BATON ROUGE, La. --The Prairie View A&M Panthers took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never trailed from there on the way to a 6-3 victory over the Southern Jaguars on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the top of the first inning.

The Panthers then held the Jaguars scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Ethan Walker came across to score the lone run of the inning for Prairie View A&M, 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 5-1 in the third inning. The Panthers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of .

Prairie View A&M kept the Jaguars scoreless before building on their lead in the fifth inning. The Panthers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of DeShon Middleton, bringing the score to 6-1 in favor of Prairie View A&M. Southern put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Panthers still held on for the 6-3 win.

GAME NOTES
» Tyvon Moore picked up three base knocks in the game for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed three runs across.
» Prairie View A&M took a 3-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Prairie View A&M went 4-for-13 (.308) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 39 Southern hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out three.
» Ryland Duson led the Panthers at the plate, going 2 for 4 with an RBI.