By: Curtis Ford, Associate AD for Athletic Communications
Box Score PRIAIRE VIEW, Texas | Grambling State's pitcher
Randy Reyes racked up eight strikeouts over seven innings to help the Tigers secure a series clinching 6-2 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday afternoon at Tankersley Park.
Reyes (1-3) was dominant in limiting the Panthers to just two runs on four hits. After giving up a run in the opening inning, he tossed five scoreless innings in a row.
Hampton Phillips was also solid in a relief appearance, allowing no runs on one hit with three strikeouts and a walk.
Both pitchers were backed by a defense that committed no errors.
Offensively, Grambling State (14-19 overall, 9-5 SWAC) registered seven hits with
Shannon Martin and
Keanu Jacobs-Guishard putting together multi-hit games. Martin went 2-for-5 while Jacobs-Guishard was 2-for-5 with a home run.
Just as he did in the series opener on Friday,
Cameron Hill got things started on a powerful note, smashing a two-run homer in the top of the first to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Hill finished the day 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Later in the inning, with a runner on base,
Aries Gardner ripped an RBI double down the left field line to make it 3-0.
After Prairie View A&M answered with a run in the bottom of the first, GSU answered with a solo homer by
Keanu Jacobs-Guishard to go up 4-1.
The score held steady until a sacrifice fly by Gardner in the top of seventh extending Grambling State's cushion to 5-1.
With GSU leading 5-2 in the bottom in the top of the eighth, and runners on first and third, a grounder by Hill allowed Grambling State's sixth run of the day to cross the plate.
Up Next
Grambling State wraps its series at Prairie View A&M on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Tankersley Field.
