ALCORN, Miss. --The Prairie View A&M Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning and never trailed from there on the way to an 11-1 victory against the Alcorn State Braves on Friday.
Isaac Herrera (2-1) got the win for Prairie View A&M (11-36, 7-18). The right-hander went six shutout innings, giving up five hits, one walk and striking out seven.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the third inning. Prairie View A&M got on the board thanks to Ryland Duson's RBI double with two outs.
The Panthers then held the Braves scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. The Prairie View A&M offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a one-run flyout off the bat of Tyvon Moore, which brought the Panthers lead to 5-0.
Prairie View A&M kept Alcorn State scoreless before building their lead to 6-0 the following inning.
Prairie View A&M kept the Braves scoreless before their offense got things moving the next inning. The Panthers scored five runs in the inning, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of Jordan Williams, bringing the Prairie View A&M advantage to 11-0. Alcorn State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Panthers still coasted to the 11-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Williams picked up three base hits in the game for Prairie View A&M.
» Herrera struck out seven Braves hitters.
» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Prairie View A&M took the lead at 1-0 in the top half of the third and never lost that advantage.
» Herrera put together six innings of shutout ball for the Panthers.
» Four Panthers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Panthers out-hit the Braves at a 12-6 clip.
» Ethan Walker stole three bases in Friday's game.
» The Panthers swiped seven bases as a team.
» Prairie View A&M went 7-for-20 (.350) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 29 Alcorn State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and four fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Panthers drew six walks from Alcorn State pitching.
» Hunter Ham led the Panthers at the plate, going 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs.
