LORMAN, Miss. | The Grambling State University baseball team opened up a seven run lead in the first inning, breezing past Alcorn State 10-4 at McGowan Stadium on Saturday afternoon. 

GSU (16-18 overall, 11-3 SWAC) used a quick start to jump on ASU early, leading 7-0 heading into the bottom of the first. Trey Burrell III smoked a lead off, bit was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple. Kyle Walker followed that with a double of his own. 

Trevor Hatton stroked a single up the middle, scoring Walker from second and giving GSU a 1-0 advantage. After GSU loaded the bases. Chris Marcellus singled in a run to make it 2-0. Following a strikeout, Jose Vargas smacked a two-RBI single into left field, extending the lead to 4-0. After wild pitch plated another run, Burrell returned to plate and spanked a two RBI triple to right center field. 

Alcorn State (5-26, 2,12) never recovered from the early onslaught and wasn't able to threaten the Tigers the rest of the way.

Hatton and Vargas led GSU at the plate, as both players notched three-hit games. Hatton went 3-for-5 with an RBI, Vargas went 3-for-4 with two runs driven in. 

Connor Rudy (3-1) earned the win, pitching seven innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits. He also struck out eight batters. 

Kewan Braziel (0-1) was charged with the loss for the Braves. He pitched four innings, allowing eight runs on 11 hits. 

UP NEXT

Grambling State wraps up its series with Alcorn State on Saturday at 1 p.m. 

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