GAME 2 | Prairie View A&M 9, Southern 7
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas --Freshman Trenton Bush collected four RBIs to help propel the Prairie View A&M Panthers past the Southern Jaguars 9-7 on Saturday.
Junior Matthew Krall (1-0) got the win for Prairie View A&M (23-23, ). The right-hander went 4.2 innings, giving up six runs, all of them earned, on six hits, allowing one walk and striking out four. Senior Victor Mendoza also pitched well, going 3.1 innings, surrendering one run on four hits, walking none, and striking out three.
Bush went 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in addition to his four RBIs for the Panthers. Junior Garrison Weiss put together a standout day at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Junior Jayden Williams also helped out for Prairie View A&M, putting together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Prairie View A&M got an RBI single from freshman Jordan Williams, scoring freshman Michael Smith from third base.
The Jaguars then rallied to score two runs and take a 2-1 lead before the Panthers got back on the board in the third. Prairie View A&M plated two runs off of Southern pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Weiss, which brought the Panthers lead to 3-2.
Prairie View A&M's lead had evaporated by the time the fifth inning arrived and turned into a 6-3 Southern advantage when the Panthers re-took control at 8-6. The Panthers bats heated up in the inning, scoring five runs, including a grand slam off the bat of Bush.
Prairie View A&M held the Jaguars without a run before their offense got back in action the next inning. The Panthers drove in a run on junior Jayden Williams' one-out RBI double, bringing the Prairie View A&M advantage to 9-6. Southern put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Panthers still held on for the 9-7 win.
GAME NOTES
» Bush drove in four runs for Prairie View A&M.
» Every Prairie View A&M starter reached base safely in the win.
» Prairie View A&M's highest-scoring inning was the fifth when it pushed five runs across.
» The Panthers out-hit the Jaguars at an 11-10 clip.
» Prairie View A&M went 6-for-11 (.545) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited Southern to just 1-for-5 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 41 Southern hitters in the game, allowing 12 ground balls and six fly balls while striking out eight.
» Bush led the Panthers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
» Southern was led offensively by junior D. Joseph, who went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and two RBI.
» Senior C. Davis led the Jaguars pitching staff, throwing one scoreless inning.
