PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas --Morgan Smith racked up four RBIs to help lead the Prairie View A&M Panthers over the Grambling Tigers 19-1 on Friday.
Kayla Adams (9-4) got the win for Prairie View A&M (29-21, 22-3). The right-hander went three innings, giving up one run on four hits, allowing one walk and striking out one. Caden Young also pitched well, going two shutout innings while allowing two hits, walking one and striking out one.
Smith went 2-for-3 with a double in addition to her four RBIs for the Panthers. Mia Nunez furnished a standout day at the dish as well, going 1-for-1 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs. Lainey Neiderhofer also contributed for Prairie View A&M, putting together one hit in one trip to the plate while adding a triple, a walk and two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Panthers first put runs on the board in the first inning. Prairie View A&M's offense started clicking and put up 10 runs, including a two-run single off the bat of Smith.
The Tigers failed to push any runs across before the Panthers built on their lead in the third inning. The Prairie View A&M offense exploded for seven runs, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Kirstyn Jones and a two-run home run from Nunez, which brought the score to 17-1 in favor of the Panthers.
Prairie View A&M kept Grambling without a run before expanding their lead to 19-1 the following inning. The Panthers notched a couple on a two-run triple from Neiderhofer. The score remained 19-1 for the rest of the game, as Prairie View A&M coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Smith drove in four runs for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed 10 runs across.
» Prairie View A&M took a 10-1 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Panthers had a total of 15 hits.
» The Panthers out-hit the Tigers at a 15-6 clip.
» Smith stole two bases in Friday's game.
» The Panthers swiped eight bases as a team.
» Prairie View A&M went 9-for-18 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited Grambling to just 1-for-5 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 23 Grambling hitters in the game, allowing two ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out two.
» The Panthers drew 10 walks from Grambling pitching.
» Nunez led the Panthers at the plate, going 1 for 1 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Grambling was led offensively by Cadashia Collins, who went 2 for 2 with an RBI.
» Shunese Specks led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing three innings of nine-run ball.
