Box Score HOUSTON -- Back-to-back shortstop Jose Cabreja errors doomed Texas Southern University in the seventh inning as right fielder Diaymn Hall darted a chopper to Cabrejo, second baseman Larry Barraza crossed home to give Grambling State University theeventual winning run, 3-2.

Grambling State (19-18; 12-4 SWAC) scrapped pass TSU Friday night at McGregor Park. With a championship performance, GSU remains unbeaten (8-0) in Friday night matchups against Southwestern Athletic Conference foes and Friday night home appearances.

Starting pitcher Issac O'Bear (7-2) was relentless from the circle, denying eight batters with eight strikeouts through eight innings. O'Bear sits atop of the SWAC, leading all pitchers with seven wins. In addition, he has 50 strikeouts on the season.

Creighton Hoover had one job in the ninth inning for Grambling State -- close it. Hoover sent Blake Hicks back to the dugout to watch. Hall snagged a Christian Sanchez fly out and a ground out to second baseman Larry Barraza then first baseman Tray Bell closed the game.

Bell led GSU hitters batting 3-for-4 and scored once. Bell joined his teammates in the dugout in the first inning, but not before left fielder Nick Wheeler batted him home.

DH Darien Brown pushed the Grambling State lead to 2-0 when he knocked a pitch up the first base line, and third baseman Daniel Barnett scored in the third.

TSU's  (15-19, 9-10 SWAC) Kamren Dukes tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth with a two-run single, scoring Cabreja and Joel Rosario.

Game two of the three-game weekend series starts at 2 p.m. Saturday (April 23) at McGregor Park.