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14
Winner Grambling State GSU 25-26
11
Florida A&M FAMU 29-27
Winner
Grambling State GSU
25-26
14
Final
11
Florida A&M FAMU
29-27
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grambling State GSU 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 14 18 2
Florida A&M FAMU 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 11 10 2

W: Bryant, Phillip (5-3) L: Cody Williams (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Curtis Ford

Grambling State Defeats FAMU 14-11, Advances to SWAC Championship Game

ATLANTA, Ga. | The Grambling State University baseball team advanced to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship with a hard-fought 14-11 win over SWAC Eastern Division No. 1 seed and defending conference champion Florida A&M on Saturday afternoon at Russ-Chandler Stadium. 
 
It was Cameron Bufford's ninth inning three-run home run that secured GSU's first trip to the SWAC title game since 2018. Bufford went 3-for-6 with five RBI, a double and a home run. His late homer was reminiscent of Friday's home run that also capped a late comeback for the Tigers over Alabama State. 
 
As a team, GSU scored 14 runs on 18 hits with six Tigers registering multi-hit games. 
 
Grambling State (25-26) had to use a bevy of arms to get past FAMU's offense, which was just as dangerous as GSU's on Saturday. It was Phillip Bryant (5-3) who earned the win out of the bullpen. He allowed just one hit and gave up no runs in 2.0 innings of work, with one strikeout. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Grambling State got things going early with Tiger Borom hitting a leadoff double and Kyle Walker getting hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second with Cameron Bufford due up. Bufford laced an RBI single into centerfield giving GSU a 1-0 lead.
  • Ashton Inman made it 2-0 with a one-out RBI single. Trevor Hatton drove in the third run of the game after legging out a single and bringing Bufford home. The Tigers held a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the first. 
  • After the Rattlers tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the frame, Bufford came through with his second RBI base knock, putting the Tigers back in front 4-3 in the second inning. 
  • The Tigers continued to build on its lead in the third inning. Borom's ground-rule double to left centerfield grew the Tigers' advantage to 6-3. Later in the inning, Walker smacked a 2-run homer, his 11th of the year, extending the lead to 8-3. 
  • FAMU erased Grambling State lead over the next two innings, tying the contest 8-8 in the fourth inning. 
  • GSU regained the lead in the top of the seventh, 9-8.
  • The Rattlers catapulted themselves back in front on an RBI triple by Janmikell Bastardo. An errant throw to third base allowed Bastardo to cross home plate and give FAMU a 10-9 lead. A solo homer by Sebastian Greico made it 11-9.
  • Not to be outdone, Jose Vargas smoked a 2-RBI double off the right centerfield wall, knotting the game up 11-11. 
  • Bufford delivered a dagger to the defending SWAC Champs, smacking a 3-run homer high over the right centerfield wall, giving GSU a 14-11 lead in the top of the ninth. It was his third home run of the tournament and ninth of the season. 
  • Phillip Bryant shut the door on the Rattlers in the bottom of the inning, sending the Tigers to the SWAC Title Game. 
UP NEXT
Grambling State takes on Eastern Division No. 4 seed Jackson State in the 2024 SWAC Championship Game at Russ-Chandler Stadium.

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