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GSU vs. SU 2
6
Southern University SOUTHERN 14-26, 11-9 SWAC
11
Winner Grambling State GRAM 19-23, 14-6 SWAC
Southern University SOUTHERN
14-26, 11-9 SWAC
6
Final
11
Grambling State GRAM
19-23, 14-6 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern University SOUTHERN 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 6 1
Grambling State GRAM 0 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 X 11 15 0

W: Boudreaux, Jacorey (7-0) L: Anthony Fidanza (3-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Curtis Ford

Grambling State Takes Game 2 Over Southern

GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University baseball team got back on the winning track on Saturday afternoon, defeating Southern 11-6 at R.W..E Jones Park at Wilbert Ellis Field. 

Paced by a four hit performance by Cameron Bufford, the Tigers registered 15 total hits. Bufford went 4-for-5 with two doubles. 

GSU pitcher Jacorey Boudreaux (7-2) showcased masterful command on the mound, working 8.1 innings, delivering seven strikeouts while allowing six runs on six hits

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Grambling State's John Garcia picked up a leadoff single in the bottom of second inning. Julian Murphy then smacked an RBI triple to the right centerfield gap to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, Terry Burrell III singled through the left side of the infield putting GSU on top 2-0. 
  • Leading 2-1 in the third inning, GSU tacked on three more runs in the frame to go up 5-1.
  • In the sixth inning, Shemar Page sent bal sailing over the right field wall for a solo homer, extending the Tigers' lead to 6-2. 
  • Grambling State (19-23 overall, 14-6 SWAC) broke the game open in the seventh inning, building a 10-2 advantage. Page's two-RBI triple served as the highlight on the frame.
  • Southern (14-26, 11-9) scored two runs in the top of the eighth, trimming GSU's lead to 10-4. 
  • Keylon Mack smashed an RBI double in the bottom of the inning, plating GSU's final run of the game. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Grambling State scored 11 runs on 15 hits, leaving 11 runners on base
  • Southern plated six runs on six hits, while committing one error. The Jaguars stranded five runners
  • SU's Anthony Fidanza (3-5) was nabbed with the loss, surrendering five runs on six hits in 3.0 innings pitched
  • Emir Garrett faced two batters in the ninth inning. 
  • GSU leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in home runs with 44

UP NEXT
Grambling State wraps up its series with Southern on Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

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