HOUSTON- The Texas Southern Tigers and the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions opened their three-game series with a split on Friday.
UAPB won game one 7-2 while the Tigers bounced back to win the night cap by a score of 2-1.
Game two ended in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the tenth inning as outfielder Zach Howell got a game winning RBI as Ryan Lazo slid across home plate for the deciding run.
Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff will square off in the rubber match on Saturday at 1:00 pm at MacGregor Park.