BATON ROUGE, La. --The Prairie View A&M Panthers took a 7-3 lead into the seventh inning, but could not hang on and fell 9-8 to the Southern Jaguars Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers were trailing 2-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board.

The Panthers then held the Jaguars scoreless before expanding their lead in the sixth inning. The Prairie View A&M offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a three-run home run off the bat of Ryland Duson, which brought the Panthers lead to 7-2.

Southern fought back to even the ballgame at seven before Prairie View A&M reclaimed an 8-7 advantage in the eighth inning. The Panthers were unable to hold the lead, as Southern scored two times over the remaining one inning to grab the 9-8 win.

GAME NOTES
» The Panthers got three-hit games from both Duson and DeShon Middleton.
» Duson drove in four runs for the Panthers.
» Every Panthers starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Prairie View A&M left 12 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» The Panthers out-hit the Jaguars at a 12-11 clip.
» Prairie View A&M went 6-for-19 (.316) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 42 Southern hitters in the game, allowing 16 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out one.
» The Panthers drew six walks from Southern pitching.
» Duson led the Panthers at the plate, going 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs.