jaguars fought back, closing the gap to 7-2 until Prairie View A&M added some insurance in the eighth. The Panthers scored a run on an RBI triple off the bat of Moreno, scoring junior Isaac Davila, bringing the Prairie View A&M advantage to 8-2. The score remained 8-2 for the rest of the game, as the Panthers coasted to the win.

GAME NOTES
» Moreno had three hits in the game for Prairie View A&M.
» Dews struck out 11 Jaguars hitters.
» Prairie View A&M got a great power-hitting day from Moreno, who reached safely with three extra-base hits.
» Every Prairie View A&M starter reached base safely in the win.
» The Prairie View A&M pitching staff combined to strike out 12 Southern hitters.
» Prairie View A&M's highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it pushed three runs across.
» Prairie View A&M took the lead at 1-0 in the bottom half of the third and never lost that advantage.
» Dews put together eight innings of two-run ball for the Panthers.
» Five Panthers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Panthers out-hit the Jaguars at a 12-5 clip.
» Prairie View A&M went 4-for-12 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited Southern to just 1-for-8 (.125) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 35 Southern hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out 12.
» The Panthers drew five walks from Southern pitching.
» Moreno led the Panthers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and three RBI.
» Southern was led offensively by sophomore K. Byrd, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
» Senior J. Brasseaux led the Jaguars pitching staff, throwing 1.2 innings of one-run ball.