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Yani McKinley vs SU game 3
Taneal Coleman
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Southern U. SOUTHERN 10-10
8
Winner Prairie View PRAIRIE 11-11
Southern U. SOUTHERN
10-10
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Final
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Prairie View PRAIRIE
11-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern U. SOUTHERN 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 5 1
Prairie View PRAIRIE 1 2 2 1 2 0 X 8 12 2

W: Adams, Kayla (6-4) L: Hayley Hinds (0-3)

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Rodriguez and Uresti shine in Prairie View A&M's 8-5 win against Southern

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas --Isabela Rodriguez and Jade Uresti each collected three hits to help propel the Prairie View A&M Panthers past the Southern Jaguars 8-5 on Friday.

Kayla Adams (6-4) got the win out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (11-11, 3-0). The right-hander went six innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on one hit, allowing two walks and striking out four.

In addition to her three hits, Uresti had an RBI to lead the Panthers. Rodriguez added a triple and an RBI to her three-hit performance as well. Kayla Zaid also chipped in for Prairie View A&M, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding two RBIs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers were trailing 3-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Zaid came across to score the lone run of the inning for Prairie View A&M and get them on the board.

The Panthers kept the Jaguars off the board before tying it up in the second. Prairie View A&M brought home a pair, with one run driven in by Uresti's single, which evened the score at 3-3.

That 3-3 tie turned into a 5-3 Prairie View A&M lead in the third. The Panthers picked up two runs in the frame, punctuated with an RBI triple from .

Prairie View A&M kept the Jaguars scoreless before their offense got things rolling the next inning. Zaid crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Panthers, bringing the score to 6-3 in favor of Prairie View A&M.

Southern got within 6-4 until the Panthers scored again in the fifth inning to stretch its lead to 8-4. Prairie View A&M managed to push across two runs in the inning. Southern put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Panthers still held on for the 8-5 win.

GAME NOTES

» Prairie View A&M got three-hit games from both Uresti and Rodriguez.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Panthers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Panthers out-hit the Jaguars at a 12-5 clip.
» Prairie View A&M went 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 30 Southern hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out five.
» The Panthers drew five walks from Southern pitching.
» Rodriguez led the Panthers at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a triple and an RBI.

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