PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Texas Southern bats came alive in the Sunday SWAC match-up at Prairie View A&M, collecting a 24-5 (7 inn.) victory to take two of three in the series.
Texas Southern (15-15, 9-6 SWAC) had seven of their starting nine have multi-hit games as all of them picked up at least one hit and scored at least one run.
Gerreck Jimenez posted a 4-of-5 day at the plate, scoring five runs, picking up two RBI and drawing a walk.
Chris Scroggins also collected a 4-of-5 day, collecting three RBI, four runs scored and a walk. Joel Rosario and Andre Moore both collected five RBI and two hits for the Tigers.
Prairie View A&M (9-19, 4-10 SWAC) scored three in the third inning on three hits and a Tiger error and picked up two more runs in the bottom of the seventh on Angel Avalos' two-run home run. Avalos led the Panthers with two hits, three RBI and two runs scored.
PVAMU's Edward Robledo (2-6) went an inning-plus, giving up 10 runs on eight hits and walking three for the loss.
TSU starter Ryan Rios (4-2) scattered five runs (three earned) on nine hits, striking out 11 and walked three over seven innings for the win.
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