PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas --The Prairie View A&M Panthers brought a 12-10 lead into the ninth inning, but could not hold on and fell 14-12 to the Texas Southern Tigers Saturday.
Alejandro Marquez (0-3) came out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (7-33, 3-15) and took the loss. Ty Pankonin was a bright spot for the Panthers, coming out of the bullpen as well and throwing two shutout innings, allowing one hit.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Panthers first put runs on the board in the first inning. Prairie View A&M scored twice in the inning, including one on a solo shot from Ethan Walker.
The Panthers lost the lead they built in the first, but got back on the board in the third trailing 3-2. The Prairie View A&M offense exploded for five runs, highlighted by a three-run home run off the bat of John Lawson and a two-run double from Michael Burroughs, which brought the Panthers lead to 6-3.
Texas Southern fired back to tie the ballgame at six before Prairie View A&M reclaimed a 7-6 advantage in the fourth inning.
Prairie View A&M held the Tigers scoreless before building on their lead in the sixth inning. The three-run frame for the Panthers was punctuated by a two-RBI double from Lawson. bringing the score to 10-6 in favor of Prairie View A&M.
Texas Southern came back to tie the contest at 10 before the Panthers reclaimed an 11-10 advantage in the eighth inning. Lawson came across to score the lone run of the inning for Prairie View A&M and get them on the board. The Panthers were unable to hold the lead, as Texas Southern scored four times over the remaining one inning to grab the 14-12 win.
GAME NOTES
» Lawson led the Panthers, amassing three base knocks in the ballgame.
» Prairie View A&M's power output was led by Lawson, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Lawson drove in five runs for the Panthers.
» Every Panthers starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed five runs across.
» Five Prairie View A&M hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» The Panthers took Texas Southern pitchers deep three times on Saturday.
» Prairie View A&M batters had a total of 15 hits in the game.
» Prairie View A&M left 13 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 51 Texas Southern hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Panthers drew five walks from Texas Southern pitching.
» Lawson led the Panthers at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a double, a home run and five RBIs.
